White Oak in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Rachel Carson House
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, July 26, 2014
1. Rachel Carson House Marker
Has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This property possesses national significance in the commemorating the history of the United States of America.
1991
National Park Service
United States Department of the Interior
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Women. In addition, it is included in the National Historic Landmarks series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1991.
Location. 39° 2.814′ N, 77° 0.036′ W. Marker is in White Oak, Maryland, in Montgomery County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Berwick Road and Apple Grove Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11701 Berwick Rd, Silver Spring MD 20904, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Rachel Carson Greenway (approx. 1.1 miles away); Rachel Carson (approx. 1.1 miles away); Burnt Mills (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Fall Line and the Gorge (approx. 1.2 miles away); Luther Rice (approx. 1.6 miles away);
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, July 26, 2014
2. Rachel Carson House Marker
this page online
Regarding Rachel Carson House. Rachel Carson lived in this house between 1957 and her death in 1964. She wrote her controversial book Silent Spring, mostly in this house.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, July 26, 2014
3. Rachel Carson House
Photographed By Wikipedia
4. Rachel Carson
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, November 2, 2011
5. Rachel Carson
1965 portrait bust of Rachel Carson by Una Hanbury, in the National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 509 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 27, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
