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Glen Echo Park
History & Culture
 
A short history of the park is available for you to download. (Please note: file size is 920K)
 
Amusement Park Clown
From Amusement Park Letterhead, 1950s
Do you remember Glen Echo Amusement Park? Would you like to share your memories of the park with current and future generations? Please feel free to download our Oral History Memory Sheets and add your past to the park's archives!
Pennsylvania Avenue  

Did You Know?
One of the great military parades in history took place on Pennsylvania Avenue in honor of General John J. “Black Jack” Pershing and the troops of the First Division on their victorious return from Europe on September 15, 1919.

Last Updated: February 01, 2008 at 06:57 EST