Barney Circle in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 29, 2019
1. National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Marker
Historic Congressional Cemetery is the final resting place of four significant contributors to the Underground Railroad.
William Boyd John Dean David A. Hall Hannibal Hamlin
Erected by Historic Congressional Cemetery, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the Network to Freedom series list.
Location. 38° 52.959′ N, 76° 58.735′ W. Marker is in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Barney Circle. It can be reached from E Street Southeast just east of Potomac Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1801 E Street 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Heroes of 1814 (a few steps from this marker); Welcome (a few steps from this marker); Ann G. Sprigg (within shouting distance of this marker); Mountjoy Bayly (within shouting distance of this marker); Alain LeRoy Locke (within shouting distance of this marker); Flora Adams Darling (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Commemorating The American Revolutionary Service of General Peterson Goodwyn (about 300 feet away); Dr. William Thornton (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Southeast Washington.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 29, 2019
2. National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 544 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 29, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
