North Bethesda
History Hour: Before it was Leisure World there was an Edmonson Farm
Sep10Thu
- When
- Thursday, September 10
6:00 pm - Where
- Josiah Henson Museum and Park
11410 Old Georgetown Rd, North Bethesda
Dianne Bradley and Juanita Selay-Williams present the story of Paul Edmonson, a formerly enslaved man who built one of the largest Black-owned farms in Montgomery County, whose 14 children's escape attempts and abolitionist ties shaped the land now known as Leisure World.