Upper Marlboro is the county seat for Prince George's County
Greenbelt is in Prince George's County
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On Crescent Road, 0.2 miles west of Greenhill Road, on the right when traveling west.
First Lady of the Land, First Lady of the World, wife of our 32nd President, First Chairman of the U.N. Commission on Human Rights. From this point she surveyed the site and spurred the work of building Greenbelt, the first garden community in the . . . — — Map (db m188) HM
Height 10 feet 7 inches
Diameter 12 feet 10 inches
Weight (including crew) 13,000 pounds
This is a model of the Apollo Command Module, which carried a total of 27 astronauts to lunar orbit aboard nine missions between 1968 and 1972. . . . — — Map (db m218613) HM
Technologies developed for Apollo led to advancements in the commercial sector. For example, fire-resistant textiles used for spacesuits are now used for firefighting, military purposes and motorsports. A water purification system used aboard Apollo . . . — — Map (db m218608) HM
Welcome to the City of Greenbelt
Unlike most towns that develop gradually over a long period of time, Greenbelt was the first "green town" built in 1936 from scratch as part of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal. The entire community was . . . — — Map (db m5038) HM
The Greenbelt Community Center, originally the Greenbelt Center Elementary School and Community Building, was completed in the autumn of 1937, just in time for Greenbelt’s first occupants. From the beginning, residents also used the buildings for . . . — — Map (db m2475) HM
The spacecraft commander sat on the left. In addition to command duties, the commander operated the spacecraft's flight controls. The Command Module pilot sat in the center, overseeing guidance and navigation and sometimes flying the spacecraft. . . . — — Map (db m218610) HM
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt took a great interest in Greenbelt and visited the town on numerous occasions. Mrs. Roosevelt participated directly in extensive planning and development. She believed that decent housing and a nurturing environment . . . — — Map (db m2474) HM
On Crescent Road at Centerway and Gardenway, on the right on Crescent Road.
A gas station has stood on this site since the opening of the town in 1937. Notice that the rounded glass facade is gone from the original building and that a garage has been added on the right side. Initially, like all the other businesses in . . . — — Map (db m194) HM
Near Spellman Overpass north of Baltimore-Washington Parkway (Maryland Route 295), on the right when traveling south.
This trail and overpass are dedicated to Gladys Noon Spellman in recognition of 18 years of public service to the citizens of Greenbelt as Member of Congress for the Fifth Congressional District of Maryland and as Chairman and Member of the Prince . . . — — Map (db m129985) HM
On Southway north of Greenbelt Road (Maryland Route 193), on the right when traveling north.
Greenbelt was the first of three planned garden towns built and owned by the U.S. Government during the Administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It was a "new deal" experiment in community planning, of note to urban planners throughout . . . — — Map (db m41235) HM
On Southway north of Greenbelt Road (Maryland Route 193), on the right when traveling north.
Greenbelt Historic District has been designated a National Historic Landmark. The original town of Greenbelt was the first government sponsored planned community built on Garden City principles and possesses national significance in commemorating . . . — — Map (db m41234) HM
In 1936 the federal government built Greenbelt and two other "greenbelt towns" as models of town and community planning. The government carefully selected tenants for the utopian town and acted as landlord. Although Greenbelt was carefully planned, . . . — — Map (db m26553) HM
Near Crescent Road east of Kenilworth Avenue (Maryland Route 201).
Construction on the Greenbelt project began with this lake on October 12, 1935. Originally a heavily wooded 23-acre valley cut by a stream, the lake required one year and over two hundred men to complete it. Because the federal government was . . . — — Map (db m173) HM
On Crescent Road east of Westway, on the right when traveling east.
The Greenbelt Museum house opened October 10, 1987 as part of the City of Greenbelt's 50th anniversary celebration. At approximately 836 square feet, this particular unit is one of the smallest of the original homes. The Friends of Greenbelt Museum . . . — — Map (db m130042) HM
On Campground Road west of Park Central Road, on the right when traveling west.
This is a place of contrast. Once this land was covered with virgin forest, then it was farmland, and then a proposed housing development. Now it is an alluring refuge within an ever-growing sea of development. Here you can find wilderness, . . . — — Map (db m41265) HM
Near Greenbelt Road (Maryland Route 193) 0.7 miles west of Southway, on the left when traveling west.
This is a place of contrast. Once this land was covered with virgin forest, then it was farmland, and then a proposed housing development. Now it is an alluring refuge within an ever-growing sea of development. Here you can find wilderness, . . . — — Map (db m68570) HM
Near Greenbelt Road (Maryland Route 193) 0.7 miles west of Southway when traveling west.
This is a place of contrast. Once this land was covered with virgin forest, then it was farmland, and then a proposed housing development. Now it is an alluring refuge within an ever-growing sea of development. Here you can find wilderness, . . . — — Map (db m68699) HM
On Campground Road west of Park Central Road, on the right when traveling west.
The City of Greenbelt was conceived, built, and for a long time owned by the Federal government. Greenbelt was one of three “green cities” built during the Great Depression. The theory of “green cities” was revolutionary: . . . — — Map (db m41275) HM
Near Greenbelt Road (Maryland Route 193) 0.7 miles west of Southway, on the left when traveling west.
The City of Greenbelt was conceived, built, and for a long time owned by the Federal government. Greenbelt was one of three “green cities” built during the Great Depression. The theory of “green cities” was revolutionary: . . . — — Map (db m68569) HM
Astronauts spent much of their time on their couches. With the seat portion of the center couch folded, two astronauts could stand at the same time. The astronauts slept in two sleeping bags mounted beneath the left and right couches. The sleeping . . . — — Map (db m218611) HM
On Kenilworth Avenue (Maryland Route 201) north of Crescent Road, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
Bishop Francis Asbury, builder of Methodism in America, recorded nine visits to this place. The farm, called "Wild Cat," belonged to Shadrick Turner, planter. He and his wife Sarah, zealous laymen, hosted many meetings. Several United Methodist . . . — — Map (db m122) HM
Greenbelt's 1937 Roosevelt Center Mall is one of the first planned shopping areas in the country—a precursor to the modern shopping mall. Greenbelt's planners positioned the mall to be within easy and safe walking distance from all the . . . — — Map (db m195) HM
Progressive planners equipped Greenbelt with the kinds of outdoor athletic facilities that only rich people could afford during the Great Depression. Greenbelt’s original outdoor swimming pool opened on Memorial Day 1939. It was reportedly the only . . . — — Map (db m2473) HM
Near Greenbelt Road (Maryland Route 193) 0.7 miles west of Southway, on the left when traveling west.
Sounds of battle could be heard here from Bladensburg, six miles away, on August 24, 1814. Victorious British troops then moved into Washington, D.C. The sky was already aglow above the city; Americans has torched the Washington Navy Yard to . . . — — Map (db m68566) HM
On Walker Drive at Capitol Drive, on the right when traveling north on Walker Drive.
On this site Isaac, Charles and Nathan Walker erected a large white oak log house, named for their ancestral stronghold in Scotland which the three brothers had fled after the failure of attempts to unseat George I, King of England as ruler of . . . — — Map (db m3621) HM
On Campsite Drive east of Park Central Road, on the right when traveling west.
Greenbelt Park’s streams and wetlands vividly demonstrate that what goes on outside the boundary of a park can have a profound effect on the park itself. Streambeds within the park are deeply scoured and eroded. The water that courses through them . . . — — Map (db m41257)
