'''Montgomery County, MD''' is the populous [[county]] in [[Maryland]], having a population of slightly more than a million people due to the growth of the federal government. This borders [[Washington, DC]] to the northwest.<ref>http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/mo/html/mo.html</ref> This county is named after the [[Revolutionary War]] General Richard Montgomery (1738-1775), who was born in [[Ireland]] and died while commanding Continental forces against [[Quebec]]. | '''Montgomery County, MD''' is the populous [[county]] in [[Maryland]], having a population of slightly more than a million people due to the growth of the federal government. This borders [[Washington, DC]] to the northwest.<ref>http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/mo/html/mo.html</ref> This county is named after the [[Revolutionary War]] General Richard Montgomery (1738-1775), who was born in [[Ireland]] and died while commanding Continental forces against [[Quebec]]. |