Glen Echo Park - Glen Echo, MD
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Hikenutty
N 38° 57.979 W 077° 08.343
18S E 314679 N 4315214
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.
Waymark Code: WM4AG5
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 07/29/2008
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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 areas best amusement park, open from 1898 through 1968. The park has been restored and is now owned by the National Park Service as part of the George Washington National Parkway. Arts programs at the park are managed by the Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture. Check out their
Website for a schedule of upcoming classes.
One building remains from the original 1891 school. The remainder (other than the carousel and Spanish Ballroom) of the buildings have been restored to the art deco style they were changed to in the 1930's. The arcade is an incredible example of deco.
To learn more about the park, link to the NPS's Website about Glen Echo Park.
Be sure to open the waymark photo gallery to see all the photos of the park.