| District of Columbia (Washington), The National Mall — A Legacy of Healing and Hope — Vietnam Women's Memorial |
| | Over 265,000 American women served during the Vietnam era (1956 through 1975) and over 11,000 saw duty in Vietnam. The majority served as nurses, caring for thousands of wounded servicemen in the difficult conditions of crowded transports, harsh weather, difficult terrain, and long hours. Between 1964 and 1973, dedicated nurses tended to over 100,000 wounded, saving nearly 98 percent of those who eventually reached hospitals. The Memorial Inspired to tell the story of all Vietnam-era . . . — Map (db m7878) HM |
| District of Columbia (Washington), The National Mall — Alaska and Hawaii |
| | The Federal Union of the States at the heart of Lincoln’s purpose is symbolized in his memorial by 36 columns beneath the names of the 36 states composing the Union in his lifetime. When the memorial was designed, the Union included 48 states named on the attic frieze. A generation later – in 1959 Alaska and Hawaii attained statehood. Fully joining their destinies with the United States of America E Pluribus Unum — Map (db m49457) HM |
| District of Columbia (Washington), The National Mall — Andrew Jackson Downing |
| | [Inscription on urn pedestal, 1856]:
This vase was erected by his friends in memory of
ANDREW JACKSON DOWNING
who died July 28, 1852, aged 37 years.
He was born, and lived, and died upon the Hudson River. His life was devoted to the improvement of the national taste in rural art, an office for which his genius and the natural beauty amidst which he lived had fully endowed him.
His success was as great as his genius, and for the death of few public men was public . . . — Map (db m46600) HM |
| District of Columbia (Washington), The National Mall — Arts and Industries Building |
| | The Arts and Industries Building, the second oldest Smithsonian building, was the first building designed for the National Museum, as the Smithsonian's first museum was known. It was constructed between 1879 and 1881 to meet the need for more exhibition space for the rapidly increasing collections, which included railroad boxcar loads of items from the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. The building's first use was for President James Garfield's inaugural ball on March 4, 1881. The . . . — Map (db m46583) HM |
| District of Columbia (Washington), The National Mall — Bald Cypress — [Native American Agriculture] — [U.S. Department of Agriculture] |
| |
This tree commemorates the many contributions Native Americans have made to American agriculture, plants domesticated and harvested by Native Americans in the New World still make up a significant proportion of all vegetables produced worldwide.
November 18, 1988
Richard E. Lyng
Secretary of Agriculture — Map (db m47743) HM |
| District of Columbia (Washington), The National Mall — Cardinal Direction Marker: North |
| | This granite stone is one of the oldest on earth – four billion years old! Before its two-week journey to Washington, D.C., the Dogrib (Tlicho) community of Acasta Lake, in Canada’s Northwest Territories, blessed the stone. The Dogrib recount that they were themselves created from stone. It is one of four Cardinal Direction Markers around the museum. — Map (db m49627) HM |
| District of Columbia (Washington), The National Mall — District of Columbia World War Memorial |
| | [PANEL 1, northeast corner wayside.]
“This monument stands for men who fought not alone for their country, but to establish the principles of justice and peace. We pay tribute here to their valor. We honor them for their sacrifice.”
President Herbert C. Hoover, November 11, 1931.
Why does the Great War endure in human memory?
In 1914 a small European conflict quickly expanded into a global conflagration. The war introduced lethal new technologies, swept . . . — Map (db m9039) HM |
| District of Columbia (Washington), The National Mall — Jean Hillery and Thomas Quadros — United States Department of Agriculture |
| | United States Department of Agriculture
American Linden or Basswood
(Tilia Americana)
Dedicated in memory of Jean Hillery and Thomas Quadros, Food Safety and Inspection Service Compliance Officers, who lost their lives in the line of duty June 21, 2000 — Map (db m47354) HM |
| District of Columbia (Washington), The National Mall — John Paul Jones Memorial — National Mall & Memorial Parks, Washington, D.C. |
| | "Every officer in our navy should know by heart the deeds of John Paul Jones," President Theodore Roosevelt.
