Editing Aspen Hill, Maryland (section)

==History==
In the 1920s and 1930s, Aspen Hill was known as being the location of [[Aspin Hill Memorial Park]], one of three [[pet cemetery|pet cemeteries]] then operating on the [[East Coast of the United States]].<ref>"Pal, Old Dog, Joins Owners in Death". ''The Washington Post''. Aug 16, 1928. p. 1.</ref><ref>Wooten, Katherine Hinton. "Where Your Pets Lie Sleeping: The Aspin Hill Memorial Park in Washington, Fourth Largest of Its Kind in the Country, Contains the Bodies of Some Two Thousand Dumb Friends—Many Brought From Other Cities—Graves Are Marked With Elaborate Memorial Stones". ''The Washington Post''. October 26, 1930. p. SM6.</ref><ref>"Hope for Cat: Reward Awaiting Return, Dead or Alive: Spot in Cemetery Reserved". ''The Washington Post''. April 8, 1933. p. 18.</ref> Burials at Aspen Hill Cemetery included dogs that had served the during [[World War I]] as well as the pets of area residents.<ref name= rites>"Rites Will Honor Pets at Cemetery". ''The Washington Post''. October 3, 1936. p. X26.</ref> Memorial ceremonies honoring pets were often held there on [[World Animal Day|World Day for Animals]].<ref name= rites/><ref>"Today Is World Day for Animals The Washington Post". October 3, 1943. p. M11.</ref><ref>"Animal Lovers Pay Tribute To Dead Pets". ''The Washington Post''. October 7, 1940. p. 13.</ref>

In July 1950, Louis M. Denit sold {{convert|517|acres|km2|1}} of land in Aspen Hill to Gelman Construction Company for about $300,000.<ref name= sold>"Sold Near Wheaton Md." ''The Washington Post''. July 23, 1950. p. R1.</ref> Denit was a well-known attorney who specialized in banking and trust law.<ref>"Lawyer Left $900,000, Most to Wife". ''The Washington Post''. March 29, 1957. p. B13.</ref> Gelman Construction Company bought the land to build 2,450 three-bedroom [[ranch-style house|rambler]]s, a shopping center, schools, playgrounds, and churches.<ref name= sold/> The homes were priced at less $10,000 each.<ref name= sold/>

In January 1955, Minnie Goodman sold {{convert|268|acres|km2|1}} of land in Aspen Hill to Metropolitan Homes, Inc.<ref name= tract>"Md. Tract Bought for Homesites". ''The Washington Post''. January 30, 1955. p. G1.</ref> The land was the last vacant tract of land of its size between [[Rockville, Maryland|Rockville]] and [[Wheaton, Maryland|Wheaton]].<ref name= tract/> Metropolitan Homes planned to build 12,000 homes, schools, shopping centers, and churches on the land.<ref name= tract/> Prices for the homes started at $15,000 each.<ref name= tract/>

Aspen Hill was one of the locations in which a fatal shooting took place in October 2002 as part of the [[Beltway sniper attacks]].