Hyattstown

Hyattstown is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States.[1]

Established in 1798 by founder Jesse Hyatt, Hyattstown is located on Maryland Route 355 in upper Montgomery County. In this full-service town, there was the Hyattstown Inn, a one-room school-house, a butcher, a blacksmith, and other commercial venues. These historical commercial buildings are now private homes.

Quarries nearby supplied slate for roofing the old United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.[2]

Hyattstown was the location of a Civil War artillery battle between General Nathaniel Prentice Banks' troops and General Stonewall Jackson's troops in 1862.[2]

Hyattstown Christian Church, a Disciples of Christ congregation that was established in 1840, continues worship, service, and outreach activities into the present day.[3]

The town is also close to Frederick County, Maryland, up where it borders Urbana.

Coordinates: 39°16′58″N 77°18′53″W  /  39.28278°N 77.31472°W  / 39.28278; -77.31472

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