Editing Mount Rainier, Maryland (section)

==Points of interest==
Mount Rainier has been listed as a historic area due to its history as a primary streetcar suburb of [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] and the vast number of Sears houses and Craftsman-style homes, many of which have been restored.

There is a lively arts district in the town, which has made a point to provide affordable housing for artists and to showcase their work. Mount Rainier Day, held in May, is one day in which the entire community opens its doors to the public. The town has become a haven for freelance workers in the world of theater, including scenic designers, artistic directors, lighting designers, and stage directors, several of whom have received the highest DC theater honor, the [[Helen Hayes Award]]. Mount Rainier is home to the alternative folk music duo Emma's Revolution and Joe Brewer, lead singer of the rock band [velvet] / owner of Brewer's Arcade, which is a museum quality private collection featuring vintage 1980s era classic arcade and pinball machines. The renown [[Washington Glass School]] moved their sculptural glass studio to Mount Rainier in 2006.

Glut, a vegetarian, worker-owned organic [[food cooperative]], has existed since the 1960s and draws people from all over the area.

According to some sources,<ref name="Mark Opsasnick">{{cite web|url = http://www.strangemag.com/exorcistpage1.html|title= The Haunted Boy of Cottage City: the Cold Hard Facts behind the Story that Inspired the Exorcist|publisher= Strange Magazine|access-date = April 17, 2010}}</ref> in 1949 at 33rd Street and Bunker Hill Road in Mount Rainier lived a child (see [[Robbie Mannheim]]) who allegedly became possessed by the devil. A local priest, [[Edward Hughes (exorcist)|Edward Hughes]], took part in the [[exorcism]]. This incident became the basis for the film ''[[The Exorcist (film)|The Exorcist]]''. Local citizens have no recollection of this child being a resident of Mount Rainier, and a journalist eventually traced the youth to nearby [[Cottage City, Maryland|Cottage City]].<ref name="Mark Opsasnick"/>