Germantown in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Railway Bed

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 24, 2018

1. Railway Bed Marker

Inscription. This hill was once a railway bed, and it includes some of the last original pieces of Metropolitan Branch of the B&O Railroad in this area. The recreated culvert built into this hill represents an original culvert that was removed during the construction of the adjacent Stormwater Management Pond. The Black Rock [unreadable] used to erect this recreation were salvaged from the original culvert during [unreadable]

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars.

Location. 39° 10.541′ N, 77° 16.843′ W. Marker has been reported unreadable. Marker is in Germantown, Maryland, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Harvest Glen Way east of Father Hurley Boulevard, on the right when traveling east. There are two visitor parking spots in an opening between two residential buildings. The marker and reconstructed culvert are down the hill in the opening. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13710 Harvest Glen Way, Germantown MD 20874, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington

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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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: The Germantown Bank (approx. half a mile away); Liberty Mill (approx. half a mile away); Reflections of Old Germantown (approx. 0.6 miles away); Welcome to our Earthbench (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Musser Cemetery (approx. 1½ miles away); To Honor the Memory of George A, (Jay) Chadwick Jr. (approx. 1½ miles away); Black Hill Gold Mine (approx. 1.6 miles away); Waters' Mill (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Germantown.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 24, 2018

2. Railway Bed Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 19, 2019. It was originally submitted on November 24, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 410 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 24, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.