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Navy Yard in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Covered Wagon Wheels

Transportation Walk

 
 
Covered Wagon Wheels Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 1, 2019
1. Covered Wagon Wheels Marker
Inscription. From the 1840s to the 1860s, settlers and gold rushers walk overland trails 15 to 20 miles a day beside covered ox-drawn wagons carrying up to 2500 lbs. of household goods and supplies.
 
Erected by U.S. Department of Transportation.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AnimalsRoads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the D.C. - Transportation Walk series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.
 
Location. 38° 52.58′ N, 77° 0.087′ W. Marker is in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Navy Yard. It 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.

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 North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 1886 (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named 1869 (here, next to this marker); 1895 (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named 1830 / 1899 (a few steps from this marker); 1860 (a few steps from this marker); 1837 (a few steps from this marker); 1873 (a few steps from this marker); 1897 (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Southeast Washington.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. 1869 (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); 1830 / 1899 (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
Covered Wagon Wheels Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 1, 2019
2. Covered Wagon Wheels Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 283 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 1, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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