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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25ZE_rice-the-organizer_Silver-Spring-MD.html
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. H…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25ZD_luther-rice_Silver-Spring-MD.html
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 · …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25ZC_rice-the-educator_Silver-Spring-MD.html
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 educa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25ZB_rice-the-journalist_Silver-Spring-MD.html
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 t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25QY_the-global-refugee-mural_Silver-Spring-MD.html
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 B…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25OS_the-rachel-carson-greenway_Brookeville-MD.html
In 2004, this trail corridor was named in honor of the mother of the modern environmental movement, Rachel Carson. When complete, the Rachel Carson Greenway Trail will be 25 miles long, connecting the Anacostia Trail System in Prince George's Coun…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25OR_mills-in-the-upcounty_Brookeville-MD.html
The streams of Montgomery County's Piedmont Region run faster and deeper than those of the Coastal Plain. Steam power fueled the early industrial age in Montgomery County in the late-18th and 19th centuries. Mills along the Hawlings River stream v…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25OQ_our-agricultural-heritage_Brookeville-MD.html
Until World War II, Montgomery County's economy and landscape were primarily agricultural. The American Indian tribes of the county grew corn, squash, and beans on their villages near streams. The earliest settlers from Europe grew tobacco for pro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25OP_town-of-brookeville_Brookeville-MD.html
Town of Brookeville National Register of Historic Places
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25NY_brookeville-academy_Brookeville-MD.html
The Brookeville Academy was founded in 1810 by the town's leading citizens and built largely with donated materials. The building began as a one-story structure that was raised to two stories in 1834. The Academy provided a well-rounded education …
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