The American Revolution [Portrait of] John Paul Jones, 1747-1742
A bold captain--fearless even when facing the superior British Royal Navy--John Paul Jones ensured his place in American memory.
Jones, a recent Scottish immigrant, readily accepted an appointment in the new Continental Navy following the start of the American Revolution. He captained several ships . . . — Map (db m17764) HM |
| District of Columbia (Washington), The National Mall — John Paul Jones Memorial |
| | [North Face inscriptions - above and beneath Captain Jones' statue:] John Paul Jones
1747-1792
First to compel foreign man-of-war to strike colors to the Stars and Stripes.
[South Face inscriptions - above and beneath a bas relief rendering of Captain Jones raising the United States colors for the first time aboard an American man-o-war:]
"Surrender? I have not yet begun to fight!" In life he honored the flag. In death the flag shall honor him. — Map (db m19534) HM |
| District of Columbia (Washington), The National Mall — Joseph Henry |
| | This statue of the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution was made in 1881 by the American sculptor William Wetmore Storey, then working in Rome. Unveiled April 19, 1883. — Map (db m213) HM |
| District of Columbia (Washington), The National Mall — Korean War Veterans Memorial |
| | [Inscription: Panel 1]:
Our nation honors her sons and daughters who answered the call to defend a country they never knew and a people they never met.
1950 * Korea * 1953
[Panel 2]:
Freedom Is Not Free
[Panel 3]:
Dead: U.S.A. 54,246; U.N. 628,883
Missing: U.S.A. 8,177; U.N. 470,267
Captured: U.S.A. 7,140; U.N. 92,970
Wounded: U.S.A. 103,284; U.N. 1,644,453
[Panel 4]:
Korean War Veterans Memorial...
Achitects: Cooper-Lecky . . . — Map (db m8829) HM |
| District of Columbia (Washington), The National Mall — Lincoln Memorial |
| | [Dedication by Royal Cortissoz, above the statue by sculptor Daniel Chester French:]
"In this temple as in the hearts of the people for whom he saved the Union the memory of Abraham Lincoln is enshrined forever."
[Inscription on deck above the grand staircase:]
"I Have A Dream"
Martin Luther King, Jr.
The March on Washington
for Jobs and Freedom
August 28, 1963
[Panel on terrace below the grand staircase:]
The Federal Union of the . . . — Map (db m28607) HM |
| District of Columbia (Washington), The National Mall — National Grange |
| | Near this site The National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry was organized on December 4, 1867 in the office of the Superintendent of the Propagating Gardens Department of Agriculture The founders of the Grange were:
Oliver H. Kelley, John Trimble, Francis McDowell William Saunders, John H. Thomson, William M. Ireland,
Aaron B. Grosh - assisted by Caroline A. Hall.
This tablet erected by the National Grange, 1951. — Map (db m47448) HM |
| District of Columbia (Washington), The National Mall — Original Smithsonian Institution Building |
| | Erected 1847-57. Designed by James Renwick, Jr. in twelfth century Romanesque style for the first offices, research laboratories, exhibits, collections, and lectures of the Smithsonian Institution. Dedicated to the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men. — Map (db m46413) HM |
| District of Columbia (Washington), The National Mall — Petrified Wood — Araucarioxylon Arizonicum Knowlton — Triassic Period |
| | about 200 million years old Found near Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona Contributors: Mr. and Mrs. James M. Gray Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Zuhl City of Holbrook, Arizona — Map (db m54063) HM |
| District of Columbia (Washington), The National Mall — Restoration of the Land |
| | Four hundred years ago, the Chesapeake Bay region abounded in forests, meadows, wetlands, and croplands. The National Museum of the American Indian restores these environments and is home to more than 27,000 trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants representing 145 different species. Native peoples encouraged the growth of a variety of plants, also known as biodiversity. Ethnobotanist Donna House (Diné/Oneida) used this concept in her work to restore the museum grounds. She was also guided by the . . . — Map (db m49640) HM |
| District of Columbia (Washington), The National Mall — Steven Thomas Stefani IV — Forest Service Range Conservationist — United States Department of Agriculture |
| | United States Department of Agriculture
An American chestnut (Castanea dentate) tree
has been planted in honor of
Forest Service Range Conservationist,
Steven Thomas Stefani IV (1978-2007)
who died serving his country, helping the people of
Ghazni, Afghanistan to build better lives. — Map (db m47730) WM |
| District of Columbia (Washington), The National Mall — Ulysses S. Grant Memorial |
| | “Although a soldier by profession, I have never felt any sort of fondness for war, and I have never advocated it, except as a means of peace,” General Ulysses S. Grant.
