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|   KRYPTOS
in Wikipedia Entries Kryptos is a sculpture at the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency. Dedicated in 1990, it bears an encrypted message, that remains unsolved. Hidden on the back cover of Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code are coordinates found on Kryptos. posted by:  bravo872 location: Virginia date approved: 11/12/2009 last visited: never |
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|  A-12 (Oxcart) - Langley, Virginia
in Static Aircraft Displays Located at the CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia. Access is limited to employees or guest during special events. posted by: flyingmoose location: Virginia date approved: 06/16/2020 last visited: never |
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| Claude Moore Colonial Farm - McLean VA in Wikipedia Entries Claude Moore Colonial Farm, originally Turkey Run Farm, was a U.S. park in Virginia re-creating and re-enacting life on a tenant farm circa 1771. It located at 6310 Georgetown Pike, McLean, VA 22101. posted by:  Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 01/07/2024 last visited: 01/07/2024 |
 view galleryNW0.5 km |  Ranger Station at Claude Moore Colonial Farm - McLean VA
in Ranger Stations The Ranger Station at Claude Moore Colonial Farm is in the visitor center. Here one may obtain a NPS Cancellation Stamp. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 01/08/2024 last visited: 01/08/2024 |
 view galleryNW0.8 km |  Claude Moore Colonial Farm
in NPS Passport Cancellation Stations The NPS operated the farm until 1981 until budget considerations. Supporters rallied and formed the Friends of Turkey Run, Later renamed the Claude Moore Colonial Farm. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 12/25/2019 last visited: 10/10/2021 |
 view galleryNW0.8 km |  Claude Moore Colonial Farm
in National Parks (U.S.) The original Turkey Run Farm was designed and built as an educational opportunity to simulate how poor, 18th-century farmers lived and worked. However, it was a representation only, and there is no historical evidence that this area was a Colonial farm. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 12/18/2019 last visited: 10/28/2021 |
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|  Langley Fork
in Virginia Historical Markers Located along the westbound side of route 193/ Georgetown pike. There is ample parking along the road, even in traffic. There is also a sports park along the same road with the name Langley fork that is primarily a soccer field. posted by: flyingmoose location: Virginia date approved: 05/26/2006 last visited: 01/22/2022 |
 view galleryN1 km | Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail - McLean, VA in NPS Passport Cancellation Stations This NPS Passbook Stamp was obtained at the George Washington Memorial Parkway headquarters. Hike, bike, ride and paddle the Potomac Heritage network of trails posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 01/20/2020 last visited: 10/10/2021 |
 view galleryN1 km | Underground Railroad Freedom Network-McLean, VA in NPS Passport Cancellation Stations This NPS Passbook Stamp was obtained at the George Washington Memorial Parkway headquarters. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 01/20/2020 last visited: 10/10/2021 |
 view galleryN1.1 km | George Washington Memorial Parkway - Headquarters in NPS Passport Cancellation Stations There are ELEVEN passport stamps in this one spot, the Headquarters for the GWMP!!! posted by: tiki-4 location: Virginia date approved: 11/09/2005 last visited: 03/23/2022 |
 view galleryN1.1 km | Suitland Parkway - Suitland MD in NPS Passport Cancellation Stations The NPS Passbook Stamp was obtained at the George Washington Memorial Parkway Headquarters in McLean, VA. Suitland Parkway is administered and maintained by the U.S. National Park Service, National Capital Parks-East. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 01/20/2020 last visited: 10/10/2021 |
 view gallerySW1.1 km |  Clemyjontri Park
in Accessible-Designed Recreational Locations Located on the eastern end of Georgetown Pike before it intersects with Dolly Madison Boulevard. posted by: flyingmoose location: Virginia date approved: 02/18/2021 last visited: never |
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|  C&O Canal Towpath - Cabin John MD
in Lonely Chimneys This chimney can be found along the C&O Canal towpath about half way between mile marker 6 and 7. posted by: HaricotVert_52 location: Maryland date approved: 01/03/2010 last visited: 08/09/2013 |
