Montgomery History will host a free online presentation on the Bethesda Meeting House on Thursday, March 14.
Per the news release: “The Past, Present and Future of Bethesda Meeting House–the Church that Named Bethesda” will be the focus of a free online presentation of Montgomery History starting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 14. Hank Levine, president of the Bethesda Meeting House Foundation, will lead the event.
Despite being among the community’s most storied buildings, the Bethesda Meeting House was vacant and deteriorating when acquired last year by the Bethesda Historical Society. Constructed in 1820 (and rebuilt in 1850 after a fire), it features a rare “slave gallery,” was the town’s first Post Office and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and the Montgomery County Master Plan for Historic Preservation.
Tradition has it that Abraham Lincoln worshipped there, and it was occupied by Confederate cavalry during Jubal Early’s Civil War raid on Washington in July 1864. Mr. Levine will present an illustrated tour of this iconic building’s history, architecture and significance.
The event will be presented via Zoom. To register to view it, go to Webinar Registration – Zoom.
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