Editing Mount Rainier, Maryland (section)

==History of Mount Rainier==
(Drawn from "History of Mount Rainier".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Denny |first1=George |title=History of Mount Rainier (in Proud Past: Promising Future – Cities and Towns In Prince George's County, Maryland, Dilden Company, 1997)) |url=https://sites.google.com/site/historicalmountrainier/historical-mount-rainier/history-of-mount-rainier-by-george-denny |website=Historical Mount Rainier |access-date=January 14, 2020 |archive-date=October 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201010034858/https://sites.google.com/site/historicalmountrainier/historical-mount-rainier/history-of-mount-rainier-by-george-denny |url-status=dead }}</ref>)

In 1891, the City of Mount Rainier was named by a group of developers after the [[Mount Rainier|famous mountain]] in the state of [[Washington (state)|Washington]].

In 1899, the streetcar lines were extended from Washington D.C. through Hyattsville, Maryland. The Mount Rainier stop was located at the intersection of what is now known as [[Rhode Island Avenue (Washington, D.C.)|Rhode Island Avenue]] and 34th Street. It was called the District Line Station. With the stop at Mount Rainier, it was easier to attract developers and prospective buyers because now the city offered easy access to get into and out of Washington.

Houses started to be built near the District Line Station after 1902. The homes in Mount Rainier were considered affordable, ranging from $2,000 to $5,000.

The business district aggregated around the streetcar station. In addition to the station, there were shops, grocery stores, a barbershop, laundry, and dry good stores. The first post office was established in 1904.

In 1910, the residents in the area around the streetcar station petitioned the [[Maryland State Legislature]] to incorporate Mount Rainier, and the city was incorporated by a charter granted on April 14, 1910.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bhvfrc.com/History/mrvfd_history.html |title=MRVFD History |access-date=February 20, 2017 |archive-date=February 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220094940/http://www.bhvfrc.com/History/mrvfd_history.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In January 1912, the Mount Rainier volunteer fire department was created. The fire department was first located in a frame building and later moved to a brick structure located on 34th at Shepherd St.

In 1913, the Women's Civic League of Mount Rainier formed. In 1923, the first public school of Mount Rainier was constructed, and in the same year, the town hired its first paid police officer because of its growing population.

In 1929, the town acquired {{convert|100|acre|km2}} of land, and in the following year, the Mount Rainier High School opened there.

In 1939, a new terminal was built at 34th St and Rhode Island Ave. because of a change in streetcar services.

In the 1940s, Kaywood Garden apartments were constructed along Eastern Ave., raising the population of Mount Rainier.

In 1952, a library was built. In 1956, a privately operated community pool opened.  n 1958, streetcar services stopped and were replaced by bus service.

In the 1970s and 1980s, the population of the city declined.

Today, a large area of Mount Rainier is considered a historic district by the National Register of Historic Places.

In the present day, Mount Rainier still has many of the charms and attractive features that it had in the early 1900s. Residents of Mount Rainier are served by the Rhode Island Avenue & Brookland - CUA Metro Station<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mountrainiermd.org/history/ |title=Historic Mount Rainier, Maryland |access-date=January 28, 2006 |archive-date=July 28, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080728180834/http://www.mountrainiermd.org/history/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> and West Hyattsville Metro Station.