the-1895-church-of-stuart-potsdam-re-named-stuart-Dampots-The_Stuart_News_1975_10_14_55 Published at 1800 × 995 in History of The First United Methodist Church In Stuart, Florida ← Previous Next → According to Mrs. Taylor, the name was changed to Stuart in 1895 because it embarrassed her mother and other women to hear the railroadsmen refer to Potsdam as “Dampots.”