Forest Glen Terrorful Tales of Terrible Toxicities
AKA National Park Seminary
Maryland’s first reported outbreak of West Nile Virus was in fact adjacent to Forest Glen, also immediately adjacent to largest biowar research and manufacturing facility outside of Frederick Maryland’s repugnant Fort Detrick.
See also Haunts: Forest Glen
To celebrate this season of boo here are a few nighttime shots, exploratory notes and research findings that together weave an eerie menagerie. Below is the statue of Minerva at Forest Glen, Maryland. The aging structure is the remainder of a ‘Spanish Dorm’ at the northeast corner of the property. About one-half mile along Minerva’s Medusa’d gaze looms the Washington DC Mormon Temple.
The fascinating Forest Glen complex is steeped in oddity, military and medical intrigues, darkly intertwining and spanning from our nation’s founding days to our present. Spooky enough all on its own, but when it’s real, and militarily verifiably so, that’s what really gets you …transmogrifying mere goosebumps into justifiably palpable fear.
BELOW Statue of Minerva near remainder of Spanish Dorm map
Spanish dorm burned down, or was burned down: The Spanish Mission House, a sorority house at the National Park Seminary in Forest Glen, Maryland, was destroyed by fire in 1993. The fire was caused by arson, and prior repair requests for the sprinkler system had been sent to the Army but were not addressed.
The National Park Seminary, later known as National Park College, was a private girls’ school operating from 1894 to 1942. Located in Forest Glen Park, Maryland, the campus featured various architecturally eclectic sorority houses, including the Spanish Mission House.
After the college closed, the U.S. Army acquired the property in 1942, and it became part of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center’s Forest Glen Annex. Over the years, many of the historic buildings fell into disrepair. The 1993 arson that destroyed the Spanish Mission House highlighted the neglect and lack of maintenance, such as the unresolved sprinkler system repairs.
In the early 2000s, preservation efforts led to the redevelopment of the seminary campus into a residential community, with many historic buildings restored and repurposed.
Forest Glen was a nearby escape-destination providing early Washingon, DC residents cool relief in its comparative highlands (DC was in part literally a swamp, hot, muggy, Potomac River in the summer) before it was a premiere girls’ finishing school; then it became an Army convalescence home before being used for biowar research … and then ultimately becoming an expensive housing development (with full-blast biowarfare continuing next-door to present day).
Concerted efforts at reclamation and historical preservation have been ongoing for many years. The property was a failed (or abandoned?) farming thing, then a failed commercial thing, then a failed educational thing, then a failed military thing, and now it’s a pseudo military-commercial historical-preservation compound meets high-priced housing collective kinda thing. The depth and twists of its many at-odds juxtapositions and odd energies give lasting, confounding allure to all things Forest Glen.
Also on the property is a magnificent Spanish Ballroom, an authentic Dutch windmill (sorority house), several other unusual structures, and Maryland’s only real Japanese Pagoda.
BELOW Japanese Pagoda, Spanish Ballroom map
BELOW Dutch Windmill Sorority House, one of the many fanciful housings for students during the finishing school era of Forest Glen. map
BELOW Italian Marble Fountain, a prideful centerpiece long ago drained and silenced; recent restoration efforts have provided new hope of watery resurrection. map
Bad deaths alerted by numerous seances undertaken on the property and an unshakably intertwined history of military misery and biowarfare taint the area. The same commander at Frederick Maryland’s FORT DETRICK (25 miles to the northwest) is also in-charge of the adjacent Forest Glen Annex and its noxious Walter Reed Army Institute of (biowarfare) Research. By some accounts, the Army spent ‘7 figures’ on work in the woods immediately northwest of the FGA – but exploration revealed only one of 7 bridges was shored-up, not even rebuilt; meanwhile, what are expensively out-of-place: Numerous sink-tubes, filled in, capped, yet having automatic monitoring sensors and electronics, ostensibly ‘gas sniffers’ but more likely having something to do with potential bio-outbreak-causing leakage from the nation’s [publicly-admitted] largest germ warfare lab and production monster sitting right up the hill…
BELOW “Ireland Trailhead” Path to Expensive Bio Sensors In The Woods Adjacent To BUILDING 503 – “The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) is the largest biomedical research facility administered by the U.S. Department of Defense.” map
Totally coincidentally, of course, Maryland’s first “outbreak” of West Nile Virus was detected in the woods immediately west of the Forest Glen Annex biowarfare production facility. This hauntingly mirrors the first detected “outbreak” of Lyme Disease in Old Lyme, Connecticut, at the very spot where the ferry landed from Plum Island, the USDA’s zoonotical / tick-born disease research facility, also totally coincidental, of course, but that’s a whole other intrigue – see the books HIGHER FORM OF KILLING and LAB 257. See also the godless insanity exposed by Dilyana Gaytandzhieva at the AV9 Conference, England in May 2018 (“AV9 – Pentagon Bio-weapons … EXPOSED!”).