 view galleryNE1.6 km |  C&O Canal - Lock #7
in Waterway Locks, Planes and Lifts Lock #7 (of 74) on the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal - Chataqua Lock - Mile 7.00 posted by: ParrotRob location: Maryland date approved: 05/17/2006 last visited: 12/14/2013 |
 view galleryN1.8 km | Clara Barton Parkway - Glen Echo MD in NPS Passport Cancellation Stations The Clara Barton Parkway National Park Service Cancellation Stamp was obtained at the Visitor Center, Clara Barton National Historic Site. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 08/08/2022 last visited: 07/24/2022 |
 view galleryN1.8 km | Clara Barton Parkway - Glen Echo MD in Wikipedia Entries Clara Barton Parkway is an automobile parkway in the U.S. state of Maryland and the District of Columbia. The highway runs 6.8 miles (10.9 km) from MacArthur Boulevard in Carderock, Maryland, east to Canal Road at the Chain Bridge in Washington. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 07/24/2022 last visited: 07/24/2022 |
 view galleryN1.8 km |  Clara Barton Parkway - Glen Echo MD
in National Parks of the World Clara Barton Parkway is an automobile parkway in the U.S. state of Maryland and the District of Columbia. The highway runs 6.8 miles (10.9 km) from MacArthur Boulevard in Carderock, Maryland, east to Canal Road at the Chain Bridge in Washington. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 07/24/2022 last visited: 07/24/2022 |
 view galleryN1.8 km |  Glen Echo Park - Glen Echo, MD
in Defunct Amusement Parks Glen Echo Park opened in 1891 as an idealistic attempt to create a National Chautauqua Assembly "to promote liberal and practical education". Instead it became the area's best amusement park, open from 1898 through 1968. posted by: Hikenutty location: Maryland date approved: 09/03/2008 last visited: 07/24/2022 |
 view galleryN1.8 km |  George Washington Memorial Parkway - Glen Echo Park - Glen Echo, MD
in National Scenic Byways Glen Echo Park opened in 1891 as an idealistic attempt to create a National Chautauqua Assembly "to promote liberal and practical education". Instead it became the area's best amusement park, open from 1898 through 1968. posted by: Hikenutty location: Maryland date approved: 07/29/2008 last visited: 07/24/2022 |
 view galleryN1.8 km |  Glen Echo Park Neon - Glen Echo, MD
in Neon Signs Glen Echo Park opened in 1891 as an idealistic attempt to create a National Chautauqua Assembly "to promote liberal and practical education". Instead it became the area's best amusement park, full of neon, open from 1898 through 1968.
posted by: Hikenutty location: Maryland date approved: 07/30/2008 last visited: 04/18/2015 |
 view galleryN1.8 km |  Glen Echo Park - Glen Echo, MD
in Art Deco - Art Nouveau Glen Echo Park opened in 1891 as an idealistic attempt to create a National Chautauqua Assembly "to promote liberal and practical education". Instead it became the area's best amusement park, open from 1898 through 1968. posted by: Hikenutty location: Maryland date approved: 07/29/2008 last visited: 06/28/2022 |
 view galleryN1.8 km |  Glen Echo Park Civil Rights Protest - Glen Echo, Maryland
in Civil Rights Memorials This historic marker is located in the ranger's office of Glen Echo park. It tells of the protest staged on June 30, 1960 regarding the segregation of the popular amusement park, Glen Echo Park. posted by: Hikenutty location: Maryland date approved: 06/30/2008 last visited: 10/21/2009 |
 view galleryNE1.8 km |  Glen Echo Park - Glen Echo, Maryland
in Satellite Imagery Oddities Glen Echo Park is an arts and cultural center in Glen Echo, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C. 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. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 07/24/2022 last visited: 07/24/2022 |
 view galleryNE1.8 km | Glen Echo Park - Glen Echo, Maryland in Wikipedia Entries Glen Echo Park is an arts and cultural center in Glen Echo, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C. 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. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 07/24/2022 last visited: 07/24/2022 |
 view galleryNE1.8 km |  Carousel at Glen Echo Park - Glen Echo MD
in U.S. National Register of Historic Places The Glen Echo Carousel is significant as an exceptionally fine example of the art of carousel building. The Carousel was built in Philadelphia in 1921 by the firm of Gustav and William Dentzel, one of America's most prominent carousel makers. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 07/25/2022 last visited: 07/24/2022 |
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