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History · Mount Briar

76% of Mount Briar’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1944 on.

0on the National Register
76%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Mount Briar’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Mount Briar are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Mount Briar’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Mount Briar’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story so far

Mount Briar, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Mount Briar yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Mount Briar is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 160 as of the 2010 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 160 to 170 (+6%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Mount Briar on the map, 1944 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Mount Briar. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Mount Briar on the 1944 USGS mapMount Briar on the 1953 USGS mapMount Briar on the 1971 USGS mapMount Briar on the 1994 USGS map1944Keedysville sheet · 1:31,680

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Mount Briar.

Famous people

Famous people close to Mount Briar

Nobody well known was born in Mount Briar itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Robert LucasGovernor of Ohio · b. 1781
Jesse B. ThomasAmerican politician · b. 1777
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Emanuel Willis WilsonAmerican politician · b. 1844
Charlie KellerAmerican baseball player and coach · b. 1916
Alexander BotelerAmerican politician · b. 1815
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Joseph Howard HodgesAmerican Roman Catholic bishop · b. 1911
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Trego-Rohrersville StationIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.