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East Silver Spring's forgotten origins

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April 2009

Silver Spring Park

by Jerry McCoy

SLIGO AVENUE 1909 (top left clockwise): Jouvenal (811) and Glover (809) houses; Drayton (737) and Hewitt (735) houses; Burns house (805); Waters house, south side mid 900 block.

One hundred years ago this month the Washington Post ran a news story on p. A3 of its April 4th issue with a four-tiered headline proclaiming "SUBURB GROWING FAST / Silver Spring Park Is Making Rapid Improvement / MANY LOTS ARE BEING SOLD / Home Builders Find Numerous Attractive Features in Popular Maryland Subdivision - Sidewalks and Graded Streets Add to Conveniences - Single Fare Promised by Railway."

"Where's Silver Spring Park?" you are probably thinking.

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Jerry McCoy is founder and president of the Silver Spring Historical Society, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to create and promote awareness and appreciation of downtown Silver Spring's heritage through sponsorship of educational activities and the preservation and protection of historical sites, structures, artifacts and archives.

Jerry may be reached at sshistory@yahoo.com or 301-537-1253. The society's web site is sshistory.org