Time Line
 
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Old Sandy Spring
Where History Happened
Early Families at Work and Play
Crossroads Communities
About Our Museum
1634-1742
1745-1776
1777-1803
1804-1822
1824-1845
1848-1864
1865-1888
1889-1910
1912-1924
1925-1942
1950-1967
1968-1982
1986-1998

   Chronology of the Sandy Spring Community

1986

Sandy Spring National Bank moves headquarters into new Willard H. Derrick Building on site of old Olney Inn

1986

Sandy Spring Museum moves to Tall Timbers, former home of Dr. and Mrs. Charles C. Tumbleson

1990

Brooke Grove Elementary School opens

1992

Rosa M. Parks Middle School opens; school openings reflect explosive growth particularly in the Olney area

1993

Sandy Spring Meadows, a 50-unit public housing project, opens in Sandy Spring village

1994

Brookeville celebrates Bicentennial; Mrs. Helen Bentley donates land for new museum in honor of husband Jack

1997

Grand opening of new Sandy Spring Museum, located at Bentley Road and Rt 108; Sharp Street United Methodist Church celebrates 175th anniversary

1998

New Hampshire Avenue widened to four lanes from Colesville north to Brown's Corner