Bethesda in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Paul G. Rogers Plaza
"Without research, there is no hope." The Honorable Paul G. Rogers
Dedicated June 12, 2001
Erected 2001 by the United States Government.
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. Marker 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.
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 Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. National Institutes of Health. (Submitted on October 22, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Credits. This page was last revised on October 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 22, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 73 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 22, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.