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

Glen Echo Park: Aerial View c. 1954

Glen Echo Park Aerial View marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Fuchs, February 18, 2008

1. Glen Echo Park Aerial View marker

Inscription. Among the familiar structures in this aerial photo are old attractions - the Fun House, Coaster Dips, Crystal Pool, and Flying Scooter. Still present in the park today are the Ballroom, the Arcade and the Dentzel Carousel as well as other smaller structures.

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

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places.

Location. 38° 58.044′ N, 77° 8.317′ W. Marker is in Glen Echo, Maryland, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Macarthur Boulevard near Goldsboro Road (Maryland Route 614). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7300 MacArthur Boulevard, Glen Echo MD 20812, 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 7 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Glen Echo Park: Protest Years 1960 (here, next to this marker); Glen Echo Park: Spanish Ballroom (here, next to this marker); Glen Echo Park: Chautaugua c. 1891 (here, next to this marker); The Clara Barton Trail (about 300 feet away); Glen Echo Park (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Glen Echo Park (about 400 feet away); Minnehaha Creek (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Glen Echo.

Other markers no longer nearby. Glen Echo Park c. 1930 (was within

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shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); The Glen Echo Park Yurts (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed); A Trolley Returns to Glen Echo (was about 300 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Trolley Parks In America (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed); Glen Echo From Past to Present (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed); 1921 (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed); The Roller Coasters of Glen Echo Amusement Park (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed); Glen Echo Park’s Crystal Pool (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed); The Changing Face of Glen Echo (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed).

More about this marker. This picture was taken with Elite Chrome 200 and scanned into a JPEG file.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 25, 2008, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland. This page has been viewed 3,436 times since then and 25 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on February 25, 2008, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland.