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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/HM25D6_general-george-w-getty-u-s-a_Silver-Spring-MD.html
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), …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM255G_veterans-plaza-a-war-memorial_Silver-Spring-MD.html
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"... 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 Address
February 6, 6th …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24V9_the-silver-theatre_Silver-Spring-MD.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24V4_the-silver-spring-shopping-center_Silver-Spring-MD.html
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 al…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24OQ_the-rachel-carson-greenway_Silver-Spring-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/HM24OO_the-fall-line-and-the-gorge_Silver-Spring-MD.html
You are about to enter the most scenic and rugged section of the Northwest Branch. This rocky gorge marks the "Fall Line," where the tough metamorphic rocks of the Piedmont, meaning "foot of the mountain," give way to the sandy sediments of the Co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23QK_xeriscape-demonstration-project_Silver-Spring-MD.html
This demonstration garden was installed on October 30, 2010 to promote landscaping methods that conserve water. These methods have become increasingly important as our global climate changes. D&R International, an environmental consulting firm con…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23C3_prehistoric-rock-shelters_Silver-Spring-MD.html
Beginning about 1000 B.C., local American Indian tribes used these rock shelters as "prehistoric motels." Although the tribes had adopted agriculture by that time, they supplemented their diet with wild plants and animals. These shelters provided …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23C2_mica-mine-ruins_Silver-Spring-MD.html
The mine was located in a wooded area on the western bank of the Northwest Branch, which is now adjacent to the Springbrook Forest subdivision.
Mica is a silver-colored, heat resistant rock that can be split into thin transparent sheets. In the…