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

Clara Barton 1821 - 1912

The Extra Mile

— Points of Light Volunteer Pathway —

Clara Barton 1821 - 1912 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, December 31, 2015

1. Clara Barton 1821 - 1912 Marker

Inscription. Clara Barton lived a lifetime of tireless service to others. During the American Civil War, she became known as the “Angel of the Battlefield,” delivering supplies and caring for the sick and wounded. After the war, Barton organized a campaign to locate missing soldiers. Her enduring legacy was the founding, in 1881, of the American Red Cross, an organization whose name became synonymous with disaster preparedness, response and relief.

“You must never so much think as whether you like it or not, whether it is bearable or not; you must never think of anything except the need and how to meet it.”

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Science & Medicine • War, US Civil • Women. In addition, it is included in the Clara Barton, and the D.C. - Points of Light Volunteer Pathway series lists.

Location. 38° 53.851′ N, 77° 2.01′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in the Penn Quarter. Marker can be reached from the intersection of 15th Street Northwest and F Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Washington DC 20005, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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within walking distance of this marker. British Spare Rhodes Tavern, 1814 (a few steps from this marker); Site of Rhodes Tavern (a few steps from this marker); Rhodes Tavern (a few steps from this marker); Millard and Linda Fuller (a few steps from this marker); Ernest K. Coulter 1871 - 1952 (within shouting distance of this marker); Booker T. Washington 1856 - 1915 (within shouting distance of this marker); Edgar Allen 1862 - 1937 (within shouting distance of this marker); William Edwin Hall 1876 - 1961 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.

Also see . . . Clara Barton. Points of Light. (Submitted on January 8, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, December 31, 2015

2. Clara Barton 1821 - 1912 Marker

Clara Barton image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, December 31, 2015

3. Clara Barton

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 13, 2015

4. Clara Barton

A display at the Missing Soldiers Office on 7th Street.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 8, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 690 times since then and 50 times this year. Last updated on January 12, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 8, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 4. submitted on January 13, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.