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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Silver Spring, Maryland
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On Matthew Henson Trail south of Hewitt Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
August 8, 1866 - Born in Charles County, Maryland.
1877-1879 - At the age of 12, leaves home to live in Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD.
1879-1884 - Joins the crew of the ship "Katie Hines" as a cabin boy and explores the . . . — — Map (db m205930) HM
On Georgia Avenue (Maryland Route 97) north of Aspen Hill Road.
I am the Star Spangled Banner.....
conceived in 1777 out of love
America bore for Liberty and Honor.
I am the memorial of countless heroes who
shed their blood to preserve this
sacred heritage.
I have inspired generations of . . . — — Map (db m111567) WM
On Paint Branch Trail north of East Randolph Road, on the right when traveling north.
Outside the Mill
In searching for the remains of a mill, an archaeologist is forced to ask the same questions a miller pondered years ago where should the mill be built and what should this building look like.
Of prime importance to . . . — — Map (db m115376) HM
Near Paint Branch Trail east of Tamarack Road, on the left when traveling east.
Whirl of the Wheel, Clickety-Clack of the Loom
In 1850, there were 9,780 sheep raised in Montgomery County - more than double the amount of horses or cows in this agrarian setting. Sheep were highly valued for their outer coat of wool, a . . . — — Map (db m115378) HM
On East Randolph Road just east of New Hampshire Avenue (Maryland Route 650), on the right when traveling east.
Built in 1927, the Smithfield Colored School was one of sixteen schools for African Americans constructed in the county with financial assistance from the Julian Rosenwald Fund. The Smithville school was built near Colesville, Maryland to provide . . . — — Map (db m109226) HM
On Paint Branch Trail east of Collingwood Terrace, on the left when traveling south.
Inside the Mill
Built by 1723, the grist mill that Richard Snowden operated here is considered the earliest commercial enterprise in Montgomery County. Local resident patronized his "custom" mill where neighbors paid a "toll" to have flour . . . — — Map (db m115789) HM
Near East Randolph Road west of Tourmaline Court, on the left when traveling east.
Recording the Past
In 1936, John Brostup came to Colesville to take photographs for the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), a New Deal federal works project established to capture pre-1860s structures on film before they disappeared. . . . — — Map (db m115372) HM
Near East Randolph Road west of Tourmaline Court, on the left when traveling east.
Several water powered mills operated along Paint Branch from as early as 1723. In the 1790s, Peter Kemp built a saw and grist mill and brick miller's cottage on this site. Two subsequent mills replaced the original in the nineteenth century. The . . . — — Map (db m115373) HM
On Georgia Avenue (U.S. 29) at Silver Spring Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Georgia Avenue.
In 1912 John H. and Thomas Hunter opened Hunter Bros., a hardware and implements business, on what John described as "the most lonesome spot between Glenmont and the city of Washington." Housed in a two-story wood frame structure, the hardware . . . — — Map (db m67613) HM
On Georgia Avenue (U.S. 97) at Cameron Street, on the right when traveling south on Georgia Avenue.
From 1946 to 2000, Tastee Diner's 24-hour service could be enjoyed three blocks south at 8516 Georgia Avenue. Designated a Montgomery County Master Plan Historic Preservation site in 1994, this classic Streamline Moderne-style diner was . . . — — Map (db m157692) HM
On Georgia Avenue (Maryland Route 97) at Wayne Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Georgia Avenue.
With a burst of new development in 1927, downtown Silver Spring's commercial center -- originally located around the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad station (8100 Georgia Avenue at Sligo Avenue) -- firmly re-established itself three blocks to the north. . . . — — Map (db m62161) HM
On Georgia Avenue (Maryland Route 97) at Sligo Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Georgia Avenue.
The Establishment of Silver Spring's first bank and Newspaper, traditional institutions required for a community to grow and prosper, occurred on this corner with the opening of the Silver Spring National Bank in 1910 and publication of The . . . — — Map (db m62165) HM
On Georgia Avenue (U.S. 29) at Bonifant Street, on the right when traveling south on Georgia Avenue.
