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1955 Yellow Book map of Washington, D.C., showing a proposed Interstate Highway running to Frederick. On November 20, 1944, the National Capital Park and Planning Commission (NCPC) announced plans to build a freeway through Montgomery County. The freeway would bypass Bethesda, Rockville, and Gaithersburg.
- 1975–present
- 34.70 mi (55.84 km)32.90 mi (52.95 km) mainline, 2.10 mi (3.38 km) spur
A Frontier in the Province of Maryland: 1600-1700. Independence on Exhausted Land: 1776-1861. A Divided Town in a Divided State: 1861-1865. Suburban Growth by Rail, Trolley: 1865-1896. The Foundation for Growth: 1896-1920. Boom Without Bust: 1920-1932. Research & Revolution: The NIH and Bethesda, 1932-1942.
Between 1805 and 1821, Bethesda became a rural way station after the development of the Washington and Rockville Turnpike, which carried tobacco and other products between Georgetown and Rockville, and north to Frederick. A small settlement grew around a store and tollhouse along the turnpike by 1862 known as "Darcy's Store", named after the ...
- 13.33 sq mi (34.52 km²)
- Montgomery
- United States
- Maryland
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Aug 17, 2020 · In 1871, thanks to a local postmaster, it finally got its official name. Bethesda, I’m looking at you. An early map of Bethesda, from an 1879 survey of Montgomery County. Most of the land was still privately-owned farmland, but a small community built up around the highway that crossed it.
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Oct 5, 2021 · But a lot happened between 1958 and 1968, mainly the Beltway, which severed this newly minted Bethesda from the original one. In 1977, a glittering mall opened.