BELOW Beta Castle at Forest Glen, sensitives routinely pick-up strong spiritual energies. Washington Post archives confirm a deadly fall from the rooftop in early 1900s. Rods, ouija and guardian-angel communications respond fervently along the path in front of the castle. Reported experiences here have included muffled voices, forebodings of anger, and instances of phantom “stones thrown”. map
BELOW What was around back in the lower floors, however, gave a totally different kind of eerie chill – animal cages, lab facilities, and what one sensitive described as “an impenetrable veil”. Unclassified military records confirmed medical and biowarfare research; nearby massive BUILDING 503 biowar lab echoes these findings. map
Regarding the expensive housing uncomfortably nearby, in the scheme of things DC and compared to the still-buried live World War One munitions in DC’s initially-pricey Spring Valley neighborhood (on American University land once used by military for testing / proving grounds), namely Mustard, Chlorine and Phosphgene gas munitions — “yellow cross”, “green cross”, and “white cross”, respectively, named for the markings on the bombshell casings — wealthy families living within eyesight (and positively within slightest-whiff distance of accidental toxin release) of the nation’s largest [publicly-admitted] biowarfare lab and production facility hardly raises any dead. Yet.
Military Wiki — Walter Reed Army Institute of [biowar] Research
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research — This article is about the U.S. Army medical research institute (not the hospital). … The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) is the largest biomedical research facility administered by the U.S…
The Forest Glen area of land was originally owned by the Carroll family, of Founding Father infamy, and it was long ago a tobacco plantation. In those days, Rock Creek, which empties into Washington’s Georgetown near the first lock of the C&O Canal, was much deeper and rapidly flowing; now it is barely a trickle sans rainstorms. Tobacco was harvested and rolled down from the higher ground to the Rock Creek and then floated down to Georgetown upon shallow raft, it is said.
BELOW Moving shadows and phantamasgoric mists appear throughout the property, which is unexpectedly steeply terrain-ful with many intricate bridges, statues, constructs, stone carvings and features hidden by growth, forgotten to time. map
The Carroll graves in nearby cemeteries are very interesting to visit with empaths and spiritual friends, even in the daylight but especially as darkness waxes. Slave graves, long ago, covered over (relocated? doubt it) give credence to spine-chilling tales of hauntings, both audible and sightings all over the facilities, including inside the WRAMC Commissary and reported off-official-record by military personnel. If you can imagine “Poltergeist” happening to the military, that gets at the deeper, darker, multi-faceted soul of Forest Glen.
BELOW – Area map of Forest Glen with some highlights marked. Several residents living on the property and nearby have contacted us to confirm these findings and report other experiences. Orbful photographs and wil-o-wisps are common, along with disembodied shrieks at night not attributable to corporeal animals. It’s not just ‘one or two’ but dozens. Over years. Claimants include well-to-do residents and active military personnel.
Regarding the endless amount of military, medical, political, and Occult weirdness that permeates DC and surroundings, you just have to know where to look and who to ask for the good stuff – and that is nearly never any ‘official’ sources or controlled outlets.
Visit Forest Glen sometime when you get a chance; much of it is open to the public without ID checks. Walk in the woods, bring a camera and some copper divining rods, maybe some dice, an open mind, and at least one unflappable friend of stout heart …just be careful what you touch and even more careful about what touches you.
Be sure to login and add your pictures, findings and experiences to the organic research / findings / experiences entry on Forest Glen. Same goes for other haunts and attractions collected in our gargantuan haunts database.
Forest Glen, located in Silver Spring, Maryland, has a multifaceted history that intertwines military operations, biomedical research, and primate experimentation. Central to this narrative is the Forest Glen Annex, a 136-acre U.S. Army installation that has played a pivotal role in the nation’s medical research endeavors.
Historical Background
Originally acquired by the U.S. Army during World War II, the Forest Glen property was known as the “Walter Reed Forest Glen Annex,” serving as a branch of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) in Washington, D.C. In 2008, command of the Annex was transferred to Fort Detrick, a prominent U.S. Army Medical Command installation in Frederick, Maryland.
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR)
Since 1999, the Forest Glen Annex has been home to the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), the largest biomedical research facility administered by the U.S. Department of Defense. WRAIR focuses on a broad spectrum of medical research areas, including infectious diseases and neuroscience, with the mission to enhance soldier health and performance.
Primate Research and Experimentation
A significant aspect of WRAIR’s research involves the use of non-human primates. The Raymond Randall Building (Building 511), constructed in 1971, serves as a vivarium and research lab housing non-human primates, large animal species, and small animals. This facility supports various biomedical research projects aimed at understanding diseases and developing vaccines and treatments.
