Washington County, Maryland is included in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area. The closes states to Washington County is west Virginia, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Tennessee. The western portions of the Province of Maryland (including present Washington County) were incorporated into Prince George's County in 1696. This original county included six current counties. The first to be created was Frederick, separated from Prince George's County in 1748. Following independence, the sovereign State of Maryland formed Washington County on September 6, 1776, by the division of Frederick County. At the same time, a portion
Fireboats of Washington DC at her moorings, due to a hidden leak. Fireboats of Washington DC Washington DC has maintained a fleet of fireboats since 1905. Its largest fireboat is the "John Glenn". The city's first two fireboats were both named ""Firefighter"". The first "Firefighter" served from 1905, until 1948. The second "Firefighter" served from 1948, until 1978. In 1978 Washington acquired the John Glenn, formerly operated by the Fire Department of New York. The Fire Department does not name its smaller fireboats, they are, instead, numbered. "Fireboat 3" its most recent fireboat, is long. The city expects a new "Fireboat 2" in late