Historical Markers and War Memorials in North Bethesda, Maryland
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Near Rockville Pike (Maryland Route 355) south of Executive Boulevard, on the left when traveling north.
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John Smith 1612 AD "There is but one entrance by sea into this country, and that is at the mouth of a very goodly bay, 18 or 20 miles . . . — — Map (db m113848) HM
On Woodglen Drive north of Executive Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
On this building,
11333 Woodglen Drive,
the first
"Green Roof"
in Montgomery County
was built in 2004.
This roof provides for reduced energy consumption in the building and also provides for a natural filtration and . . . — — Map (db m113838) HM
Near Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187) 0.1 miles south of Tilden Lane, on the right when traveling south.
In 2011, Queen Elizabeth received President Obama at Buckingham Palace. Among significant historic items she arranged for him to view was material related to Josiah Henson's visit with Queen Victoria in 1877. About Henson's meeting, the . . . — — Map (db m174662) HM
Near Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187) 0.1 miles south of Tilden Lane, on the right when traveling south.
"Gradually the disposal of everything raised on the farm,—the wheat, oats, hay, fruit, butter, and whatever else there might be,—was confided to me, and it was quite evident that I could and did sell for better than any one else he . . . — — Map (db m174685) HM
Near Westlake Drive, 0.4 miles Westlake Terrace, on the right when traveling south.
Volunteers are the heart and soul of small community based organizations like the Bethesda Community Base Ball Club. Dedicated volunteers Becky Crowley, Tom DiMisa, Jeff Haven, and Bill Hickman are the secret sauce that make Big Train baseball at . . . — — Map (db m245286) HM
Near Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187) 0.1 miles south of Tilden Lane, on the right when traveling south.
Montgomery Parks has conducted archaeological research on this property since 2009 and will continue studies to learn more about the daily lives of those enslaved here and whose experiences are not recorded anywhere else. Reconstructing the . . . — — Map (db m174689) HM
Near Westlake Drive, 0.8 miles south of Tuckerman Lane, on the right when traveling south.
Walter Johnson, baseball's greatest pitcher, lived in Bethesda from 1925 until 1935. Called the "Big Train" because of his overpowering fastball, Johnson won 417 games in 21 seasons with the Washington Senators. His record of 110 shutouts should . . . — — Map (db m141386) HM
Near Westlake Drive, 0.4 miles Westlake Terrace, on the right when traveling south.
The fan-friendly philosophy of Bill and Mike Veeck has been the inspiration behind the success of Bethesda Big Train baseball at Shirley Povich Field. We are honored that Mike Veeck, a mentor from the very start of Big Train, whole-heartedly . . . — — Map (db m245288) HM
Near Westlake Drive, 0.4 miles north of Westlake Terrace, on the right when traveling south.
Bill Spencer served as the inaugural Commissioner of the Cal Ripken Sr. Collegiate Baseball League from 2005 to 2009. An All-American and All-Atlantic Coaster Conference pitcher at the University of Virginia, Bill's eight complete games in . . . — — Map (db m199049) HM
Near Westlake Drive, 0.4 miles north of Westlake Terrace, on the right when traveling south.
Brett Cecil played for the Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts in the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League's inaugural season of 2005. The University of Maryland standout led the Ripken League in strikeouts and was fourth in ERA. In his first . . . — — Map (db m199008) HM
Near Westlake Drive, 0.4 miles Westlake Terrace, on the left when traveling north.
Brian Dozier played for the 2006 Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League regular season champion Bethesda Big Train, batting .258 with 31 hits in 33 games as shortstop. Brian played baseball at the University of Southern Mississippi and was . . . — — Map (db m199010) HM
Near Westlake Drive, 0.4 miles north of Westlake Terrace, on the right when traveling south.
Bruce Adams co-founded the Bethesda Community Base Ball Club in 1998 with a mission to improve youth fields in Montgomery County and Washington, DC. the club built Shirley Povich Field and created the Big Train as the source of revenue for . . . — — Map (db m199015) HM
Near Westlake Drive, 0.4 miles north of Westlake Terrace, on the right when traveling south.
