Thomas and Company Cannery, Gaithersburg

Name: Thomas and Company Cannery
Address: Gaithersburg, United States

#7 among attractions in Gaithersburg

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The Thomas and Company Cannery is a historic building located at Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Maryland. It is a one to two-story tall, free-standing, load-bearing brick rectangular structure composed of four discrete, structurally independent but contiguous elements, built between 1917 and 1918. An addition was constructed in 1956. It was the first and largest vegetable cannery in Montgomery County. The cannery was the primary employer in Gaithersburg, providing regular full and part-time employment for more than 200 people, and hundreds of additional jobs for migrant workers employed picking vegetables grown in the surrounding area. It closed in 1963, after fire damage. ()

Coordinates: 39°8'31"N, 77°12'6"W

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Thomas and Company Cannery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lakeforest Mall, Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory, Gaithersburg Community Museum, International Latitude Service.

0.8 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Lakeforest Mall, Gaithersburg
21 min walk • Lakeforest Mall, also known as Lakeforest, is an enclosed shopping center located in Gaithersburg, Maryland. It is owned by WRS Inc. Real Estate Investments. Its two levels house 127 stores, a food court, and until 2013, formerly a large children's play area at the center. The mall's anchored store is Macy's.
0.4 miSE
Observatories and planetariums
Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory, Gaithersburg
11 min walk • The Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory is a historic astronomical observatory on DeSellum Avenue in Gaithersburg, Maryland. It was established in 1899 as part of a system of six International Latitude Observatories to precisely measure the wobble of the Earth's rotating axis.
0.5 miE
History museum, Museum
Gaithersburg Community Museum, Gaithersburg
13 min walk • Gaithersburg station is a commuter rail station located on the Metropolitan Subdivision in downtown Gaithersburg, Maryland. It is served by the MARC Brunswick Line service; it was also served by Amtrak from 1971 to 1986.
0.4 miSE
Museum, Observatories and planetariums
International Latitude Service, Gaithersburg
10 min walk • The International Latitude Service was created by the International Geodetic Association in 1899 to study variations in latitude caused by polar motion, precession, or "wobble" of the Earth's axis.

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Nearby attractions include International Latitude Service, Gaithersburg (10 min walk), Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory, Gaithersburg (11 min walk), Gaithersburg Community Museum, Gaithersburg (13 min walk).