Silver Spring During the Civil War
If you has used our post office between 1937 and 1981 you would have seen a mural depicting a possible Civil War scenario.
Opened on March 1, 1937, the Georgian Revival style Silver Spring post office at . . . — — Map (db m76411) HM
In 1842, Francis Preston Blair built a country house very near this park and divided his time between his 300 acre farm and his city residence "Blair House", which is now the President's official guest house in Washington, D.C. Blair was a powerful . . . — — Map (db m75736) HM
On Newell Street at Kennett Street, on the right when traveling north on Newell Street.
[Panel 1:] Blair Mansion: Silver Spring
Prior to the development of modern Silver Spring, this immediate area was a bucolic, rural landscape in a portion of Montgomery County then known as Sligo. The property was owned by Francis . . . — — Map (db m23488) HM
On Georgia Avenue (U.S. 29) at Colesville Road (U.S. 29), on the left when traveling south on Georgia Avenue.
Blumen Lumen is a kinetic installation that balances the modern tension between technology and nature. The flowers respond to to weather patterns and open and close as the sun rises and sets. At night, their colorful display can be influenced by . . . — — Map (db m212546) HM
On Colesville Road (U.S. 29) at Fentron Street, on the right when traveling south on Colesville Road.
"Shop Along the Silver Strip, Suburban Washington's Newest and Finest Shopping Community," proclaimed the January 8, 1942 Silver Spring Standard newspaper upon its opening. Businesses residing in these storefronts offered a variety of . . . — — Map (db m68578) HM
Designed in 1946 by New York City architect Walter Monroe Cory, the Canada Dry Bottling Plant is the most architecturally significant Streamline Moderne industrial structure in Montgomery County and a landmark in downtown Silver Spring. The . . . — — Map (db m75058) HM
On Newell Street at Kennett Street, on the right when traveling north on Newell Street.
Washington, D.C. was raided in 1864 by 14,000 Confederate troops led by General Jubal Early. Skirmishes took place in Silver Spring and Washington, with the attack finally being stopped at Fort Stevens - just a few miles south of this site. . . . — — Map (db m76026) HM
On Georgia Avenue (U.S. 29) at Silver Spring Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Georgia Avenue.
In 1945, John H. Hunter sold his hardware business to Lawrence B. Maloney, Sr. a former International Harvester Co. branch manager from Richmond, Va. Maloney was assisted in his new position by sons Lawrence (Larry), Jr. and Leonard. Renamed . . . — — Map (db m67665) HM
Established in 1974, the Visual Art Center (VAC) is a nationally recognized portfolio preparation program at Albert Einstein High School in Kensington, MD. The VAC is the honors level, pre-college, art portfolio development countywide magnet . . . — — Map (db m216716) HM
On East West Highway, on the right when traveling north.
(Center Plaque):
Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler October 7, 1770 - November 20, 1843The first superintendent of the United States' survey of the coast, founded in 1807, led America's efforts in establishing the geodetic framework for all land . . . — — Map (db m54502) HM
A Full Line of Dry Goods and Clothing was available at Moses Sclar's Grand Leader Store (8221 Georgia Avenue), which opened in 1926 and adjoined John and Joseph Dolan's project (see opposite side) to the south. In operation for over a . . . — — Map (db m79236) HM
On Georgia Avenue near Bonifant Street when traveling south.
Silver Spring's First Bank Robbery occurred in 1928, here on the southwest corner of Georgia Avenue and Oak Street (today's Bonifant Street).
Commerce in this block began on September 1, 1925, when the Colonial Revival-style Silver . . . — — Map (db m125280) HM
Near Georgia Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
This geodetic mark was established to commemorate 200 years of science, service, stewardship to the nation by NOAA and its predecessor agencies and to mark the location of NOAA's 200th Celebration Time Capsule. The materials reflect the essence of . . . — — Map (db m66195) HM
On Georgia Avenue (Maryland Route 97) at Sligo Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Georgia Avenue.
