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

The Paul G. Rogers Plaza

Photographed by Michael Fischer, May 8, 2023

1. The Paul G. Rogers Plaza Marker

Inscription.

During his twenty-four years as a member of the United States House of Representatives, The Honorable Paul G. Rogers authored numerous laws to support and develop the mission of the National Institutes of Health. His lifetime of public service has been distinguished by tireless advocacy for public health and medical research, and is recognized by an act of Congress dated December 21, 2000, designating this plaza in his honor.

"Without research, there is no hope." The Honorable Paul G. Rogers

Dedicated June 12, 2001

Erected 2001 by National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. A significant historical date for this entry is June 12, 2001.

Location. 39° 0.103′ N, 77° 6.043′ W. Marker is in Bethesda, Maryland, in Montgomery County. It is on Center Drive, on the right when traveling south. Marker is east of Building 1, on the National Institutes of Health campus (Photo ID is required to enter the campus). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bethesda MD 20892, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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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: President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the NIH Bethesda campus on this site, October 31, 1940 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Centennial Anchor (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Claude Denson Pepper Building (about 700 feet away); The Louis Stokes Laboratories (about 700 feet away); Honoring a Century of Women's Health (approx. 0.2 miles away); At This Location (approx. 0.2 miles away); Tree of Hippocrates (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sky Horizon (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bethesda.

Also see . . .
1. Paul G. Rogers, Former Congressman, Champion of Medical Research and Longtime NLM Supporter Dies. (Submitted on October 22, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. National Institutes of Health.

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2. Paul G. Rogers

(Submitted on October 22, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by Michael Fischer, May 8, 2023

3. The Paul G. Rogers Plaza Marker

NIH Building 1 in background

Credits. This page was last revised on March 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 22, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 245 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 22, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on December 17, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on October 22, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.