Hiram Ulysses Grant, mistakenly listed as Ulysses Simpson Grant on United States Military Academy cadet rosters, ascended from Midwestern obscurity to become the Union’s military savior and, later, the 18th President of the United States. U.S. Grant’s requirement for “unconditional surrender” in . . . — Map (db m29459) HM |
| District of Columbia (Washington), The National Mall — Vietnam Veterans Memorial |
| | The Vietnam Veterans Memorial honors the courage, sacrifice, and devotion to duty and country of the men and women of the armed forces of the United States who served in America's longest war. By virtue of its design, the memorial inspires a contemplative experience and puts a human face on a divisive conflict. Veterans, their families, and others find the memorial a place for reflection and healing.
On the granite walls of the Memorial are more than 58,000 names of those listed as missing . . . — Map (db m212) HM |
| District of Columbia (Washington), The National Mall — Washington Monument |
| | In commemoration of the
One Hundredth Anniversary
of the
Washington Monument
1884 – 1984
Walkways donated July 11, 1984
by the members and friends of the
National Society of Professional Engineers
in observance of the Society's
fiftieth anniversary. — Map (db m47332) HM |
| District of Columbia (Washington), The National Mall — Why is the Washington Monument Temporarily Closed? |
| | On August 23, 2011, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake centered in Virginia sent tremors throughout eastern North America. This seismic activity affected a number of Washington, D.C. landmarks, including the Washington Monument. National Park Service engineers and experts in historic preservation and earthquake engineering immediately assessed the physical impact in order to determine the best way to repair this national treasure and restore public access. Completed by the U.S. Army Corps of . . . — Map (db m49459) HM |
| District of Columbia (Washington), The National Mall — Why is the Washington Monument Temporarily Closed? |
| | On August 23, 2011, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake centered in Virginia sent tremors throughout eastern North America. This seismic activity affected a number of Washington, D.C. landmarks, including the Washington Monument. National Park Service engineers and experts in historic preservation and earthquake engineering immediately assessed the physical impact in order to determine the best way to repair this national treasure and restore public access. Completed by the U.S. Army Corps of . . . — Map (db m49521) HM |
| District of Columbia (Washington), The National Mall — Why is the Washington Monument Temporarily Closed? |
| | On August 23, 2011, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake centered in Virginia sent tremors throughout eastern North America. This seismic activity affected a number of Washington, D.C. Landmarks, including the Washington Monument. National Park Service engineers and experts in historic preservation and earthquake engineering immediately assessed the physical impact in order to determine the best way to repair this national treasure and restore public access. Completed by the U.S. Army Corps of . . . — Map (db m53727) HM |
| District of Columbia (Washington), The National Mall — Witchhazel • Suhwe?t (suh-whet) |
| | A popular commercial remedy and facial astringent used throughout the world, witchhazel was first harvested by Native peoples in the eastern United States. The Potawatomi and Mahican tribes used witchhazel as a sedative and as an astringent, and valued its ability to stop bleeding. They also used witchhazel to soothe skin irritations, burns, and insect bites, and made a tea, often mixed with maple syrup, to treat sore throat. Did you know that witchhazel is often used to treat sore muscles, sunburn, and skin rashes? — Map (db m49647) HM |
| District of Columbia (Washington), The National Mall — World War II Memorial |
| | Here in the presence of Washington and Lincoln, one the Eighteenth Century father and the other the Nineteenth Century preserver of our nation, we honor those Twentieth Century Americans who took up the struggle during the Second World War and made the sacrifices to perpetuate the gift of our forefathers entrusted to us: A nation conceived in liberty and justice. (Quotations on the Southeast Entrance): Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy...no matter how long . . . — Map (db m4392) HM |
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