Chevy Chase Circle is a

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(or roundabout) straddling the border of Chevy Chase, Washington, D.C. and

Chevy Chase, Maryland Chevy Chase () is the name of both a town and an unincorporated census-designated place (Chevy Chase (CDP), Maryland) that straddle the northwest border of Washington, D.C. and Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. Several settlements in th ...

. It sits upon the convergence of Western Avenue, Grafton Street, Magnolia Parkway, Chevy Chase Parkway NW, and

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(signed as Maryland Route 185 in Maryland). GCOA entrance marker, Chevy Chase

In 1938, Francis Griffith Newlands Memorial Fountain was erected in the center of the Circle, commemorating Representative and Senator

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. The east and west sides of a grassy ring within the Circle's interior each contain a Garden Club of America entrance marker that denotes Connecticut Avenue's entry into the District of Columbia.Coordinates of Garden Club of America entrance markers:
(1) West side of grassy ring:
(2) East side of grassy ring: All Saints' Episcopal Church opened on Chevy Chase Circle on December 1, 1901.Opened a New Church: Pretty House of Worship at Chevy Chase Circle
. ''The Washington Post''. December 2, 1901. p. 12. It was built in the

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style of architecture on land donated by

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. Rev. Dr. Thomas S. Childs was its first pastor. Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, also on Chevy Chase Circle, was built in 1911.Dedicate New Church: Hundreds Attend Services at Chevy Chase Edifice
. ''The Washington Post''. January 9, 1911. p. 5. Rev. Dr. Hubert Rex Johnson was its first pastor. The Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament Church was canonically established in 1911. A simple, temporary church was built at that time, with construction of the present church beginning in 1925.Three Brothers Officiate At Cornerstone Laying
. ''The Baltimore Sun''. November 2, 1925. p. 3. The cornerstone was blessed by

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Thomas J. Shahan,

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of the

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. The new Church opened on November 6, 1927.Prelate Dedicates Sacrament Shrine with Solemn Pomp: Archbishop Curley Presides at Services in New Chevy Chase Church
. ''The Washington Post''. November 7, 1927. p. 18.

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officiated at the dedicatory service.

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Chevy Chase Circle in its youth

Three Things That Happened at Chevy Chase Circle
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