Fort Detrick and Germ Warfare Research
Fort Detrick has a storied history as the center of the American biological weapons program from 1943 to 1969. Following the discontinuation of the offensive biological warfare program, Fort Detrick transitioned to hosting elements of the United States’ biological defense program. It now supports a multi-governmental community conducting biomedical research and development, medical materiel management, and global medical communications. President Nixon’s first official act was to change the offensive, warring Fort Detrick to a supposedly kinder, gentler, more defensive biowarfare program. The result was increased funding toward business as usual.
Integration of Research Efforts
The integration of WRAIR’s biomedical research at the Forest Glen Annex with Fort Detrick’s broader defense-related medical research underscores a collaborative effort to address military medical challenges. This collaboration has been instrumental in developing vaccines and treatments for various diseases, contributing to both military and public health advancements.
Ethical Considerations
The use of primates and other animals in biomedical research at facilities like WRAIR and Fort Detrick has been subject to ethical scrutiny. While such research has led to significant medical breakthroughs, it raises questions about animal welfare and the moral implications of using animals in experiments. Both institutions are required to adhere to federal regulations and ethical guidelines to ensure the humane treatment of research animals.
Conclusion
The Forest Glen Annex’s evolution from a convalescent center to a hub of advanced biomedical research reflects the dynamic nature of military medical research in the United States. Its association with primate experimentation and integration with Fort Detrick’s germ warfare research highlights the complex interplay between military needs, scientific advancement, and ethical considerations in the realm of biomedical research.
Forest Glen: A Dark Nexus of Biomedical Mysteries and Military Secrets
Forest Glen Annex, an unassuming military installation in Silver Spring, Maryland, harbors a shadowy past entwined with cutting-edge biomedical research, military experimentation, and whispered conspiracies. Beneath its tranquil facade lies a history rife with ethical quandaries, eerie experimentation, and connections to the chilling world of germ warfare.
Origins in Obscurity
Initially acquired by the U.S. Army during World War II, Forest Glen Annex served as an extension of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC). By the 1950s, it became a crucial cog in the military’s biomedical machine, housing labs and personnel engaged in research whose full scope remains shrouded in secrecy. In 2008, the annex fell under the command of Fort Detrick—a name synonymous with biological warfare and clandestine research.
The Primate Experiments
Deep within the confines of Forest Glen lies Building 511, a facility where the silence is punctuated by the haunting cries of primates. Officially, this vivarium supports research into infectious diseases and vaccines. Unofficially, rumors abound of darker experiments—projects probing the limits of consciousness, bioweaponized pathogens, and mind-control techniques.
While WRAIR publicly touts its contributions to soldier health, skeptics whisper about the unsanctioned trials, where primates served as unwitting participants in experiments that veered dangerously close to the unethical. Were these creatures merely subjects for vaccine research, or was something more sinister at play?
Fort Detrick’s Shadow
Forest Glen’s relationship with Fort Detrick casts a long and menacing shadow. Fort Detrick, infamous for its role in the U.S. biological warfare program during the Cold War, once housed scientists probing the limits of pathogens for use in combat. While the official offensive program ended in 1969, Forest Glen’s ongoing research, heavily influenced by Fort Detrick’s expertise, raises questions about whether these experiments ever truly ceased—or merely changed guise.
Could Forest Glen be a satellite facility for classified programs investigating bioweapons cloaked under the guise of biomedical advancement? The proximity to Washington, D.C., and the NIH only deepens the intrigue, hinting at high-level oversight and plausible deniability.
Conspiracy and Cover-ups
Accounts of mysterious illnesses, unexplained security measures, and vanishing personnel have fueled speculation about what truly transpires at Forest Glen. Reports from former employees, often cloaked in anonymity, suggest that some projects operate far from the light of ethical scrutiny. Whistleblowers allege secret programs investigating not just pathogens but also their potential as tools for psychological warfare.
Furthermore, Forest Glen’s rumored ties to MKUltra, the CIA’s infamous mind-control program, cannot be ignored. Were primates and even humans at Forest Glen subjected to tests exploring the breaking points of the mind under chemical and biological stressors?
Ethical and Paranormal Quandaries
As questions swirl about the extent of experimentation, the moral implications are chilling. The use of primates, often cited as biologically closest to humans, takes on an even darker tone when considered alongside whispers of human trials. Forest Glen has become a symbol of the blurred line between progress and peril in the name of national security.
Adding to its eerie reputation, locals speak of strange sounds and sightings near the annex, claiming an air of unease permeates the grounds. Are these ghostly manifestations merely the product of overactive imaginations—or echoes of a haunted past?
Conclusion
Forest Glen Annex stands as a monument to the duality of scientific progress: a place of groundbreaking discovery yet tainted by its ominous connections and ethical shadows. Its partnership with Fort Detrick ensures its place in history as both a beacon of biomedical advancement and a wellspring of dark speculation. For those who dare to look deeper, the truth about Forest Glen might be more unsettling than fiction.
