Quince Orchard (other)
Quince Orchard may refer to: * Quince Orchard, Maryland, an unincorporated area and neighborhood of Gaithersburg, Maryland *Quince Orchard Road, part of Maryland Route 124 * Quince Orchard High School, a high school on Quince Orchard Road See also *Quince The quince (; ''Cydonia oblonga'') is the sole member of the genus ''Cydonia'' in the Malinae subtribe (which also contains apples and pears, among other fruits) of the Rosaceae family. It is a deciduous tree that bears hard, aromatic brigh ...

Quince Orchard, Maryland
Quince Orchard is a neighborhood of the U.S. city of Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States, located on the western outskirts of the city. Geography Quince Orchard is located south of Kentlands, right on the western city limits of Gaithersburg. The intersection of Darnestown Road and Quince Orchard Road is the epicenter of Quince Orchard. History The area has been known as Quince Orchard since at least 1885. Quince Orchard has had its own post office since at least 1899. McDonald Chapel, now called Pleasant View Church, was dedicated in 1903. It was named after the late Rev. W.A. McDonald, who began the movement leading to the building of the church. In 1984, the Montgomery County Council voted to build Quince Orchard High School in order to reduce crowding at Gaithersburg High School Gaithersburg High School (GHS) is located in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Part of Montgomery County Public Schools, the school was founded in 1904 as "Gaithersburg School" and offered grades K-12. ...
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Gaithersburg, Maryland
Gaithersburg ( ), officially the City of Gaithersburg, is a city in Montgomery County, Maryland, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. At the time of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 U.S. Census, Gaithersburg had a population of 69,657, making it the ninth-largest location in the state. Gaithersburg is located to the northwest of Washington, D.C., Washington, and is considered a suburb and a primary city within the Washington metropolitan area, Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC–VA–MD–WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. Gaithersburg was incorporated as a town in 1878 and as a city in 1968. Gaithersburg is located east and west of Interstate 270 (Maryland), Interstate 270. The eastern section includes the historic area of the town. Landmarks and buildings from that time can still be seen in many places but especially in the historic central business district of Gaithersburg called "Olde Towne". The east side also includes Lakeforest Mall, City Hall, and the Montg ...
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Maryland Route 124
Maryland Route 124 (MD 124) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The highway runs from MD 28 in Darnestown north to MD 108 in Damascus. MD 124 connects the central and northern Montgomery County communities of Gaithersburg, Montgomery Village, Redland, Laytonsville, and Damascus. The route is a major conduit on the western and northern sides of Gaithersburg, where the highway serves the National Institute of Standards and Technology and Lakeforest Mall and connects with Interstate 270 (I-270) and MD 355. MD 124 continues north past the Montgomery County Airpark, beyond which the route changes from a four- to six-lane divided highway to a two-lane undivided road as it passes west of Laytonsville on its way to Damascus. MD 124 was built from Laytonsville south to Redland by 1910 and constructed from Gaithersburg to its southern end in the early 1910s. The intervening segment between Gaithersburg and Redland was built via Washington Grove in the early 1920s. MD ...
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Quince Orchard High School
Quince Orchard High School (QOHS), also known as Q.O. High School, is a secondary school located on Quince Orchard Road in the Quince Orchard neighborhood of Gaithersburg in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. Academics According to materials from the school, Quince Orchard "encourages advanced studies in both the arts and books." To this end, 31 Advanced Placement courses are offered, ranging from the arts to world history to science and math. The school boasts higher-than-average SAT (544 verbal, 558 math) and ACT (22 composite) scores, and requires 75 hours of community service for graduation. In 2006, Quince Orchard High School was the 456th highest-rated school according to ''Newsweek magazine''s list of the top 1,300 high schools in the United States. In 2014, Quince Orchard was ranked the sixth best high school in the state of Maryland and 176th in the United States by '' U.S. News & World Report'' on their list of best high schools. Arts Over the years, th ...
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