Downtown Silver Spring in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Charles Drew
Biowalk of Fame
Erected by United Therapeutics Corporation. (Marker Number 4.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Charity & Public Work • Science & Medicine.
Location. 38° 59.966′ N, 77° 1.674′ W. Marker is in Silver Spring, Maryland, in Montgomery County. It is in Downtown Silver Spring. It is at the intersection of Spring Street and Cameron Street, on the right when traveling east on Spring Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1040 Spring St, Silver Spring MD 20910, 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: J. Craig Venter (here, next to this marker); Ellen Stofan (a few steps from this marker); William Osler (a few steps from this marker); Martin Rodbell (a few steps from this marker); Eugenie Clark (a few steps from this marker); Building Blocks (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Silver Opportunity (about 700 feet away); Modern Banking (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Silver Spring.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Ben Carson (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Related marker.
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Photographed by Charles Henry Alston
3. Dr. Charles Richard Drew, M.D., C.M., Med. D. Sc.
From a WWII propaganda poster by Charles Henry Alston; National Archives; Office for Emergency Management, Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. News Bureau. 6/13/1942-9/15/1945.
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, April 10, 2023
4. Biowalk of Fame
For information about the honorees press numbers 1 through 6 when prompted or scan the QR code with your smart phone.
1) Sir William Osler 4) Dr. Charles R. Drew
2) Dr. Eugenie Clark 5) Dr. Ellen Stofan
3) Dr. Martin Rodbell 6) Dr. J. Craig Venter
Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 290 times since then and 24 times this year. Last updated on April 10, 2023, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 24, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on April 9, 2023, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 4. submitted on April 10, 2023, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
