Marvin Caplan Memorial Park
Marvin Caplan Memorial Park is a park in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. Marvin Caplan Memorial Park is situated nearby to Shepard Park Community Garden, as well as near Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ohev Sholom Congregation and Penguin Fountain.
Ohev Sholom Congregation
Synagogue
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Ohev Sholom Congregation is the oldest Orthodox synagogue in the Shepherd Park neighborhood of Washington, D.C., in the United States. The synagogue was formed from the merger of two synagogues, Ohev Sholom and Talmud Torah. Ohev Sholom Congregation is situated 2,300 feet northwest of Marvin Caplan Memorial Park.
Penguin Fountain
Fountain
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Penguin Fountain is situated 2,200 feet south of Marvin Caplan Memorial Park.
Silver Spring station
Railway station
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Silver Spring station is a former train station on the Metropolitan Subdivision in Silver Spring in Montgomery County, Maryland. It was built in 1945 by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad on the foundation of a previous station, a Victorian-style brick structure built in 1878. Silver Spring station is situated 3,600 feet north of Marvin Caplan Memorial Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shepherd Park and Colonial Village.
Shepherd Park
Neighborhood
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Shepherd Park is a neighborhood in the northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. In the years following World War II, restrictive covenants which had prevented Jews and African Americans from purchasing homes in the neighborhood were no longer enforced, and the neighborhood became largely Jewish and African American.
Colonial Village
Neighborhood
Colonial Village is an area in northwest Washington, D.C., built in 1931 with 80 residences. The homes are reproductions of colonial buildings, such as the Moore House, where General Charles Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown.
Takoma
Suburb
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Takoma is a neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C. It is located in Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4B, in the district's Fourth Ward. It borders the city of Takoma Park, Maryland.
Marvin Caplan Memorial Park
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.98068° or 38° 58′ 51″ northLongitude
-77.03001° or 77° 1′ 48″ westOpen location code
87C4XXJ9+7XOpenStreetMap ID
way 48207506OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shepard Park Community Garden and Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library.
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