Colesville in Silver Spring in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Khmer Rouge Genocide Memorial
Erected 2015 by Cambodian Buddhist Society.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Cold • Wars, Non-US. A significant historical date for this entry is April 17, 1975.
Location. 39° 4.994′ N, 77° 0.07′ W. Memorial is in Silver Spring, Maryland, in Montgomery County. It is in Colesville. It can be reached from the intersection of New Hampshire Avenue (Maryland Route 650) and Orchard Way, on the left when traveling north. The marker stands on the grounds of the Cambodian Buddhist Society Wat (Temple). Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 13800 New Hampshire Ave, Silver Spring MD 20904, 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 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 marker, measured as the crow flies: Smithville Colored School (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Commonwealth Farm (approx. one mile away); Fawcett's Mill (approx. 1.4 miles away); Snowden's Mill (approx. 1.6 miles away); Edmonston's Mill (approx. 1.7 miles away); a different marker also named Valley Mill (approx. 1.7 miles away); Kemp Mill (approx. 1.8 miles away); Conduit Track Switch and Crossover (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Silver Spring.
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Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 258 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 3, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
