In 1840, when Francis Preston Blair and his daughter came across a “mica-flecked” spring near present-day Georgia Avenue, he fell in love with the land and built a summer home there—calling it “Silver ...
SILVER SPRING, Md. — Work on Maryland’s purple line is closing a busy commuter route in Silver Spring. Sligo Creek Parkway south of Wayne Avenue will be closed for two months for construction on the ...