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Darby Store

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The Darby Store, also known as the Darby Store Cultural Park is a historic site located on Medley's Hill at 19801 Darnestown Road in Beallsville, Maryland that is part of the Beallsville Historic District. What is now the intersection of Beallsville Road and Darnestown Road/(Route 28) was formerly the Brewer Farm. In 1908, H.C. Darby bought the land.The Gazette: Germantown, Boyds, Poolesville edition, August 5, 2009, Meghan Tierney, "Volunteer Archeologists Explore Darby Store" (similar to Washington Post Montgomery edition) In 1910, H.C. Darby built a two-story general store. In the 19th and 20th century it was very common to have the family residence next to the family business, and the Darby House was built in 1921.Places from the Past: The Tradition of Gardez Bien in Montgomery County, Maryland, MNCPPC, date unknown, pp. 150-151 Read more on Wikipedia

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