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

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Glen Echo Park c. 1930

Glen Echo Park marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Fuchs, February 18, 2008

1. Glen Echo Park marker

Inscription. The entrance to Glen Echo Park has undergone many changes. The 1940 art deco design has been restored, but prior entrances included a stone entrance in the 1890's with the early trolley lines in front and the 1911 entrance, which featured numerous lightbulbs and two towers, and was in place for 30 years.

Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Entertainment • Parks & Recreational Areas • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Art Deco series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1940.

Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 38° 58.044′ N, 77° 8.29′ W. Marker was in Glen Echo, Maryland, in Montgomery County. It could be reached from MacArthur Boulevard south of Goldsboro Road (Maryland Route 614), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 7300 MacArthur Boulevard, Glen Echo MD 20812, United States of America.

We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.

Regionally, this marker was in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

It was also in the American Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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

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walking distance of this location: Glen Echo Park: Protest Years 1960 (within shouting distance of this marker); Glen Echo Park: Spanish Ballroom (within shouting distance of this marker); Glen Echo Park: Aerial View c. 1954 (within shouting distance of this marker); Glen Echo Park: Chautaugua c. 1891 (within shouting distance of this marker); Glen Echo Park (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Glen Echo Park (about 400 feet away); The Clara Barton Trail (about 400 feet away); 1921 (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Glen Echo.

Other markers no longer nearby. A Trolley Returns to Glen Echo (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing); Trolley Parks In America (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed); The Glen Echo Park Yurts (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed); Glen Echo From Past to Present (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed).

More about this marker. These pictures were taken with Elite Chrome 200 and scanned into JPEG files.

Entrance to Glen Echo Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Fuchs, February 18, 2008

2. Entrance to Glen Echo Park

Photographed by Tom Fuchs, February 18, 2008

3. Entrance to Glen Echo Park

Glen Echo Park entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2011

4. Glen Echo Park entrance

Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 25, 2008, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland. This page has been viewed 3,335 times since then and 28 times this year. Last updated on May 31, 2024, by Laura Edwards of Bethesda, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 25, 2008, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland. 4. submitted on July 19, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.