Cal Ripken Senior. The Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League and this Hall of Fame have been named to honor the man who personified the commitment to playing baseball the right way, the Ripken Way. Cal Senior's maxim was simple: "Perfect . . . — — Map (db m199007) HM
Near Westlake Drive, 0.4 miles north of Westlake Terrace, on the right when traveling south.
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Floyd E. Davis Company, the officers, directors, and employees are honored to play a role in the creation of the Shirley Povich Field at the Cabin John Regional Park.
The Davis . . . — — Map (db m199050) HM
Near Westlake Drive, 0.4 miles north of Westlake Terrace, on the right when traveling south.
Dean Albany co-founded the Cal Ripken Sr. Collegiate Baseball League in 2005, giving the league instant credibility with college coaches and major league scouts. As a coach of Youse's Orioles, Dean's teams won six All-American Amateur . . . — — Map (db m199013) HM
Near Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187) 0.1 miles south of Tilden Lane, on the right when traveling south.
Like much of the Riley-Bolten House, the landscape was reinforced as part of the 1930s renovation. This macadam style road, uncovered during museum construction, replaced the earlier dirt farm road. While dirt roads were common in the . . . — — Map (db m174675) HM
On Rockville Pike (Maryland Route 355) just north of Old Georgetown Road, on the right when traveling north.
After the Civil War, America's cities created new transportation systems that enabled them to prosper and grow. During this time, major rail lines were built to connect Washington, D.C. with other cities. Smaller electric streetcar or 'trolley' . . . — — Map (db m219959) HM
Near Westlake Drive, 0.4 miles north of Westlake Terrace, on the right when traveling south.
George Solomon and Shirley Povich worked side-by-side at The Washington Post for decades. Solomon was Shirley Povich's colleague, editor, and friend.
Solomon joined The Washington Post as a sports reporter in 1972 and served as . . . — — Map (db m199065) HM
Constructed 1909
Designed by Thomas C. Groomes as a two room schoolhouse for white elementary students in rural communities of Montrose and Randolph. Used coal-burning stove, water from a well, and outhouses. Students planted the red cedar . . . — — Map (db m67063) HM
Near Westlake Drive, 0.4 miles north of Westlake Terrace, on the right when traveling south.
The Povich Field hand-operated scoreboard is named in recognition of the outstanding community contribution made by Hopkins & Porter Construction of Potomac, Maryland. Hopkins & Porter designed and constructed the scoreboard as well as the dugout . . . — — Map (db m199052) HM
Near Nicholson Lane at Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187), on the right when traveling west.
Experiencing firsthand the evils of slavery, Josiah Henson chose not just to free himself, but to help others escape their bondage. After he safely arrived in Canada with his wife and children, he set out to raise funds to pay for his brother . . . — — Map (db m174646) HM
Near Westlake Drive, 0.4 miles north of Westlake Terrace, on the right when traveling south.
Hunter Renfroe played for the Bethesda Big Train in 2011 and 2012. In 2011, he hit .305 with eight home runs and 30 RBIs while leading the Ripken League champion Big Train team that was named the nation's top summer college team by Perfect . . . — — Map (db m199022) HM
Near Westlake Drive, on the right when traveling south.
The first annual Joe Branzell All-Star Game was played at Shirley Povich Field on June 30, 1999. The Clark Griffith League All-Stars defeated the Eddie Brooks League All-Stars 2-1. The Joe Branzell All-Star Game honors the memory of a man who . . . — — Map (db m199061) HM
On Rockville Pike (Maryland Route 355) at Edmonston Drive, on the right when traveling north on Rockville Pike.
The
John C. Brown
(Corp’l U. S. Army)
Memorial Bridge
Dedicated
August 26, 1950
To the memory of
the first Maryland soldier
killed in action in Korea
June 30, 1950 — — Map (db m90) WM
Near Westlake Drive, 0.4 miles north of Westlake Terrace, on the right when traveling south.
Shirley Povich Field is the result of the extraordinary community leadership of John Ourisman. As the Founder and Chairman of the Bethesda Community Base Ball Club, John recruited the organization's Founding Members, led the fundraising campaign for . . . — — Map (db m199066) HM
On Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187) 0.1 miles south of Tilden Lane, on the right when traveling south.
Born into slavery in 1789, Josiah Henson was purchased as a child by Adam Robb and transferred here to the Riley plantation in 1795. The Rileys enslaved him for over 30 years until he escaped with his wife and children from Kentucky to . . . — — Map (db m189537) HM
Near Westlake Drive, 0.4 miles north of Westlake Terrace, on the right when traveling south.
Justin Bour played for Youse's Maryland Orioles in 2006 and 2007. Justin hit .331 for the Orioles in 2006 and led the 2007 Ripken League regular season championships with six home runs and 38 RBIs. Youse's Orioles won the All American Amateur . . . — — Map (db m199016) HM
Near Westlake Drive, 0.8 miles south of Tuckerman Lane, on the right when traveling south.
This clubhouse at Povich Field is named in recognition of the outstanding community contribution made by Phil Leibovitz and the entire team at Sandy Spring Builders, LLC of Bethesda, Maryland. The Sandy Spring team played the leadership role in . . . — — Map (db m141385) HM
Near Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187) 0.1 miles south of Tilden Lane, on the right when traveling south.
"We lodged in log huts, and on the bare ground .... Our beds were collections of straw and old rags, thrown down in the corners and boxed in the boards; a single blanket the only covering."
—Josiah . . . — — Map (db m174688) HM
Near Westlake Drive, 0.4 miles north of Westlake Terrace, on the right when traveling south.
Luke Adkins played for the Bethesda Big Train in 2006, 2008, and 2009. In 2009, he shared the Most Valuable Player award on the Big Train's powerhouse 34-10 team that was ranked the nation's ninth best summer college team by Perfect Game . . . — — Map (db m199046) HM
Near Nicholson Lane at Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187), on the right when traveling west.
Slavery in Maryland lasted for 230 years, beginning with the earliest colonists and persisting through most of the Civil War. During the war, Maryland remained in the Union. Like other border state residents, Marylanders were sympathetic to — . . . — — Map (db m174693) HM
Near Westlake Drive, 0.4 miles north of Westlake Terrace, on the right when traveling south.
Shirley Povich Field was built as a result of a community partnership that involved a Herculean effort by members of the local building industry in the winter and spring of 1999. This grandstand is named for Miller & Long Co., Inc., a concrete . . . — — Map (db m199059) HM
Near Josiah Henson Parkway west of Chapman Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Served the community of Montrose and Randolph
1909 to 1960
Designed by Thomas G. Groomes
Restored by Peerless Rockville in 1970
Renovated in 1981
Classroom restored in 1987 — — Map (db m219960) HM
Near Wood Road, 0.6 miles north of Rockville Pike (Maryland Route 355), on the left when traveling north.
Originally, the grounds of the National Naval Medical Center was a rural farm with a small pond fed by a natural spring. The picture to the right is the original spring house located on the property. the pool and the tiny stream reminded the . . . — — Map (db m75845) HM
Near Westlake Drive, 0.4 miles north of Westlake Terrace, on the right when traveling south.
The Bethesda Community Base Ball Club sold 606 seats plaques to help support the construction of Shirley Povich Field in 1999. As part of a campaign to refresh Povich Field in 2018-2019 in honor of our 20th season, the seats in the home plate . . . — — Map (db m199067) HM
Near Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187) 0.1 miles south of Tilden Lane, on the right when traveling south.
"When you came out of the kitchen, or the log cabin, then you went up some steps on to a porch … into the sitting room."
— Frances Mace Hansbrough, 2007
Near Westlake Drive, 0.4 miles north of Westlake Terrace, on the right when traveling south.
Becky Crowley represents the very finest values of the world of summer collegiate baseball. She has used the skills and resources of a successful business executive to enrich our community through her support of amateur baseball. "Miss . . . — — Map (db m199017) HM
On Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187) 0.1 miles south of Tilden Lane, on the right when traveling south.