From Coal and Horse Feed to Ice Cream, a variety of businesses fronting Georgia Avenue have occupied the corner across Sligo Avenue from where you stand. The earliest documented business was Wilkins & Jordan dealers in flour, feed , hay, grain, . . . — — Map (db m62168) HM
As a labor organizer, civic leader, political activist, and small business owner, Gene led a life dedicated to family, community, and public service. He served in many roles working to promote positive community change, including Montgomery Countys . . . — — Map (db m225758) HM
On Georgia Avenue (Maryland Route 97) at Jesup Blair Drive, on the right when traveling north on Georgia Avenue.
Francis Preston Blair brought his family to Washington from Kentucky at the invitation of President Andrew Jackson to publish a newspaper supporting his administration. Between 1842 and 1854, the Blair family built three summer homes in Silver . . . — — Map (db m61875) HM
On Georgia Avenue (Route 29) at Ripley Street when traveling south on Georgia Avenue.
"Three ace promoters of Silver Spring in those days [1920s & 30s], they had a finger in almost every pie." So wrote editor Blair Lee III in August 29, 1947 Maryland News describing his father E. Brooke Lee, James H. Cissel and Frank L. . . . — — Map (db m75761) HM
On Georgia Avenue (Maryland Route 97) at Camron Street when traveling south on Georgia Avenue.
The 1958 Perpetual Building Association office at 8700 Georgia Avenue is the finest example of Mid-Century Modern architecture in Silver Spring. The University of Maryland study Modern Movement in Maryland extols Perpetual as a "pristine . . . — — Map (db m66947) HM
On Eastern Avenue, 0 miles north of Georgia Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
This plaque marks the site
of the
District of Columbia
North-East
Boundary Stone No. 1
originally placed here
1791 - 1792
Presented by
The Mary Washington Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
and
United States . . . — — Map (db m154777) HM
On Colesville Road (U.S. 29) at Fenton Street, on the right when traveling south on Colesville Road.
The commercial Vitality of this block sprang to life in the late 1930s. Across the street, where homes with front porches once stood, the 1938 construction of the Silver Spring Shopping Center served as the "Magnet" attracting future . . . — — Map (db m69171) HM
The Silver Spring Armory, completed in 1927, was significant for its association with the Maryland National Guard 29th Division's service during World Wars I and II. It was one of the major civic buildings constructed in Silver Spring during the . . . — — Map (db m75275) HM
The first decades of this century saw Silver Spring transformed from a 19th century rural village into an early 20th century residential community and center of commerce. Major E. Brooke Lee and Captain Frank L. Hewitt, returning World War I . . . — — Map (db m76024) HM
One of the most significant reasons for Silver Spring's growth was its location along the Metropolitan Branch of the B&O Railroad. The railroad line stimulated the development of outlying commuter suburbs. It also allowed the County's agriculture . . . — — Map (db m75802) HM
Near Jesup Blair Drive east of Georgia Avenue (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling east.
6 August 1863: Our weather continues intensely hot, so far Blair endures it well cheerful as a bird out under the trees all day about the Spring where it is cool from the dense shade & the cool waters, he makes mill dams, mud cakes & runs . . . — — Map (db m82236) HM
The 1938 Silver Spring Shopping Center is a superb example of moderne architecture with art deco elements. Designed by noted architect John Eberson, it is a rare example of an early planned shopping center with parking forming Montgomery County's . . . — — Map (db m75065) HM
Silver Spring's heyday as a commercial center began in 1938 with the opening of the Silver Theatre and Shopping complex, designed by John Eberson. These streamlined buildings housed a wide variety of shops, as well as a 1,100 seat movie theatre, and . . . — — Map (db m76002) HM
On Georgia Avenue (U.S. 29) south of Bonifant Street when traveling south.
Silver Spring's First Movie Theater, the 500-seat SECO (Suburban Electric Company), which opened on November 7, 1927 with the silent film "Fireman Save My Child," was located at 8242-8244 Georgia Avenue. The theater, renamed Roth's Silver . . . — — Map (db m125279) HM
On Georgia Avenue (Maryland Route 97) at Wayne Avenue on Georgia Avenue.
