Cabin John is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland.
Cabin John has many single family homes in great neighborhoods. This beautiful community is rich in history.
In 1912 the American Land Company, represented by J.S. Tomlinson, bought up a large tract of land in Cabin John, divided it into residential lots, and began a vigorous sales campaign of what it called Cabin John Park. Although many of the new owners built houses for summer occupancy only, the town's year-round population grew steadily and a sense of community began to appear.
A significant event was the founding, in 1919, of the Cabin John Park Citizens Association which immediately began to work for improved amenities for the community-better mail delivery, better street lighting, better telephone service.
In 1930 Charles Benson led the community in establishing its own fire department, with the firehouse on MacArthur Boulevard built entirely by the volunteer labor of Cabin John residents.
Today, the Cabin John Fire Department, in addition to fighting fires, is a primary provider of emergency medical services and also handles rescue work on the Potomac.
Built by the Federal Government in the early days of World War II to house workers at the David Taylor Model Basin, Cabin John Gardens consists of 100 houses on the south side of MacArthur Boulevard, split by the entrance to the Clara Barton Parkway.
In 1956, the Government sold all the property to the newly-formed Cabin John Gardens, Inc, a cooperative housing project. By 2001, about 90% of the houses had been remodeled and enlarged, but the spirit of friendliness and cooperation lives on.
At the same time, in the early 1940's, in the days of segregation, the Federal Government built 20 houses off Seven Locks Road to house black workers at the Model Basin. Of the families who moved in then, most are still there-children and grandchildren-providing a close community with a long legacy of caring about each other. Over the years, many of Cabin John's strongest leaders have been Carver Road residents. Beginning in 1998, homeowners began replacing their small houses with larger, more modern houses.
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