Wheaton in Silver Spring in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Wheaton Veterans Park
M-NCPPC Department of Parks Montgomery County
Erected 1978 by Maryland-National Capital Parks Planning Commission.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the Maryland, Montgomery Parks series list.
Location. 39° 2.339′ N, 77° 2.968′ W. Memorial is in Silver Spring, Maryland, in Montgomery County. It is in Wheaton. It is at the intersection of Fern Street and Reedie Drive, on the right on Fern Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 11200 Amherst Ave, Silver Spring MD 20902, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Safeway
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Another marker is no longer nearby. The Spirit of Wheaton (was about 600 feet away but has been permanently removed).
Also see . . .
1. Wheaton Veterans Park. (Submitted on November 26, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
2. Wheaton Veterans Urban Park. (Submitted on November 26, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 25, 2017
2. Interior of Wheaton Veterans Park
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, March 26, 2018
5. In Memory of
Albert B. Colman
Albert B. Colman
May 31, 1993
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 25, 2017
6. Dedication plaque on the grounds of the park
For
John P. Hewitt
in recognition of public service from
1946-74, 1987-91
The Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, March 26, 2018
7. Cross Bottony
Maryland Flagpole
Wheaton Veterans Park
Maryland Flagpole
Wheaton Veterans Park
Maryland is the only state to require a specific decoration on the flagpole of the state flag. “Only a gold cross bottony may be used as an ornament on the top of the flagstaff that carries the Maryland flag.” — MD Gen Provisions Code § 7-203 (2015)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 555 times since then and 16 times this year. Last updated on March 28, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 26, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 5. submitted on March 27, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 6. submitted on November 26, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 7. submitted on March 27, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
