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World War I Memorial

 
 
World War I Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 2, 2018
1. World War I Memorial Marker
Inscription.
In memory
of our boys who made
the supreme sacrifice in the
Great World War

Jesu Mercy

 
Erected by Grace Episcopal Church.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 38° 54.212′ N, 77° 3.761′ W. Memorial is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Georgetown. It can be reached from Wisconsin Avenue Northwest north of South Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north. On the grounds of Grace Episcopal Church. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1041 Wisconsin Avenue Northwest, Washington DC 20007, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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: Richard Pitts (within shouting distance of this marker); Chesapeake & Ohio Canal (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Canal House (about 500 feet away); Benjamin Banneker and Suter's Tavern (about 500 feet away); A Long Stretch of Quiet and Peace… (about 500 feet away); Herman Hollerith (about 500 feet away); Canal Square (about 500 feet away); From Seaport to National Park (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. The History of Canal Square
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(was about 500 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
World War I Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 2, 2018
2. World War I Memorial 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 307 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 2, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 15, 2026