Southwest Waterfront in Southwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The River Queen
Erected 2017 by Hoffman Madison Waterfront LLC.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln, and the Former U.S. Presidents: #18 Ulysses S. Grant series lists.
Location. 38° 52.804′ N, 77° 1.582′ W. Marker is in Southwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Southwest Waterfront. It is on Wharf Street Southwest west of District Square Southwest, on the left when traveling north. Marker is imbedded in the sidewalk. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 901 Wharf Street Southwest, Washington DC 20024, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Potomac River Shoreline (within shouting distance of this marker); Abraham Lincoln (within shouting distance of this marker); "a magnificent waterfront entranceway " (within shouting distance of this marker); America's Oldest Operating Fish Market
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Photographed by Charles H. Shute & Son, Edgartown, MA (via Wikimedia Commons), circa 1865
3. Sidewheel steamer River Queen at the wharf in Nantucket, probably during the late 1860s.
"The River Queen was a sidewheel steamer operating as a ferry serving the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket during the late 19th century. Earlier serving on the Potomac River, it became closely associated with President Abraham Lincoln and General Ulysses S. Grant, and was used for an unsuccessful peace conference during the last year of the American Civil War....River Queen was still operating in 1910 on the Potomac River, by that time among the oldest side-wheelers still in service. In July 1911, newspapers reported the burning of the River Queen "to the water's edge" following the explosion of a signal lantern on board. The press reported that 'For the past year or two the River Queen has been used as an excursion boat for Negroes.' " - Wikipedia
Credits. This page was last revised on January 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 9, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 557 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 9, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on January 10, 2018. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
