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Glen Echo is a town in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, that was chartered in 1904. The population was 255 at the 2010 census.

Glen Echo town overview:
Name:	Glen Echo town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Maryland
County:	Montgomery County
Incorporated:	1904
Elevation:	135 ft (41 m)
Total Area:	0.10 sq mi (0.27 km²)
Land Area:	0.10 sq mi (0.27 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	279
Population Density:	2,708.74/sq mi (1,050.85/km²)
ZIP code:	20812
Area code:	301, 240
FIPS code:	2432900
GNISfeature ID:	0590313
Website:	www.glenecho.org

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History

Glen Echo derives its name from the name of the lots developed by Edward, and Edwin Baltzley, father of Louis E. Baltzley, and an inventor, before the town was chartered, and who came up with the name c. 1888. Their promotional booklet for the land development was titled “Glen Echo on the Potomac: The Washington Rhine”.

The town is famous for its Chautauqua cultural events and its old amusement park, the famous Glen Echo Park, now a U.S. National Park.

Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, lived in Glen Echo, a streetcar ride from her office, from 1897 until her death in 1912.

In the 1980s, Glen Echo designated its town bird as the Pileated Woodpecker; insect, Spicebush Swallowtail; tree, Eastern Sycamore; and wildflower, Heartleaf Aster.