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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E2X_looking-north-up-wisconsin-avenue-at-old-georgetown-road-in-1940_Bethesda-MD.html
Looking north up Wisconsin Avenue at Old Georgetown Road in 1940. The Bank of Bethesda building, now Crestar Bank, is to the left. The sign to the right announces that the Hot Shoppe was coming soon — it opened in January, 1941. Behind the s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E2W_old-georgetown-road_Bethesda-MD.html
Old Georgetown Road looking west, in the years just before World War II. Edgemoor Lane intersects — at the left. The Acme Market, a grocery store, is in the center of the picture. var plainText = document.getElementById('i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E2B_the-first-building-for-the-bethesda-fire-department_Bethesda-MD.html
The first building for the Bethesda Fire Department, which is shown here, was located at 7620 Old Georgetown Road. It was built in 1926 and an addition was completed in 1931. The photograph was taken in the 1940's. var plainText…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E0S_the-bank-of-bethesda-building_Bethesda-MD.html
The Bank of Bethesda building, now Crestar Bank, as it is looked in the 1940's. The bank was established in 1919. This structure was built in 1926, with an addition in 1940, and is constructed of locally-quarried stone. var plai…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L7C_walter-johnson-house_Bethesda-MD.html
This property has been Placed on the National Register of Historic Places By the United States Department of the Interior
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L7B_walter-johnson_Bethesda-MD.html
A champion on and off the field His Greatness An Enduring Contribution to Baseball.         Games Won ________ 414         Shut Outs __________ 113         Strike Outs ________ 3497         Opening Game Shut Outs 7 Scorele…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HAQ_cemetery-of-the-bethesda-presbyterian-church_Bethesda-MD.html
The Bethesda Meeting House was erected on this site in 1820. The original sanctuary was destroyed by fire. A second edifice was built in 1850 about 100 yards south of the cemetery. In 1926 the church was moved to its present location at Wilson Lan…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H6K_the-church-that-named-a-community_Bethesda-MD.html
The Church that Named a Community was built on this site in 1820 and called Bethesda House of Mercy. The entire district came to be called by that name. The community of Bethesda is known the world over as a center of Healing. This marker is erect…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H1X_bethesda-meeting-house_Bethesda-MD.html
Bethesda Meeting House Founded 1820 - Rebuilt 1850 Placed by Margaret Whetten Chapter National Society Daughters of American Revolution October 28, 1979
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FOJ_the-walter-reed-memorial_Bethesda-MD.html
The 1903 Walter Reed Memorial Association's vision for a memorial in honor of Major Walter Reed was finally realized on 21 November 1966 on the ground of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington DC. After the center's closure on 15 Septembe…
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