Takoma Park in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Walt Penney Field
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 15, 2012
1. Walt Penney Field Marker
In honor of Walt Penney who found enjoyment on Takoma Park's sports fields and returned it ten fold. The spirit of Coach Walt will be alive in the glee of children at play and the pride of cheering parents.
Erected 2005.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Sports.
Location. 38° 58.872′ N, 77° 1.229′ W. Marker is in Takoma Park, Maryland, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Takoma Avenue just north of Buffalo Avenue, on the right when traveling north. This plaque is at the base of a tree in Jequie Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7403 Buffalo Avenue, Takoma Park MD 20912, 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: Belle Ziegler Park (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Metropolitan Branch & Takoma Park (about 500 feet away); Living in Takoma Park (about 600 feet away); Founding of Takoma Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Centennial Garden (approx. 0.3 miles away); Jesup Blair House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sam Gilliam (approx. 0.3 miles away in District of Columbia);
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Other markers no longer nearby. The Metropolitan Branch and Takoma Park (was about 500 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Living in Takoma Park (was about 600 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . . Walter Penney, 48; Technology Director. 2002 obituary in The Washington Post. (Submitted on September 18, 2007.)
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 15, 2012
2. Walt Penney Field Marker in Belle Ziegler Park
Credits. This page was last revised on March 20, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2007, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,969 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 17, 2012, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 3. submitted on May 29, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