At three stories, this was Silver Springs tallest building. Occupying the prime corner lot at 8435 Georgia Avenue was the Masonic Temple, home of the Silver Spring Lodge No. 215 A.F. & A.M. of Maryland. (Ancient and Free Accepted Mason). About three . . . — — Map (db m62102) HM
Near Jesup Blair Drive east of Georgia Avenue (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling east.
In his declaration of war on April 15, 1861, President Lincoln made an urgent request:
I appeal to all loyal citizens to favor, facilitate and aid said effort to maintain the honor, the integrity, and the existence of our National Union, . . . — — Map (db m82166) HM
Near Jesup Blair Drive east of Georgia Avenue (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling east.
[They] have to an unusual degree the spirit of [a] clan. Their family is a closed corporation.
Secretary John Hay recorded a White House conversation in which the President Abraham Lincoln, spoke of the Blair family: . . . — — Map (db m194704) HM
On Georgia Avenue (U.S. 29) at Ripley Street when traveling south on Georgia Avenue.
"Buy 'em by the Bag," the motto urged. For more than half a century, hamburger-hungry customers came to Maryland's first Little Tavern to do just that.
Harry F. Duncan founded Little Tavern Shops, Inc., which specialized in 5’ little . . . — — Map (db m75468) HM
On Georgia Avenue (Maryland Route 97) at Blair Road, on the right when traveling north on Georgia Avenue.
Just west of the Jesup Blair House was "Falklands," home of President Lincoln's Postmaster General, Montgomery C. Blair, and "Silver Spring," home of his father, Francis Preston Blair. During the attack on Ft. Stevens, July 11 and 12, 1864, . . . — — Map (db m3972) HM
The Community of Silver Spring, Maryland, derives its name from this spring, discovered in 1840 by Francis Preston Blair and his daughter, Elizabeth. While riding on horseback in the woods beyond Washington, rays of sun on mica sand particles in . . . — — Map (db m74684) HM
On Pershing Drive at Bonifant Street, on the left when traveling west on Pershing Drive. Reported damaged.
This mural tells the stories of 3 refugees who live here in Maryland, who were interviewed for this project. Georges, a former mayor of his city in eastern Congo (DRC), fled with his family when the war came to his region. Mai, from Myanmar (aka . . . — — Map (db m114527) HM
On Georgia Avenue (Maryland Route 97) north of Silver Spring Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
"Don't Worry About It"
The 'Mayor' of Silver Spring.
Norman Lane 1911-1987.
Remembering the Loving Kindhearted Forbearance of the People of Silver Spring
The "Mayor of Silver Spring" was our official town drunk. Although he was . . . — — Map (db m79247) HM
On Newell Street near East West Highway (Maryland Route 410).
The community of Silver Spring derives its name from a mica flecked sparkling spring which existed in the immediate area and is now commemorated in this park. Francis Preston Blair, who came to Maryland from Kentucky to publish a newspaper in . . . — — Map (db m101) HM
Near Georgia Avenue (U.S. 29) south of Colesville Road (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling north.
The 1938 Silver Theatre and Silver Spring Shopping Center complex is a landmark of early 20th-century commercial architecture. It profoundly affected the development of suburban Silver Spring as well as helped shape the growth of the region. It . . . — — Map (db m113018) HM
Near Georgia Avenue (U.S. 29) south of Colesville Road (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling north.
Just around the corner, on Colesville Road, is the American Film Institute (AFI) Silver Theatre and Cultural Center an architectural treasure and state-of-the-art movie theater saved from the wrecker's ball by the citizens of Silver Spring and . . . — — Map (db m113010) HM
On Ripley Street south of Bonifant Street, on the right when traveling north.
This sculpture, titled Two Roads, is a kind of open book that stands where two paths diverge, reflecting visitors and their world. The pages, with passages of caution, insight, beauty and hope, are quietly disintegrating dissolving into the . . . — — Map (db m114002) HM
On Ellsworth Drive at Fenton Street, on the right when traveling north on Ellsworth Drive.
" We take increased devotion to that cause
for which they gave the last full measure of devotion
that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom "
Abraham Lincoln
Gettysburg . . . — — Map (db m113541) WM
On Georgia Avenue (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling north.
