The National Mall in Southwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Cardinal Direction Marker: East
Did you know that this type of stone was used to make arrowheads?
This 544 million-year-old rock is quartzite, a very hard stone used to make arrowheads by the local Nanticoke peoples. It came from Sugarloaf Mountain in Maryland's Monocacy Valley. It is one of four Cardinal Direction Markers around the museum.
Erected by Smithsonian Institution.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Indigenous Peoples and Communities.
Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 38° 53.293′ N, 77° 0.936′ W. Marker was in Southwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It was in The National Mall. It was at the intersection of Maryland Avenue Southwest and 3rd Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west on Maryland Avenue Southwest. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 339 Maryland Avenue Southwest, Washington DC 20024, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It was also in the American Northeast, in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within walking distance of this location: A different marker also named Cardinal Direction Marker: East (here, next to this marker); National Native American Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Mrs. Lyndon Johnson Planted Azaleas Here
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Other markers no longer nearby. Wingapo (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Swamp Milkweed Wihsakαn (wee-sah-quam) (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); Wetlands (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Can you find symbols (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Bald Cypress Αrtu (ar-too) (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Broadleaf Cattail Kαhkαhaskwar (kaw-kaw-has-quar) (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Cardinal Direction Marker: North (was within shouting distance of this
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This marker has been replaced with the linked marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 413 times since then and 9 times this year. Last updated on February 16, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 13, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
