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Glen Echo Park is an arts and cultural center in Glen Echo, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C. Located about 9 miles (14 km) northwest of the city's downtown area, the park's site was initially developed in 1891 as a National Chautauqua Assembly.
The town is known for its Chautauqua cultural events [11] and for Glen Echo Park, a former amusement park that is now a U.S. national park. Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, lived in Glen Echo, a streetcar ride from her office, [12] from 1897 until her death in 1912. [8]
The Glen Echo Park Aquarium is a small public aquarium located on the premises of Glen Echo Park in Glen Echo, Maryland.Labeled as a "Chesapeake Bay Discovery Center," their stated mission is to "promote awareness of the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed through education, in order to encourage stewardship and conservation."
The documentary recounts the 1960 protests at Glen Echo Amusement Park and stories of Howard University students who sat on the segregated carousel.
Frederick Road Park Baltimore: 1920–1925 Glen Echo Park: Glen Echo: 1911–1968 Reappropriated as cultural and arts center in 1971 Gwynn Oak Park: Woodlawn: 1893–1973 Closed after damage sustained by Hurricane Agnes: Marshall Hall: Charles County: 1890s–1980 Pen Mar Park: Washington County: 1877–1943 Pleasure Island Edgemere: 1947–1962
Pages in category "Defunct amusement parks in Maryland" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. ... Glen Echo Park (Maryland) Gwynn Oak Park; M.
Adventure Theatre (AT) is the longest running children's theatre in the Washington, D.C. area. Located in Glen Echo Park in Glen Echo, Maryland, it has been holding performances since 1951, and educating children in creative drama since 1978. [1]
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