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| Bethesda is an unincorporated area in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, just Northwest of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Presbyterian Church, built in 1820 and rebuilt in 1850, which in turn took its name from Jerusalem's Pool of Bethesda. (In Aramaic, beth hesda means "house of mercy".) The area commonly known as "downtown Bethesda" is centered at the intersection of Route 355 (Wisconsin Avenue) with Maryland Route 187 (Old Georgetown Road), and Maryland Route 410 (called "East-West Highway"). Bethesda, one of the most renowned communities in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, is known as a great destination for ethnic restaurants, boutiques, home d?cor shops and artistic and trendy hot spots. Additionally, As home of the National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine and the National Naval Medical Center, it is one of the world's leading biomedical research centers. |
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What Makes Bethesda Unique?
- 100 best places to "Live and Launch" #5 (CNNMoney.com) - Bethesda boasts one of the country's best-educated populations for a city of 50,000 or more: more than 80% of its residents have at least a bachelor's degree. Low crime, rapid job growth and easy access (at least without rush-hour traffic) to airports and downtown Washington D.C. make Bethesda attractive to many entrepreneurs - and business opportunities up the appeal.
- Webby Awards - downtownBethesda.com has been recognized by the 10th Annual Webby Awards as one of the Official Honoree Selections, as the Best Regional Interactive Application Award in the 2006 Internet Advertising Competition (IAC), and was awarded the 2005 MAPublisher Map Award for Cartography.
- The Bethesda Theatre - (built as the Boro Theater and currently operated as the Bethesda Theatre Cafe) at 7719 Wisconsin Avenue in downtown Bethesda, Maryland, was designed by John Eberson, the renowned movie theater designer whose work includes Silver Spring's Silver Theatre and Silver Spring Shopping Center, in addition to outstanding examples throughout the country. Bethesda Theatre was placed Montgomery County's Master Plan for Historic Preservation (the equivalent of receiving landmark status) in 1986.
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Neighboring Communities
- Annapolis, MD
- Bethesda, MD
- Catonsville, MD
- Chevy Chase, MD
- Clarksville, MD
- Columbia, MD
- Ellicott City, MD
- Fort Meade, MD
- Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
- Glenwood, MD
- Highland, MD
- Howard County, MD
- Inner Harbor, MD
- Maple Lawn, MD
- River Hill, MD
- Roland Park, MD
- Savage, MD
- Silver Spring, MD
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