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- ROCKC_220223_02.JPG: Rockville's African American Heritage Walking Tour Site #2
Gibbs v. Broome, et al. / 1931 Courthouse
Location: 27 Courthouse Square
William B. Gibbs, Jr., teacher and principal of the Rockville Colored Elementary School, thought black educators should receive the same pay as white educators, but he had to take the issue to court.
African-American teachers had to meet the same qualification as their white peers but received only half the salary. Gibbs petitioned the Board of Education for equal pay, but the board denied his petition. Gibbs filed suit in Montgomery County Circuit Court in 1936.
Gibbs was represented by NAACP attorneys Thurgood Marshall (who became the nation's first African-American Supreme Court Justice) and Charles Houston (former vice dean of Howard University Law School), County Superintendent Edwin Broome convinced the school board to settle out of court, phasing in equal pay over a two-year period. The year after the case was filed, Gibbs was fired from the Montgomery County Public schools on a technicality, and he never taught in Maryland again.
Even though it set no legal precedent because it was settled out of court, Gibbs v. Broome had far-reaching impact. It was the first victory in equalizing pay and it served as a model for subsequent court action that eventually led to the 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education.
- ROCKC_220223_08.JPG: Rockville's African American Heritage Walking Tour Site #1
Red Brick Courthouse
Location: 29 Courthouse Square
After the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln and Congress created the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands to aid newly freed African-Americans. By the time it closed in 1872, the bureau had provided assistance to 4-million former slaves making the transition from slavery to freedom, including those in Rockville.
The county courthouse was the site of an 1866 case brought by the Montgomery County Office of the Freedmen's Bureau to recover money stolen from Rockville's African-American community.
By 1858 local African-American families had raised money through subscriptions to pursue construction of a church and school. The money was entrusted to J. Mortimer Kilgour, who joined the Confederate Army in 1861 and never returned to Rockville.
The Freedmen's Bureau assisted local leaders Daniel Brogdon, Henson Norris, Hillary Carroll and Solomon Williams by accusing Kilgour of theft, tracking down Kilgour and returning some money to the Rockville Colored School Board in 1867.
- ROCKC_220223_22.JPG: Explore Early Rockville Walking Tour Site #1
Montgomery County Court House
Location: Courthouse Square
The red brick and sandstone courthouse on this site is believed to be the fourth location of courts since Rockville was selected as the county seat in 1776. Court was originally held at Hungerford Tavern. A frame courthouse existed in the late 18th century but was sufficiently outgrown by 1810 to necessitate a new building for the clerk and his records.
In 1835, the county petitioned the Maryland General Assembly for authorization to construct a new brick courthouse, which was completed in 1840. By that time, Rockville was an established residential, governmental and market hub with a population of nearly 400. The original single-story wings of the structure were raised in 1872 to provide more space. One year later, the Metropolitan Branch of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad opened. Population and local government business increased significantly, and the 1840 courthouse, having been outgrown, was demolished in 1890.
The General Assembly authorized a bond issued for a larger structure. Designed in the Romanesque Revival style by Frank E. Davis and constructed by Thomas Johns, the "Red Brick Courthouse" opened for business in 1891.
Montgomery County's growth continued, and the grey Neoclassical-style courthouse was constructed and connected to the 1891 courthouse in 1931.
- ROCKC_220223_34.JPG: Rockville
General J.E.B. Stuart's Confederate cavalry occupied Rockville June 28, 1863, and captured 150 U.S. wagons along the Washington Road. From here they marched to Gettysburg. In July, 1864, General Jubal Early passed through Rockville on his way to and from Washington.
- ROCKC_220223_39.JPG: Montgomery County
1891 Red Brick Courthouse
Montgomery County's third courthouse. Built in 1891 the "Old Red Brick Courthouse" has become the symbol and architectural monument of old Rockville. Designated a historic building on July 19, 1965 by the Montgomery County Historical Society, Inc.
- ROCKC_220223_41.JPG: As another day approaches,
I pray for my neighbors.
To live in freedom's light,
In peace with one another.
Though stumbling on occasion,
Unified, we endure
For We the People
are the future;
We are Rockville.
Richard Whitfield
- ROCKC_220223_44.JPG: Witness to History
Montgomery County Courthouse
- ROCKC_220223_48.JPG: Gettysburg Campaign
Invasion & Retreat
After stunning victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, Virginia, early in May 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee carried the war through Maryland, across the Mason and Dixon Line and into Pennsylvania. His infantry marched north through the Shenandoah Valley and western Maryland as his cavalry, led by Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, harassed Union supply lines to the east. Union Gen. Joseph Hooker, replaced on June 28 by Gen. George G. Meade, led the Army of the Potomac from the Washington defenses in pursuit. The Federals collided with Lee's Army of Northern Virginia at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on July 1, starting a battle neither side had intended to fight there. Three days later, the defeated Confederates began retreating through Maryland, retracing their steps to the Potomac River and crossing into Virginia on July 14.
