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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Hunt Acres

Potomac’s Hunt Acres, a small subdivision off River Road at Swain’s Lock, takes its name from the old fox and hounds club that was reborn in 1931 out of the defunct Chevy Chase Hunt. The Potomac Hunt moved to River Road in Bethesda, established itself near Travilah in 1945 and is still going strong with its headquarters in Barnesville.

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