Gaithersburg Wedding

Gaithersburg is a city in Montgomery County, Maryland. As of 2004, the city had an estimated total population of 58,091 [1], making it the second largest in the state. This city is located at 398' North, 7713' West, to the northwest of Rockville, the county seat of Montgomery County. Gaithersburg was incorporated in 1878.

Gaithersburg is home to the neo-traditionalist new town of Kentlands, Maryland, designed by Andrs Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk. Another major planned community is Montgomery Village, Maryland, developed in the late 1960s and 1970s.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is headquartered in Gaithersburg. Other major employers in the city include Hughes Network Systems, IBM, ACE*COMM, Lockheed Martin Federal Systems, MedImmune, and Sodexho.

Gaithersburg began in 1765 as a small agricultural settlement known as Log Town. In 1850, the post office was named "Forest Oak." The town officially became "Gaithersburg" when it was incorporated on April 5, 1878.