Loughboro Road NW is named for the man who had it built in the early 1800s
John Kelly
We’ve lived on Loughboro Road NW for over 35 years and have occasionally wondered where the name comes from for this fairly short and twisty stretch of D.C. roadway. Recently on the Capital Crescent Trail in Bethesda, I came across a plaque near the junction of Massachusetts Avenue and Little Falls Parkway. It describes Loughborough Mill, a flour mill built by Nathan Loughborough. Notwithstanding the different spellings and the modest distance between the plaque and the D.C. road, is this the person our street is named after?