Silver Spring in the early 1900s saw the construction of several private dwellings fronting the east side of Georgia Avenue, originally named the Washington and Brookeville Turnpike. One of these was an American four-square house built in 1909 . . . — — Map (db m79226) HM
On Georgia Avenue (at milepost 97) at Blair Road, on the right when traveling north on Georgia Avenue.
On August 8, 1850 a hired carriage was forcibly stopped in the middle of Brookeville Pike (Georgia Avenue) near this spot by a Sheriff's posse from Washington, D.C. and a shoot-out ensued. The carriage was driven by William Chaplin, who was unarmed, . . . — — Map (db m109230) HM
Brick Is Enduring. In 1931, the Lansdale, PA engineer Frank HM Klinge published the Atlas of Montgomery County; Volume One. Real estate atlases were created to assist fire insurance companies in assessing the risk associated with insuring a . . . — — Map (db m75302) HM
On Coleridge Drive, 0.1 miles west of Belvedere Place, on the right when traveling west.
Lavinia Margaret Engle was a lifelong advocate for women's rights and social services.
Born here in 1892, before women had the right to vote, she joined the women's suffrage movement, led the state's League of Women Voters, and became . . . — — Map (db m240327) HM
On Linden Lane north of Sacks Street, on the right when traveling north.
Imagine this landscape as it was a century ago.
National Park Seminary was then a highly regarded private school for young women. The campus showcased small, simple gardens and wide lawns graced with European sculpture. Paths wound through . . . — — Map (db m213231) HM
Near Linden Lane, 0.1 miles west of Fraser Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Army Medical Museum
has been designated a
Registered National
Historic Landmark
under the provision of the
Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935
This site possesses exceptional value
in commemorating and illustrating
the . . . — — Map (db m17095) HM
Near Rosensteel Avenue just north of Forest Glen Road (Maryland Route 192), on the left when traveling north.
In Memory of
Daniel Carroll II
Member Continental Congress
Signer Articles of Confederation
and Constitution
July 22 1730 May 7, 1796 — — Map (db m109918) HM
On Forest Glen Road (Maryland Route 192) at Rosensteel Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Forest Glen Road. Reported missing.
Near this spot was the home of Daniel Carroll, member of the Second Continental Congress and of the Federal Constitutional Convention. He was a Representative from Maryland in the first United States Congress and served as one of the three . . . — — Map (db m168741) HM
On Georgia Avenue (Maryland Route 97) south of Capital Beltway (Interstate 495), on the right when traveling south.
On June 9, 1966, nine civil rights demonstrators walked onto I-495 in an act of civil disobedience. Attorney C. Charles Jones led the three-day, 64-mile march around the beltway to protest the lack of rental housing for African Americans in the DC . . . — — Map (db m215312) HM
Near Belvedere Boulevard at Woodland Drive, on the right when traveling east.
George Washington Getty was born in Washington, D.C. on October 2, 1819. He graduated from the U.S Military Academy in West Point in 1840 and served in Michigan at Fort Monroe, Virginia. He was a captain of artillery in the Mexican War (1847-48), . . . — — Map (db m113877) HM
Born February 22, 1961
Washington, DC
A dedicated and loyal
Army Medical Service
Corps Officer
Died September 11, 2001
At the Pentagon
Serving her country
during the Terrorist
attacks of that Day
Dedicated September 11, 2003 . . . — — Map (db m116029) WM
On Forest Glen Road (Maryland Route 192) at Rosensteel Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Forest Glen Road.
John Carroll
1735-1815
First resident pastor here
1774
First Prefect Apostolic - 1784
First Bishop - 1789
First Archbishop - 1808
of the
Catholic Church in
the United States
Erected by Order of the Alhambra
. . . — — Map (db m109925) HM
On Linden Lane, 0.1 miles west of Fraser Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
This memorial to LTC Karen J. Wagner was previously installed in the gymnasium named in her honor at the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Working with the Surgeon General of the United States Army, NMHM relocated the . . . — — Map (db m198861) HM WM
On Ament Street south of Linden Lane, on the right when traveling south.
