Barney Circle in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Uriah Tracy
Congressional Cemetery
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 29, 2019
1. Uriah Tracy Marker
Inscription.
Uriah Tracy (1755-1807) was a Revolutionary War patriot and later a Senator from Connecticut. As a young man, he joined a militia company that responded to the famous Lexington Alarm in 1775. Tracy studied law at Yale and served in the Connecticut General Assembly, the House of Representatives, and the Senate. Tracy was a Federalist and when Republican Thomas Jefferson was elected president in 1800, Tracy and other Federalists began to talk of seceding from the new Union. Secession talk faded in 1804, however, when Jefferson's enemy, Aaron Burr, lost the election for governor of New York. Tracy died in office in 1807, and was buried in Congressional Cemetery, the first member of Congress to be laid to rest here.
Uriah Tracy (1755-1807) was a Revolutionary War patriot and later a Senator from Connecticut. As a young man, he joined a militia company that responded to the famous Lexington Alarm in 1775. Tracy studied law at Yale & served in the Connecticut General Assembly, the House of Representatives, & the Senate. Tracy was a Federalist and when Republican Thomas Jefferson was elected president in 1800, Tracy and other Federalists began to talk of seceding from the new Union. Secession talk faded in 1804, however, when Jefferson's enemy, Aaron Burr, lost the election for governor of New York. Tracy died in office in 1807, and was buried in Congressional Cemetery, the first member of Congress to be laid to rest here.
Location. 38° 52.965′ N, 76° 58.648′ W. Marker is in Southeast Washington
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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 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: 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); Elbridge Gerry (within shouting distance of this marker); John Smilie (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Elbridge Gerry (within shouting distance of this marker); Pushmataha (within shouting distance of
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 29, 2019
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 517 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on October 29, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
