Garrett Park is a town in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It was named after a former president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Robert W. Garrett. The population was 996 at the 2020 census. Garrett Park is home to Garrett Park Elementary School, located just outside the town proper.
Former general store and private residence, now used as a restaurant and post office adjacent to the old railroad station
Garrett Park MARC commuter rail station
Old Garrett Park Elementary (1928)
MD 547 eastbound in Garrett Park
John Work Garrett was an American merchant turned banker who became president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) in 1858 and led the railroad for nearly three decades. The B&O became one of the most important American railroads by the time Garrett died, and Garret would also become a noted philanthropist. He provided crucial support for the Union cause during the Civil War, expanded the railroad to reach Chicago, Illinois, and competed with the Pennsylvania Railroad for access to New York City.
Share of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-Road Company, issued October 14, 1879
Grave of Garrett in Green Mount Cemetery