North Chevy Chase

History

North Chevy Chase lies on the site of Clean Drinking plantation, a much larger colonial land grant visited by George Washington as reported in his diary. Residential development of the area began in the early 20th century when William H. Walker laid out a community and began selling lots. The area was crossed by the Chevy Chase Lake & Kensington Railway, a two-mile streetcar line built in 1895 to connect the new town of Kensington to the northern terminus of the Rock Creek Railway streetcar line from the District of Columbia. In 1924, residents incorporated it as a special tax district. After the streetcar line shut down in 1935, Montgomery County purchased much of the right-of-way, paved it, and opened it in 1940 as Kensington Parkway, the area's main road. North Chevy Chase was officially incorporated as a village in 1996.

Geography

North Chevy Chase is located in southern Montgomery County at (39.001709, -77.073908). It is surrounded by unincorporated neighborhoods of Chevy Chase and is less than north of the District of Columbia. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. North Chevy Chase lies immediately south of the Capital Beltway (I-495), just to the east of the interchange with Connecticut Avenue (MD 185). The village is crossed by Kensington Parkway which runs parallel to Connecticut Avenue.

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