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

1913

Transportation Walk

 
 
1913 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 1, 2019
1. 1913 Marker
Inscription. While Mercedes have been made since 1908, Ford initiates mass production of cars the Model T rolls off the new assembly line. The line's efficiency will make cars affordable to working people.
 
Erected by U.S. Department of Transportation.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceRoads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the D.C. - Transportation Walk series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.
 
Location. 38° 52.578′ N, 77° 0.166′ W. Marker has been reported unreadable. Marker is in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Navy Yard. It is on M Street Southeast west of 3rd 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 20590, 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
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America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: 1911 (here, next to this marker); Single Bit Bollard (a few steps from this marker); 1919 (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named 1911 (a few steps from this marker); 1900 / 1920 (a few steps from this marker); 1908 (a few steps from this marker); 1923 (a few steps from this marker); 1903 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Southeast Washington.
 
1913 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 1, 2019
2. 1913 Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 218 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 2, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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