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

Elbridge Gerry

Congressional Cemetery

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 29, 2019

1. Elbridge Gerry Marker

Inscription. Elbridge Gerry was a 1762 graduate of Harvard and a signer of the Declaration of Independence and Vice President of the United States. Gerry served as a representative from Massachusetts to the First Continental Congress, and on July 4, 1776, he signed the Declaration of Independence. In 1786, he retired to service as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1787. He presided as a chairman of the committee that produced the Great Compromise. But ultimately, Gerry refused to sign the Constitution because it lacked a bill of rights. He did agree to support the Constitution, and was elected to the First Congress under the new national government, and served in the House from 1789 to 1793.

Erected by Historic Congressional Cemetery.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Government & Politics • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Signers of the Declaration of Independence series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 4, 1776.

Location. 38° 52.957′ N, 76° 58.664′ W. Marker is in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Barney Circle. It can be reached from E Street Southeast 0.1 miles east of Potomac Avenue Southeast, on the

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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 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: John Smilie (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Elbridge Gerry (here, next to this marker); Thomas R. Gedney (a few steps from this marker); Revolutionary War Patriots (a few steps from this marker); Tobias Lear (a few steps from this marker); Pushmataha (a few steps from this marker); Uriah Tracy (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. William Thornton (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Southeast Washington.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 29, 2019

2. Elbridge Gerry Marker

Elbridge Gerry image. Click for full size.

Internet Archive

3. Elbridge Gerry

from A History of the American People by Woodrow Wilson, 1902.

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 553 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 29, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on September 3, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.