Bethesda Historical Society

Month: October 2025

Histories

Bethesda History on the Web Walter Tuckerman Walter Tuckerman (1881-1961) was the most important civic leader in shaping early 20th-century Bethesda. In 1912, he purchased 183 acres of farmland which he developed into the Edgemoor neighborhood of downtown Bethesda. Tuckerman served as a founder and first president of the Bank of Bethesda in 1919, a pivotal […]