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Glen Echo Park

Glen Echo Park is an arts and cultural center in , a suburb of Located about 9 miles northwest of the city's downtown area, the park's site was initially developed in 1891 as a National Chautauqua Assembly.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: arts and cultural center at former amusement park in Maryland, United States
  • Also known as: “Glen Echo Amusement Park”, “Glen Echo Park (Maryland)”, “Glen Echo Park Historic District”, and “Glen Echo Park, Maryland”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Clara Barton National Historic Site and Lock 7.

Geographical marker
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
The , which includes the Clara Barton House, was established in 1974 to interpret the life of Clara Barton, an American pioneer teacher, nurse, and humanitarian who was the founder of the American Red Cross.

River
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is a river.

Work of art
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is a sculpture by the artist Jim Sanborn located on the grounds of the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters, the in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glen Echo and Cabin John.

Village
Photo: Ben Walther, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town in , , United States, that was chartered in 1904. The population was 279 at the 2020 census.

Village
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is a census-designated place and unincorporated area in , , United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 2,459. Overlooking the , it is a suburb of …

Suburb
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is an unincorporated community in the census-designated place of in , United States. The name "Langley" often occurs as a metonym for the Central Intelligence Agency, whose headquarters, the , is in . is situated 2 miles southwest of Glen Echo Park.

Glen Echo Park

Latitude
38.96789° or 38° 58′ 4″ north
Longitude
-77.1397° or 77° 8′ 23″ west
Elevation
118 feet (36 metres)
Open location code
87C4XV96+54
Geo­Names ID
4356211
Wiki­data ID
Q5567715
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Glen Echo Park” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Clara Barton National Historic Site and Cabin John Island.

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