Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
1000.129.01 |
Title |
Origins of the Name "Chevy Chase:" a Tale of Battles and Ballads |
Object Name |
Exhibit |
Date |
03/20/1994 |
Creator |
Eleanor Ford |
Description |
Origins of the Name "Chevy Chase" a Tale of Battles and Ballads exhibit March 20, 1994 for Section 3 and the Chevy Chase Historical Society Gala at 3709 Bradley Lane by Eleanor Ford The naming of Chevy Chase: a Tale of Battles and Ballads If you, one hundred years ago, in 1894, boarded the brand new [1988.07.17] trolley car in downtown Washington, for a half-hour's ride north into the countryside, and got off at this trolley stop [1990.06.03-2 corner of Connecticut Avenue and Thornapple], where were you? [arrow pointing to map 1000.129.01a] Otterbourne on Connecticut Avenue "at Chevy Chase" 1894 [Photo] From the trolley stop you walked east toward Brookeville Road, on a dirt path through a field, to look at four rows of house lots for sale: the new Otterbourne. 1994 [1000.129.11] The site is now the northeast corner of Thornapple Street and Connecticut Avenue Map [1000.129.01b] |