“Images of America: Rockville,” a pictorial history book covering the 250-year span of Rockville’s development, from preservation nonprofit Peerless Rockville, will be released in April.
Containing many vintage images and some never-before-published photos, the book, part of Arcadia Publishing’s extensive “Images of America” series, follows Rockville’s growth from a tiny colonial crossroads to its entanglements with slavery and the Civil War, its 20th-century boom as a Washington, D.C., suburb, and its place as one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the nation. The 128-page volume contains more than 200 photos, drawings, maps and other images stitched together with a concise narrative written by volunteer historian Ralph Buglass, a Rockville resident and county native, who speaks frequently on local history topics for Peerless and Montgomery History.
It is available for pre-order at www.peerlessrockville.org/images-of-america-rockville.
“We are delighted to share this visual overview of Rockville over time, as another way of deepening appreciation of our city’s heritage,” said Nancy Pickard, executive director of Peerless Rockville.