Editing Wheaton, Maryland (section)

===After the Civil War===
[[File:Dunkin' Donuts, Georgia Avenue and Reedie Drive, Wheaton, Maryland (c. 1967).png|thumb|A [[Dunkin' Donuts]] store on Wheaton's Georgia Avenue {{circa}} 1967; the restaurant is still operating there today.]]
[[File:11001 Georgia Ave.jpg|thumb|Former entrance sign for Wheaton, Maryland. This sign has since been replaced.]]
After the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], the area's first [[postmaster]] was war veteran George F. Plyer,<ref name="townnamed">"[https://www.proquest.com/docview/141145536/] Town Named After Leader in Civil War]". ''The Washington Post''. p. C2.</ref> who in October 1869, renamed the post office in honor of his commanding officer, General Wheaton.<ref name= centuries/>

For many years, the Wheaton area was only lightly used, mostly for farming. In 1871, the first African American Church, Allen Chapel AME Church, was established. This religious body maintained its presence in the Wheaton community until 2000, at which time the New Creation Church purchased the property.

Into the early 20th century, civic growth in the area was slow, with a few new businesses established along the major roads. But after World War II, Wheaton quickly expanded. The area's first modern post office opened in 1947 (earlier records show that the post office had used the Leesborough name). In addition, the [[Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission]] (WSSC) was active, adding utility infrastructure to the area. As part of that work, and just north of Wheaton, the prominent [[Glenmont, Maryland|Glenmont]] Water Tower was constructed in 1947. Wheaton was steadily built-out by several developers (Kay Construction Co. in particular), becoming a part of the modern-day suburbs of Washington, D.C. Today, as an unincorporated town, Wheaton is governed locally by the civic government of Montgomery County.<ref name="montgomery county">{{cite web|url=http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/district_map.html|title=Montgomery County Voting Districts}}</ref> For some modern information databases, such as official real estate records, Wheaton (along with several neighboring locales) is considered to be a sub-section of larger Silver Spring.