Bethesda in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Washington and Glen Echo Railroad
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 22, 2018
1. The Washington and Glen Echo Railroad Marker
Inscription.
The Washington and Glen Echo Railroad. . From 1891 to 1900, the Glen Echo Railroad Company, later known as the Washington and Glen Echo Railroad, operated a trolley line through what is now Willard Avenue Park. This line comprised part of a series of interconnecting systems that provided transportation between Washington and the Maryland suburbs during the electric car boom. The Glen Echo line started at a transfer station on Wisconsin Avenue and what is now Willard Avenue, a station it shared with converging lines from Georgetown and Rockville. The track followed the contour of Little Falls Branch and continued across River Road to proposed residential and recreational development at Glen Echo on the Potomac River.
From 1891 to 1900, the Glen Echo Railroad Company, later known as the Washington and Glen Echo Railroad, operated a trolley line through what is now Willard Avenue Park. This line comprised part of a series of interconnecting systems that provided transportation between Washington and the Maryland suburbs during the electric car boom. The Glen Echo line started at a transfer station on Wisconsin Avenue and what is now Willard Avenue, a station it shared with converging lines from Georgetown and Rockville. The track followed the contour of Little Falls Branch and continued across River Road to proposed residential and recreational development at Glen Echo on the Potomac River.
Erected by Montgomery County Park Commission, Department of Parks.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Maryland, Montgomery Parks series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1891.
Location. 38° 57.693′ N, 77° 5.84′ W. Marker is in Bethesda, Maryland, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from River Road (Maryland Route 190) west of Willard Avenue, on the right when traveling west. On the grounds of Willard Avenue Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4915 River Road, Warrenton VA 20186, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 22, 2018
2. The Washington and Glen Echo Railroad Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 19, 2019. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 588 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on November 22, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
