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Chevy Chase, Maryland

Colonel Joseph Belt's original tract of land was eventually separated. Abraham Bradley purchased part of Belt's land and built an estate known as the Bradley Farm. Despite these land sales, the area remained sparsely populated until the late nineteenth century. In 1890, Nevada Congressmen Francis G. Newlands and William Stewart purchased land in southern Montgomery County, named it Chevy Chase, after the original land patent, and immediately established the Chevy Chase Land Company. Hoping to extend the Washington, DC streetcar system, they purchased thousands of acres boarding Connecticut Avenue. The streetcar became vital to the community; it connected workers to the city, and even ran errands for residents. The Land Company expanded Connecticut Avenue to Chevy Chase Lake, a man-made body of water made to improve the neighborhood.

From its conception, Chevy Chase was planned as a community for affluent Washingtonians. Wanting an exclusively residential area, the Land Company followed Frederick Law Olmsted's model and forbade all commercial business. Its goal was a picturesque neighborhood with wide, winding streets. The Land Company designed a place reminiscent of the Cheviot hills on the Scottish Border, from which the area got its name. Chevy Chase had rolling hills and large broad-leaved trees. To accommodate its wealthy residents, the Land Company purchased the Bradley Farm and turned it into Chevy Chase Hunt, a hunting club, which would later become Chevy Chase Club. In 1895, the club introduced a six-hole golf course to its members, and in 1897, was able to buy an additional 9.36 acres of land.

Article Selection

Bethesda, Maryland--there is no history for when they lived there.

Chevy Chase, Maryland--the history section needs a lot of work; this is a strong possibility.

Article Evaluation

Chevy Chase, Maryland:

• There is nothing that is too irrelevant, although I think that some of the history could be replaced by more prominent information. For instance, they have a part about the National Science Bowl.
• Yes, they have a section on racially restrictive covenants, but the Washington Post has since published a long article about the Chevy Chase Club's racial discrimination that could be added.
• The opening section is wordy and a bit confusing. The National Science Bowl is also in this section which it shouldn't be.
• It is neutral
• I don't think there are any issues that are heavily represented
• All citations work
• All are neutral. One is the Chevy Chase Historical Society which I don't know if that's considered neutral.
• The most recent talk is 2009
• It is rated Start, and is High Importance on Maryland Wikiprojects
• I don't think it differs at all.