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Silver Spring, Maryland

Silver Spring is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It had a population of 71,452 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth most populous place in Maryland, after Baltimore, Columbia, and Germantown. The urbanized, oldest, and southernmost part of Silver Spring is a major business hub that lies at the north apex of Washington, D.C.

Located at 38.9906, -77.0264 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Silver Spring, Maryland

Silver Spring (WMATA station)

Silver Spring is a Washington Metro station in Montgomery County, Maryland on the Red Line. It is the first station in Maryland on the eastern end of the line, and is the second-busiest Metro station in Maryland after Shady Grove. It is co-located with a MARC commuter rail station.

Located at 38.9938, -77.0313 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Purple Line (Washington Metro), Railway stations in Maryland, Red Line (Washington Metro), Transportation in Montgomery County, Maryland, Washington Metro stations in Maryland, Former Amtrak stations in Maryland, Silver Spring, Maryland, Stations along Baltimore and Ohio Railroad lines, Maryland Area Regional Commuter stations, Railway stations opened in 1978, 1978 establishments in Maryland

Shepherd Park

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.

Located at 38.9844, -77.033 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Washington, D.C.

Georgia Avenue

Georgia Avenue is a major north-south artery in Northwest Washington, D.C. and Montgomery County, Maryland. Within the District of Columbia and a short distance in Silver Spring, Maryland, Georgia Avenue is also U.S. Route 29. Both Howard University and Walter Reed Army Medical Center are located on Georgia Avenue.

Located at 38.9847, -77.0266 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Streets in Washington, D.C., Roads in Montgomery County, Maryland, U.S. Route 29

North Portal Estates

North Portal Estates is an affluent residential neighborhood in Washington, D.C. that forms the northernmost corner of the District of Columbia. North Portal Estates is bounded by North Portal Drive to the south, East Beach drive to the west and northwest, and Rock Creek Park to the northeast. It is not set on any major thoroughfare in the city, although North Portal Drive is accessible via a rotary intersection on 16th Street NW.

Located at 38.9935, -77.0404 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Washington, D.C.

Colonial Village

Colonial Village is an affluent residential neighborhood in northwest Washington, D.C. It is bounded by Portal Drive to the north, 16th Street to the east, and Rock Creek Park to the west and south. Colonial Village and the rest of Ward 4 are represented in the Council of the District of Columbia by Muriel Bowser. The neighborhood is suburban in character, full of winding streets, detached houses on large lots, and open space.

Located at 38.9877, -77.0424 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Acorn Park

Acorn Park is a 0.12-acre urban park in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland, USA, which features an acorn-shaped gazebo and an artificial grotto. The site is historically significant as it is thought to be the location of the "mica-flecked spring" that in 1840 inspired Francis Preston Blair to name his estate "Silver Spring". Acorn Park is located at the intersection of East-West Highway and Newell Street.

Located at 38.9896, -77.029 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Parks in Montgomery County, Maryland

Nora School

The Nora School is a small college preparatory high school in Silver Spring, Maryland. The school currently enrolls 60 students in grades 9-12, and employs 12 teachers. The curriculum is college preparatory with a focus on students who have previously been frustrated in school.

Located at 38.9903, -77.0253 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1964, Ethical movement, Private high schools in Maryland, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Schools in Montgomery County, Maryland, Preparatory schools in Maryland, 1964 establishments in Maryland

Lowell School (Washington, D.C.)

Lowell School is an independent, co-educational Pre-Primary through 8th Grade school located in the Colonial Village neighborhood of Washington, D.C. With an innovative, thematic curriculum that is active, collaborative and rigorous, Lowell fosters learning, embraces diversity and offers an inclusive community that celebrates the strengths of each child.

Located at 38.9852, -77.0386 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1965, Private elementary schools in Washington, D.C.

Association of University Centers on Disabilities

The Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) is an American institution that operates in the disability field, instituted after the Community Mental Health Act of 1963. Currently, AUCD is a network that represents 67 University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) in every state and territory in the United States.

Located at 38.9943, -77.0285 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Educational organizations based in the United States, Health and disability rights organizations in the United States, Organizations based in Maryland, Organizations established in 1963, University research collaboratives, United States schools associations

Discovery Communications headquarters hostage crisis

The Discovery Communications headquarters hostage crisis occurred on September 1, 2010 at the headquarters of Discovery Communications in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States, when 43-year-old James Lee, armed with two starter pistols and an explosive device, took three people hostage in the building's lobby. After nearly four hours, Lee was shot dead by police and all the hostages were freed. Lee's motive was believed to have been grounded in environmental activism.

Located at 38.9953, -77.0286 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Hostage taking, Discovery Communications, Crime in Maryland, Eco-terrorism, Montgomery County, Maryland, 2010 crimes in the United States, Terrorism in the United States, 2010 in Maryland, Terrorist incidents in the United States in 2010

Coastline (sculpture)

Coastline is an outdoor sculpture by American artist Jim Sanborn installed at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration complex in Silver Spring, Maryland. Coastline attempts to recreate the effect of waves crashing on the Atlantic coast (represented by rough-cut granite). This is achieved with artificial waves generated by a turbine and pneumatic blower underneath the sculpture.

Located at 38.9915, -77.0297 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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1993 sculptures, Buildings and structures in Montgomery County, Maryland, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Outdoor sculptures in Maryland, Sculptures by Jim Sanborn, Granite sculptures