National Park Seminary was a resort hotel from 1887 to 1893, a school for young women from 1894 to 1942, and a U.S. Army medical facility from 1942 to 2004. It is now a unique residential community.
Guests at The Forest Inn, . . . — — Map (db m115987) HM
On Linden Lane at Ament Street, on the right when traveling east on Linden Lane.
National Park Seminary was a resort hotel from 1887 to 1893, a school for young women from 1894 to 1942, and a U.S. Army medical facility from 1942 to 2004. It is now a unique residential community.
The Aloha cottage was built . . . — — Map (db m115988) HM
On Linden Lane at Ament Street, on the right when traveling east on Linden Lane.
National Park Seminary was a resort hotel from 1887 to 1893, a school for young women from 1894 to 1942, and a U.S. Army medical facility from 1942 to 2004. It is now a unique residential community.
The classical style of the . . . — — Map (db m115989) HM
On Dewitt Drive north of Linden Lane, on the left when traveling north.
National Park Seminary was a resort hotel from 1887 to 1893, a school for young women from 1894 to 1942, and a U.S. Army medical facility from 1942 to 2004. It is now a unique residential community.
The massive Ament Hall, . . . — — Map (db m115990) HM
On Dewitt Drive at Dewitt Drive, on the right when traveling east on Dewitt Drive.
National Park Seminary was a resort hotel from 1887 to 1893, a school for young women from 1894 to 1942, and a U.S. Army medical facility from 1942 to 2004. It is now a unique residential community.
Seminary students belonged . . . — — Map (db m115991) HM
On Dewitt Court north of Dewitt Drive, on the left when traveling north.
National Park Seminary was a resort hotel from 1887 to 1893, a school for young women from 1894 to 1942, and a U.S. Army medical facility from 1942 to 2004. It is now a unique residential community.
Hotel guests and seminary . . . — — Map (db m115992) HM
On Dewitt Drive at Dewitt Drive, on the right when traveling west on Dewitt Drive.
National Park Seminary was a resort hotel from 1887 to 1893, a school for young women from 1894 to 1942, and a U.S. Army medical facility from 1942 to 2004. It is now a unique residential community.
The Forest Inn was built in . . . — — Map (db m115993) HM
On Dewitt Drive north of Dewitt Circle, on the right when traveling north.
National Park Seminary was a resort hotel from 1887 to 1893, a school for young women from 1894 to 1942, and a U.S. Army medical facility from 1942 to 2004. It is now a unique residential community.
A panorama of five . . . — — Map (db m115994) HM
On Dewitt Drive at Linden Lane, on the left when traveling north on Dewitt Drive.
National Park Seminary was a resort hotel from 1887 to 1893, a school for young women from 1894 to 1942, and a U.S. Army medical facility from 1942 to 2004. It is now a unique residential community.
This corner marks the . . . — — Map (db m213232) HM
Near Dewitt Drive just west of Dewitt Court, on the left when traveling west.
The National Park Seminary
Historic District
has been listed in the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States Department
of Interior
1972
for its architectural significance
and its role in womens . . . — — Map (db m115821) HM
On Linden Lane north of Sacks Street, on the right when traveling north.
Stroll into an oasis of native plants.
This garden is designed to absorb and filter stormwater. It features many local plant species you may recognize and some you may have never seen. Conservation landscapes like this shelter wildlife and . . . — — Map (db m213230) HM
On Glenallen Avenue east of Layhill Road, on the right when traveling east.
In 2015, Glen Waye Gardens Condominiums and Bethesda Green undertook three major methods to reduce Glen Waye's stormwater runoff:
Reforestation project: 60 native trees were planted.
Cisterns: 6 concrete pads and rainwater collection . . . — — Map (db m112542) HM
Near Greenery Lane east of Layhill Road, on the left when traveling east.
In 2015, Glen Waye Gardens Condominiums and Bethesda Green undertook three major methods to reduce Glen Waye's stormwater runoff:
Reforestation Project: 60 native trees were planted.
Cisterns: 6 concrete pads and rainwater . . . — — Map (db m112543) HM
On Glenallen Avenue west of Greenery Lane, on the right when traveling east.
