How 18 Neighborhoods In and Around Bethesda Got Their Names


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Hamlet

The Depression-era Hamlet neighborhood in Chevy Chase was Janet Newland Johnson’s idea, according to her daughter, Janet Farr. Johnson, daughter of the founder, had the land laid out with no houses right next to each other and entrances from courtyards. She was trying to create a small, self-contained village.

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