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Offutt’s Crossroads: The Early History of Potomac and its Founding Family

Date and Time

Tuesday, May 24, 2022, 2:00 PM until 3:00 PM

Event Contact(s)

Jennifer Riesch

Category

Public Event of Interest

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Registration is required

About this event

This talk and slide presentation covers the “first family” of Potomac: the Offutts for whom Potomac was originally named (Offutt’s Crossroads). The talk, by a descendant of the Offutt family, explores when and how the village came to be called Potomac, with feuding among the family, the end of slavery, a business partnership gone bad, and attempted murder all playing a part—not to mention a few ghostly appearances in later years! Hosted by Montgomery History.
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