In 2015, Glen Waye Gardens Condominiums and Bethesda Green undertook three major methods to reduce Glen Waye's stormwater runoff:
Reforestation project: 60 native trees were planted.
Cisterns: 6 concrete pads and . . . — — Map (db m112540) HM
On University Boulevard West (Maryland Route 193) north of Eisner Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Royal Ambassadors of the Southern Baptist Convention made possible this memorial by their gifts and dedicated it to the memory of Luther Rice on August 14, 1963 during the
Third National
Royal Ambassador Congress — — Map (db m114892) HM
On University Boulevard West (Maryland Route 193) north of Eisner Street, on the right when traveling north.
Luther Rice always considered himself primarily a missionary; his all-encompassing concern was missions; his persistent purpose was to facilitate mission advance. Only against this background of mission dedication was he an educator. For him . . . — — Map (db m114894) HM
On University Boulevard West (Maryland Route 193) north of Eisner Street, on the right when traveling north.
The entry of Luther Rice into the field of journalism was not based upon his love of writing or his desire to be an editor. Rather, it was an outgrowth of his complete devotion to the missionary outreach of Baptists. Rice had himself experienced the . . . — — Map (db m114895) HM
On University Boulevard West (Maryland Route 193) north of Eisner Street, on the right when traveling north.
Luther Rice was one of the first foreign missionaries from the United States. Along with Adoniram Judson and three others, he was ordained a Congregationalist missionary in 1812. In India he and the Judsons accepted the Baptist view of Baptism, . . . — — Map (db m114888) HM
On University Boulevard West (Maryland Route 193) north of Eisner Street, on the right when traveling north.
Luther Rice has been described as a denominational statesman. His critics--and they were many--would probably have labeled him a "Baptist politician"! Rice had the traits both of the polished diplomat and the grass-roots office seeker. He was . . . — — Map (db m114891) HM
Near Bonifant Road west of Carona Drive, on the right when traveling east.
D. C. Transit System 1540, shown to the right on the turning loop at 11th and Monroe Streets NW, will soon operate south on 11th Street to east on E Street to south on 9th Street to east on Pennsylvania Avenue. Just east of 7th Street, the car will . . . — — Map (db m115996) HM
On Layhill Road (Maryland Route 182) north of Middlevale Lane, on the left when traveling north.
August 8, 1866 - Born in Charles County, Maryland.
1877-1879 - At the age of 12, leaves home to live in Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD.
1879-1884 - Joins the crew of the ship "Katie Hines" as a cabin boy and explores the . . . — — Map (db m114209) HM
On Northwest Branch Trail, 0.8 miles north of Piney Branch Road (Maryland Route 320), on the left when traveling north.
Pictured here is Rachel Carson exploring this stream valley with local children in the 1960s. Rachel Carson (1907-1964) was a scientist who had a remarkable talent for making complicated scientific information easy to understand. Her most . . . — — Map (db m229725) HM
On Layhill Road (Maryland Route 182) at Norwood Road (Maryland Route 182), on the right when traveling west on Layhill Road.
Mothers and fathers alike sought to ensure that their sons and daughters had continual access to education between 1861 and 1865. At the height of the Civil War, public primary schools in Montgomery County were closed due to deficient state . . . — — Map (db m162739) HM
On Layhill Road (Maryland Route 182) at Norwood Road, on the right when traveling south on Layhill Road.
In 1860 James Holland purchased this land and built the general store that still stands today. Located at the intersection of the toll roads to Baltimore and Olney, the store was at the heart of a community that became known as Holland's Corner. . . . — — Map (db m49924) HM
On Sligo Creek Parkway just south of Omaha Beach Drive, on the right when traveling south.
Some of the plants in Sligo Creek Park may not belong here. Many plants from other parts of the world have been brought in, on purpose or by accident, and have established themselves all over our region. They have left behind animals . . . — — Map (db m231318) HM
On Fern Street, on the right when traveling north.
Just east of this location was once the home for several generations of an influential African American family. In April 1894, Charles and Jane Webster bought an acre of land along the country road that became University Boulevard. in 1938, the . . . — — Map (db m245162) HM
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