In 1878, after meeting President Hayes at the White House, Henson returned to the Riley plantation to find it much diminished — a scene common after the end of slavery in the South. Upon recognizing Henson, the Widow Riley exclaimed: "Why, . . . — — Map (db m174661) HM
Near Westlake Drive, 0.4 miles north of Westlake Terrace, on the right when traveling south.
Dick O'Connor founded Maryland Community Baseball, Inc. in 2000 with a mission to promote youth baseball in Silver Spring in Takoma Park. He is the founder of the Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts and spearheaded the campaign to renovate . . . — — Map (db m199020) HM
Near Westlake Drive, 0.4 miles north of Westlake Terrace, on the right when traveling south.
Sal Colangelo took over as head coach of the Bethesda Big Train in 2005, the inaugural season of the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League, after serving as assistant coach for the team's first six seasons. In his first fourteen seasons as . . . — — Map (db m199012) HM
Near Westlake Drive, 0.8 miles south of Tuckerman Lane, on the right when traveling south.
Baseball was Shirley Povich's true passion. In a career at The Washington Post that spanned 75 years, Povich covered the greats of the game from Walter Johnson to Cal Ripken Jr. The prolific and profound Povich covered the Washington . . . — — Map (db m141383) HM
Near Westlake Drive, 0.4 miles north of Westlake Terrace, on the right when traveling south.
Bethesda Big Train baseball and BCC Baseball are dedicated to showcasing the great history of baseball and sharing this history with new generations of baseball fans. We named our team the Big Train after baseball's greatest pitcher, Walter . . . — — Map (db m199053) HM
Near Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187) 0.1 miles south of Tilden Lane, on the right when traveling south.
"I used to reason that the slaves were the property of their masters, and so were the pigs…if I induced them to wander away, it was only taking a part of master's property, the pigs, to make the other part of his property, the . . . — — Map (db m174683) HM
Near Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187) 0.1 miles south of Tilden Lane, on the right when traveling south.
This illustration imagines what the property looked like 200 years ago when Josiah Henson was enslaved here. The Riley House was positioned on a hill above Old Georgetown Road. A number of outbuildings were scattered around the property to . . . — — Map (db m189535) HM
Near Westlake Drive, 0.4 miles north of Westlake Terrace, on the right when traveling south.
Shirley Povich covered baseball — his true passion — from Walter Johnson to Cal Ripken in a career at The Washington Post that spanned 75 years. The prolific and profound Povich covered the Washington Senators' lone World Championship in . . . — — Map (db m199056) HM
Near Westlake Drive, 0.4 miles north of Westlake Terrace, on the right when traveling south.
The bond between Tim Kurkjian and baseball's
Big Train runs deep. Kurkjian played basketball and baseball at Walter Johnson High School where he also wrote for the school newspaper, "The Pitch," and the yearbook, "The Windup." He has . . . — — Map (db m245290) HM
Near Westlake Drive, 0.4 miles north of Westlake Terrace, on the right when traveling north.
Walter Johnson personified "gentlemanly conduct in the heat of battle," as his friend and chronicler Shirley Povich put it.
Rated the fourth best player in the history of the game by The Sporting News Walter Johnson was the game's . . . — — Map (db m199070) HM
On Nicholson Lane at Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187), on the right when traveling west on Nicholson Lane.
Born in 1789 in Maryland to enslaved parents, Josiah Henson lived in slavery until 1830. For most of that time, he worked and lived on the Isaac Riley plantation, where he sustained humiliation, deprivation, and crippling violence. After a . . . — — Map (db m174691) HM
On Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187) 0.1 miles south of Tilden Lane, on the right when traveling south.
This is the historic Riley-Bolten House, built circa 1800. The log structure attached to the house is a kitchen built in 1850. Until 1864, this plantation was worked by enslaved people. Josiah Henson lived in quarters elsewhere on the . . . — — Map (db m174652) HM
