Navy Yard in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Urban Design
In Pierre L'Enfant's design for the new city of Washington, broad diagonal avenues, named after states, radiate from key buildings like the Capitol and White House. They cross the regular grid of east-west streets, identified by letters, and numbered north-south streets.Erected by U.S. Department of Transportation.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Places • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the D.C. - Transportation Walk series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1797.
Location. 38° 52.583′ N, 77° 0.233′ W. Marker is in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Navy Yard. Marker is at the intersection of M Street Southeast and New Jersey Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling east on M Street Southeast. 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. 1937 (within shouting distance of this marker); 1932 (within shouting distance of this marker); 1925 (within shouting distance of this
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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 106 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 1, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on January 15, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on April 1, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
