A Brief History
The Village was originally part of one of the earliest land grants in Maryland's Potomac area. Patented in 1698, the approximately 1,400 acre parcel extended to Rock Creek on the north and east, westward to Bethesda, and south toward Chevy Chase Circle. The grant from Charles, third Lord Baltimore, was called Clean Drinking Manor, named for the spring on the property that is still bubbling today. It can be seen on park land just east of Jones Mill Road off Susanna Lane. According to legend, George Washington drank from its waters, for he wrote in his diary that he "tarried for a thankful rest at Clean Drinking's hospitable hearth.
The next village meeting will be on Tuesday Feb. 21, Mar. 20 and April 17. at 8 p.m. in the Youth Lounge, North Chevy Chase Christian Church.
The Annual Meeting is May 1