Historical Markers and War Memorials in Kensington, Maryland
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This twisted and scarred piece of steel from the point of impact at the World Trade Center on September 11,2001 memorializes the 2976 persons lost on that day in New York City, the Pentagon, and Shanksville, PA. It also serves as an enduring . . . — — Map (db m79931) WM
Across Beach Drive, three hundred yards from this recreation building is a stone abutment, all that remains of a Bollman truss bridge, originally 450 feet long and 70 feet high, used by America's first railroad, the Baltimore and Ohio. Chartered . . . — — Map (db m184470) HM
Clum-Kennedy is a one-acre park, with walking paths curving past mature trees, azaleas, lilacs, and boxwood. An arbor near the Frederick Avenue entrance supports a large grape vine that produces tasty grapes in late summer. The property was . . . — — Map (db m238353) HM
In 1924, steps to construct a park on town-owned lots was initiated by the
Woman's Club of Kensington. Blanche Armstrong, chair of the Civic Committee, deemed this location ideal, since the park “would serve as an attractive introduction to our . . . — — Map (db m195211) HM
The millstone is from a private mill which was located on the stream along Kensington Parkway. The home was located south of Saul Road. — — Map (db m116021) HM
Originally built in 1774 by Thomas Johns, a colonel during the American Revolution, and Thomas Richardson, a prominent Georgetown merchant, large flour mills continued to exist on this site along Rock Creek until the 1870s. Richardson, appointed by . . . — — Map (db m184468) HM
1. c. 1901 Kensington B & O Railway Station. [Photo by Frank Chapman] The Kensington Train Station was built in 1891 and still services the Metropolitan branch of MARC Trains.
2. c. 1949 3758 & 3762 Howard Avenue These buildings were renovated . . . — — Map (db m116023) HM
