Site of a Tulip Tree Marker

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Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Site of a Tulip Tree

Tulip Tree Marker -- Plaque Photo, Click for full size

By Allen C. Browne, May 21, 2011

1. Tulip Tree Marker -- Plaque

Inscription. Used as a signal station
· by ·
Confederate soldiers under
Gen. Jubal A. Early
during the attack on
· Washington ·
July 11 and 12, 1864
Also used by
Confederate Sharpshooters
The lower plaque reads: Two cannon balls
Relics of Civil War days
found on the dairy farm
of
Thomas Lay
which is now a part of
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Donated by Mr. William R. Burdett

Location. 38° 58.418′ N, 77° 1.671′ W. Marker is in Northwest, District of Columbia, in Washington. Marker is on Butternut Street NW near Georgia Avenue NW (U.S. 29). Click for map. In front of the Provost Marshal's Building. Marker is in this post office area: Washington DC 20307, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Roll Call (approx. 0.2 miles away); Battleground National Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Battleground National Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Walter Reed Army Medical Center (approx. 0.2 miles away); Army Medical Museum (approx. 0.3 miles away); Walter Reed Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Seventh Street Turnpike (approx. 0.4 miles away); Founding of Takoma Park (approx. 0.6 miles away in Maryland). Click for a list of all markers in Northwest.

Cannonball Plaque Photo, Click for full size

By Allen C. Browne, May 21, 2011

2. Cannonball Plaque

William Burdett and a friend found these cannonballs on the Lay farm in 1898, Burdett donated them to WRAMC in 1963.

Also see . . . Civil War skirmish includes WRAMC site. (Submitted on April 6, 2010, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.)

Tulip Tree Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Allen C. Browne, May 21, 2011

3. Tulip Tree Marker

This marker was erected soon after the demise of the tree in 1919, perhaps in 1920.

Site of a Tulip Tree Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Kevin A. McGrath, April 5, 2010

4. Site of a Tulip Tree Marker

Marker at the Provost Marshal's Building identifies location of a tree used by Confederates for signalling and sharpshooting.

Credits. This page originally submitted on April 6, 2010, by Kevin A. McGrath of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 916 times since then. Last updated on May 25, 2011, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 25, 2011, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 4. submitted on April 5, 2010, by Kevin A. McGrath of Washington, District of Columbia. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.