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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 0 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

AFI Silver

The AFI Silver is a three-screen movie theater complex in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland, just north of Washington, D.C. in the United States of America. It plays both art-house and mainstream movies. It is run by the American Film Institute. The AFI Silver is the result of a restoration project for the original Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, which was originally designed by movie palace architect John Eberson and constructed in 1938. In 2003 the theatre reopened.

Located at 38.9967, -77.0276 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Cinemas and movie theaters in Maryland, Visitor attractions in Montgomery County, Maryland, American Film Institute, Buildings and structures in Montgomery County, Maryland, John Eberson buildings, Silver Spring, Maryland

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

Silverdocs

The AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Documentary Festival is an American international film festival created by the American Film Institute and the Discovery Channel. It is held every year in Silver Spring, Maryland, near Washington, D.C.. Started in 2003, the festival is held for eight days in June at the AFI Silver and Discovery Communications World Headquarters. Silverdocs is dedicated to showcasing the best in documentary films.

Located at 38.9964, -77.0275 (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 0 miles away.
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City Place Mall

City Place Mall, at the intersection of Fenton Street and Colesville Road in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland, is a 400,000-square-foot, five-story shopping mall that opened on April 2, 1992. It was formerly a Hecht Company department store, the first suburban Washington, D.C. , branch of that company, which opened in 1947; the downtown Silver Spring Hecht's closed when the Hecht's at Wheaton Plaza opened in 1987.

Located at 38.9964, -77.0269 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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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 0 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 0 miles away.
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Academy of the Holy Names (Silver Spring, Maryland)

The Academy of the Holy Names (Silver Spring, Maryland), or AHN, was a Catholic girls college-preparatory high school located in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Located at 38.9992, -77.0225 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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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