Bethesda in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Old Georgetown Road
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1940.
Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 38° 59.162′ N, 77° 5.88′ W. Marker was in Bethesda, Maryland, in Montgomery County. It was on Moorland Lane east of Arlington Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 4820 Moorland Lane, Bethesda MD 20814, United States of America.
We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.
Regionally, this marker was in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It was also in the American Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: This Complex of Buildings and Gardens (within shouting distance of this marker); Locust Grove (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Old Georgetown Road (about 300 feet away); Tennallytown and Rockville Railroad (about 300 feet away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); In Loving Memory of Robert W. Lebling
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Other markers no longer nearby. The Bank of Bethesda Building (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); Looking North up Wisconsin Avenue at Old Georgetown Road in 1940 (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); The First Building for the Bethesda Fire Department (was about 300 feet away but has been confirmed missing).
More about this marker. Later, Giant Food took over the Acme Market before moving to Arlington Road in the early 1960s. In the photograph on this marker, the Bank of Bethesda is just out of frame to the right.
Photographed by Laura Edwards, May 17, 2024
3. Former Old Georgetown Road Marker Location
Credits. This page was last revised on May 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 928 times since then and 34 times this year. Last updated on May 17, 2024, by Laura Edwards of Bethesda, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 2, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on May 17, 2024, by Laura Edwards of Bethesda, Maryland.
