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White Oak in Silver Spring in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Rachel Carson House

 
 
Rachel Carson House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, July 26, 2014
1. Rachel Carson House Marker
Inscription.
Rachel Carson House
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: EnvironmentWomen. 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 Silver Spring, Maryland, in Montgomery County. It is in White Oak. 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); Rice The Missionary (approx. 1.6 miles away); Rice The Educator (approx. 1.6 miles away); Rice The Journalist (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Silver Spring.
 
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Rachel Carson lived in this house between 1957 and her death in 1964. She wrote her controversial book Silent Spring, mostly in this house.
 
Rachel Carson House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, July 26, 2014
2. Rachel Carson House Marker
Rachel Carson House image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, July 26, 2014
3. Rachel Carson House
Rachel Carson image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Wikipedia
4. Rachel Carson
Fish & Wildlife Service employee photo
Rachel Carson image. Click for full size.
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 February 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 614 times since then and 14 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.

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