Navy Yard in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
1898
John Holland
Erected by U.S. Department of Transportation.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Military • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the D.C. - Transportation Walk series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.
Location. 38° 52.577′ N, 77° 0.104′ W. Marker is in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Navy Yard. Marker is on M Street Southeast west of 4th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1200 New Jersey Avenue Southeast, Washington DC 20003, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 1891 (here, next to this marker); 1897 (here, next to this marker); 1873 (a few steps from this marker); Transportation Corridor (a few steps from this marker); 1830 / 1899 (a few steps from this marker); 1895 (a few steps from this marker); 1886 (a few steps from this marker); 1869 (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Southeast Washington.
Also see . . . USS Holland (SS-1) (Wikipedia)
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Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 1, 2019
2. 1898 Marker
This is a previous iteration of the marker. While the information is identical, the caption is slightly different.
Nathaniel R. Ewan, Historic American Buildings Survey, July 17, 1936
4. The Holland Submarine, Paterson, Passaic County, NJ
Note that the date provided on the photograph is at odds with the scrappage date of 1932 that is currently provided in the Wikipedia article on the USS Holland.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 115 times since then and 3 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 7, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on April 1, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on February 2, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 4. submitted on February 6, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
