How 18 Neighborhoods In and Around Bethesda Got Their Names

The history behind names of local communities past and present

October 13, 2015 1:59 p.m.


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Battery Park

Retired Maj. Henry Maddux and Gen. Richard Marshall founded Battery Park in Bethesda and divided their triangular piece of land into three sections with 200 lots and several strangely shaped streets. They advertised in military journals, and the name attracted numerous servicemen and veterans.

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