Editing North Chevy Chase, Maryland (section)

==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.<ref name="MD157"/><ref>"North Chevy Chase Is a Place of Beauty Homeseekers Admire". ''The Washington Post''. April 1, 1906. p. R2.</ref>

Residential development of the area began in the early 20th century when William H. Walker laid out a community and began selling lots.<ref name="MD157"/> The area was crossed by the [[Chevy Chase Lake & Kensington Railway]], a two-mile [[Tram|streetcar]] line built in 1895 to connect the new town of [[Kensington, Maryland|Kensington]] to the northern terminus of the [[Rock Creek Railway]] streetcar line from the District of Columbia.

In 1924, residents incorporated as a [[special-purpose district|special tax district]]. 

After the streetcar line shut down in 1935, Montgomery County purchased much of the [[Right-of-way (property access)|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.<ref name="MD157" />