Wheaton in Silver Spring in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Evans Parkway Neighborhood Park
2015 SITES Certified
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 25, 2017
1. Evans Parkway Neighborhood Park Marker
Evans Parkway Neighborhood Park is the first Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission park certified by the Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES).
SITES was created to transform land development and management practices through the nation's first voluntary guidelines and rating system for sustainable landscapes. Sustainable landscapes reduce water demand, filter and reduce storm water runoff, provide wildlife habitat, reduce energy consumption, improve air quality, improve human health, and increase outdoor recreation opportunities.
Erected 2015 by Montgomery Parks.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the Maryland, Montgomery Parks series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 2006.
Location. 39° 1.647′ N, 77° 2.633′ W. Marker is in Silver Spring, Maryland, in Montgomery County. It is in Wheaton. It can be reached from Evans Parkway east of Barrie Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near
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Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Stream Restoration (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); General George W. Getty, U.S.A. (approx. half a mile away); Beltway March of 1966: A Call for Housing Justice (approx. 0.8 miles away); Wheaton Tunnel and Station (approx. 0.8 miles away); Wheaton Veterans Park (approx. 0.9 miles away); Safeway (approx. 0.9 miles away); Marian Fryer (approx. 0.9 miles away); "Out of the Home Will Come the Citizen" (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Silver Spring.
Another marker is no longer nearby. The Spirit of Wheaton (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been permanently
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 25, 2017
2. Evans Parkway Neighborhood Park Marker
Also see . . . Evans Parkway Neighborhood Park. (Submitted on November 25, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 25, 2017
3. Evans Parkway Neighborhood Park Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 25, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 471 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 25, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
