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Capital Area Baha’i Center Property 

11111 Riverview Road 

Fort Washington, Maryland 20744 

Celebration

of the Birth of the Báb

& Picnic 

Saturday October 20, 2012

11AM - 5PM

Program at 1PM

Dearly Beloved Friends of 

Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia,

Your support in helping us to continue in following the

example of Abdu'l-Baha and Beloved Shoghi Effendi of 

developing beautiful gardens is deeply appreciated.

We welcome you and your friends to see the fruits of your 

labors, explore areas that have been cleared and replanted,

walk the trails down to the Potomac River, and soak in

the beauty of nature.

Hot dogs, hamburgers and chicken for sale.

Tea, coffee & drinks provided.

Please bring your picnic basket and share with others.

For more information please contact:

Ms. Lecile Webster 301-585-0881

The 43.6 acre property is located

a few minutes south of the D.C. Beltway

It is administered by the Local Spiritual Assembly

of Prince George’s County South, Maryland

Seeexperimentswith

deerresistantplants

Gointothelushnursery

RidetheRiverShu7lealongthepaths

Itisreadytohostac;vi;es

fortheMetroareaBaha’is

Bethefirsttousethenew

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CapitalAreaBahá’íCenterTaskForceP.O.Box441906

FortWashington,Maryland20749

Abitofbackground

OnFebruary2,199theAssembliesofMaryland,VirginiaandWashington,DChada“Vision”to

createaRegionalBaha’iCenter.ItwouldbeerectedintheWashington,DCMetropolitanareaand

wouldbeacomplexofbuildingsandgardensthatwouldestablishinthemindsandheartsofvisitors

andthecommunityofinterestthesupremegiTofloveandunitythatthecommuni;esofthe

GreatestNameisworkingtoestablishthroughouttheworld.

OnApril10,2002theBaha’isbytheGraceandBountyofBaha’u’llahreceivedtheDeedofrustfor

11111RiverviewRoad,FortWashington,Maryland,43.6acresofbeau;fullandonthePotomacRiver.

Our“Vision”hadbecomea“HistoricReality.”Itwasthroughthecallandresponseofthefriendsand

communi;esin“unityofpurpose,ofac;onandofcommitment”inMaryland,Virginiaand

Washington,DCandformerresidentsthatthe“Reality”ofthe“Vision”wasmadepossible.

The43.6acrepropertyislocatedafewminutessouth

oftheD.C.Beltwayat11111

RiverviewRoad,Fort

Washington,Maryland.

Itisadministeredbythe

SpiritualAssemblyofPrince

George’sCountySouth.

Descrip4on

-43.6acresofold-growthforestlandsituatedonthePotomacRiverinFortWashington,Maryland,

justsouthofWashington,DC.hispieceofAmericanprehistorywashometothePiscataway/

AlgonquinIndiansandisknownhistoricallyas"entLanding."Itisreferredtolocallyasthe

"lastpieceofheaven"alongthispartoftheriver.heonlycurrentstructureisahundredyear

oldfarmhouse.

Loca4on-Insidean"A"cluster.Within35milesofsevenother"A"clusters.

-18drivingmilesfromtheBaha'iOfficeofExternalAffairson

DupontCircle.

-11miles(15drivingmiles)fromtheU.S.CapitolBuilding.

-8miles(15drivingmiles)fromReaganNa;onalAirport.

-drivingmilesfromNa;onalHarbor,with2,000+hotelrooms

andtransporta;onaccess.

Facili4es

-womilesoftrailsofwhichonemilecomprisesamedita;on

pathwithvariousprayersta;onssponsoredbyareacommuni;esincludingBaha'isofNa;veAmericanancestry.

-Amphitheaterperformancearea.

-Restroomandkitchenfacili;esintheoldhouse.

Development

-Ini;atedlandbeau;fica;onprogramforallagegroupsfollowingtheexampleofAbdu'l-Baha

andBelovedShoghiEffendioffirstdevelopingthelandcrea;ng"greengardens"andwhen

condi;onsallowerec;ngbuildingswithinthegardens.