Serving the Community's Health Care Needs

In 1893, Dr. Elisha C. Etchison bought the northwest corner property at Diamond and Summit Avenues from John B. Diamond and opened a pharmacy and drug store. Although ownership changed several times over the years, a drugstore has always operated at this location. Etchison advertised carefully compounded prescriptions and sold products such as Elliot's Emulsified Oil Liniment Rub for 25 cents a half pint, guaranteed to stop any ache or pain that could be reached externally. The business remained in the Etchison family for several decades before becoming Barnett's, Lynn's, and eventually Diamond Drug. Along with prescriptions, toiletries, and novelty items, customers also gathered at the soda fountain for 10-cent ice cream sodas.

Gaithersburg, Maryland · United States