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Ovid Hazen Wells Carousel in its final weeks of operation at Wheaton Regional Park
October 18, 2024
WHEATON, Md. – Montgomery Parks’ historic Ovid Hazen Wells Carousel will provide its last ride at Wheaton Regional Park on Sunday, October 27, 2024. After that, the carousel, which has thrilled thousands of children, will be refurbished and relocated to its new home in Ovid Hazen Wells Recreational Park in Clarksburg. Tickets are still available for a nostalgic ride on the carved wooden horses.
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Montgomery Planning’s Damascus Placemaking Festival wins award from the American Society of Landscape Architects
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Montgomery Parks and the Purple Line complete fish passage project that provides environmental benefits for the region
May 08, 2025WHEATON, Md. – Montgomery Parks and the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) Purple Line completed a new fish passage project at a stream underpass of Piney Branch Road in the Long Branch community, helping to restore habitat for migratory fish and…
