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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L2_montgomery-county-jail_Rockville-MD.html
In 1777, seven commissioners were appointed to purchase a plot of land not exceeding four acres, for building a court house and prison for Montgomery County. In 1777, both court and jail were located in the former Hungerford Tavern on South Washin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JA_glen-echos-art-deco-arcade_Glen-Echo-MD.html
Beginning in 1940, a new Art Deco arcade was added to Glen Echo park. Designed by the firm of Edward Schoeppe of Philadelphia, also the chief architect of the Crystal Pool and Spanish Ballroom, the arcade was constructed in stages from 1940 to 195…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J9_c-1926_Glen-Echo-MD.html
Known in the 1920's as The Skooter and in the 1930's as the Dodgem, Glen Echo Park's bumper car ride was one of the first in any amusement park in the world. The Art Deco facade was added in the 1930's.
Today's rehabilitated Bumper Car Pavilio…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J7_c-1931_Glen-Echo-MD.html
In the midst of the Great Depression, the Crystal Pool provided a haven. It was big enough for 3,000 swimmers and featured a sand beach. The Art Deco style of the pool became Glen Echo's new look.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J6_the-changing-face-of-glen-echo_Glen-Echo-MD.html
Lost Attractions.From its beginnings as a National Chautauqua to its years as an amusement park, Glen Echo has experienced countless changes. Some of the old Glen Echo Park remains, but much of it has not survived. Many old amusements, like the Wh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J5_glen-echo-parks-crystal-pool_Glen-Echo-MD.html
For the trolley parks of the 1900's, pools were important, lucrative attractions. They provided a place for people to swim without having to travel the long miles to the beach. One such pool, Kennywood Park Pool in Pittsburgh, opened in 1925 and w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J4_the-roller-coasters-of-glen-echo-amusement-park_Glen-Echo-MD.html
Roller Coasters.The first primitive version of a roller coaster called the "Flying Mountain" emerged in Russia in the 1400's. Americans encountered their first taste of a roller coaster-like thrill ride in 1827 when Josiah White constructed the Ma…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J2_1921_Glen-Echo-MD.html
The Dentzel carousel came to the park in 1921 as a replacement for a smaller carousel. Built in the Philadelphia style, the hand-carved, wooden animals create a menagerie type featuring rabbits, ostriches, a giraffe, a lion, a tiger and a deer in …
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The Coaster Dips came to the park in 1921. Higher climbs and deeper dips added over the next 48 years guaranteed the ride remained a favorite. The roller coaster was dismantled after the park closed in 1968.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E5_the-clara-barton-house_Bethesda-MD.html
Early headquarters of the American Red Cross and home of Clara Barton, founder and First President, who lived here until her death in 1912. Located just south of this marker, the house had an unusual interior of Steamboat Gothic design with railed…