To follow in their footsteps and to discover their stories, stop by any Welcome Center or local Visitor Center to pick up a Gettysburg: Invasion & Retreat Civil War Trail map-guide. Please drive carefully as you enjoy the history and beauty of Maryland Civil War Trails.
- ROCKC_220223_66.JPG: To commemorate the encampment in Maryland of
Maj. Gen. Edward Braddock and his men
at Owen's Ordinary, now Rockville, April 20, 1755. This stone is placed by the Janet Montgomery Chapter, Daughters of he American Revolution, Mrs. Morris L. Croxall, Regent, July 9, 1913.
- ROCKC_220319_08.JPG: Rockville's African American Heritage Walking Tour Site #2
Gibbs v. Broome, et al. / 1931 Courthouse
Location: 27 Courthouse Square
William B. Gibbs, Jr., teacher and principal of the Rockville Colored Elementary School, thought black educators should receive the same pay as white educators, but he had to take the issue to court.
African-American teachers had to meet the same qualification as their white peers but received only half the salary. Gibbs petitioned the Board of Education for equal pay, but the board denied his petition. Gibbs filed suit in Montgomery County Circuit Court in 1936.
Gibbs was represented by NAACP attorneys Thurgood Marshall (who became the nation's first African-American Supreme Court Justice) and Charles Houston (former vice dean of Howard University Law School), County Superintendent Edwin Broome convinced the school board to settle out of court, phasing in equal pay over a two-year period. The year after the case was filed, Gibbs was fired from the Montgomery County Public schools on a technicality, and he never taught in Maryland again.
Even though it set no legal precedent because it was settled out of court, Gibbs v. Broome had far-reaching impact. It was the first victory in equalizing pay and it served as a model for subsequent court action that eventually led to the 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education.
- ROCKC_220319_14.JPG: Rockville's African American Heritage Walking Tour Site #1
Red Brick Courthouse
Location: 29 Courthouse Square
After the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln and Congress created the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands to aid newly freed African-Americans. By the time it closed in 1872, the bureau had provided assistance to 4-million former slaves making the transition from slavery to freedom, including those in Rockville.
The county courthouse was the site of an 1866 case brought by the Montgomery County Office of the Freedmen's Bureau to recover money stolen from Rockville's African-American community.
By 1858 local African-American families had raised money through subscriptions to pursue construction of a church and school. The money was entrusted to J. Mortimer Kilgour, who joined the Confederate Army in 1861 and never returned to Rockville.
The Freedmen's Bureau assisted local leaders Daniel Brogdon, Henson Norris, Hillary Carroll and Solomon Williams by accusing Kilgour of theft, tracking down Kilgour and returning some money to the Rockville Colored School Board in 1867.
- ROCKC_220319_27.JPG: Explore Early Rockville Walking Tour Site #7
Montgomery County Court House
Location: Courthouse Square
The red brick and sandstone courthouse on this site is believed to be the fourth location of courts since Rockville was selected as the county seat in 1776. Court was originally held at Hungerford Tavern. A frame courthouse existed in the late 18th century but was sufficiently outgrown by 1810 to necessitate a new building for the clerk and his records.
In 1835, the county petitioned the Maryland General Assembly for authorization to construct a new brick courthouse, which was completed in 1840. By that time, Rockville was an established residential, governmental and market hub with a population of nearly 400. The original single-story wings of the structure were raised in 1872 to provide more space. One year later, the Metropolitan Branch of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad opened. Population and local government business increased significantly, and the 1840 courthouse, having been outgrown, was demolished in 1890.
The General Assembly authorized a bond issued for a larger structure. Designed in the Romanesque Revival style by Frank E. Davis and constructed by Thomas Johns, the "Red Brick Courthouse" opened for business in 1891.
Montgomery County's growth continued, and the grey Neoclassical-style courthouse was constructed and connected to the 1891 courthouse in 1931.
- ROCKC_220319_36.JPG: Montgomery County, Maryland
Courthouse
Constructed 1891
Restored and Dedicated
September 7, 1975
- ROCKC_220319_44.JPG: Richard Montgomery
1738 - 1775
Born in Ireland; served in the British Army in the French & Indian War. Joined the American Revolution as the most experienced general in the Continental Army. Led the invasion of Canada where he was killed in the Battle of Quebec, becoming the first general to die in the Revolution and America's first national hero. When Maryland's constitutional convention split Frederick County into three parts the following year, they named the western third Washington and the eastern third Montgomery, the first of many memorials to Montgomery in the nation.
- ROCKC_220319_49.JPG: Courthouse Square Park
City of Rockville
Montgomery County, Maryland
Dedicated 1997
- Wikipedia Description: Montgomery County Courthouse (Ohio)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Montgomery County Courthouse (MCC), built in 1847, is an historic Greek Revival building located on the northwest corner of 3rd and Main streets in Dayton, Ohio. It is referred to locally as the Old Courthouse.
The design of the MCC was modeled on the 5th century BC Temple of Hephaestus in Athens.
On January 26, 1970, the MCC was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
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