Tenleytown in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Tennally's Town: My, How You've Grown

©2017, Jarrett Ferrier

— Funded by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Public Art Building Communities Grant Progra —

Tennally's Town: My, How You've Grown Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 20, 2020

1. Tennally's Town: My, How You've Grown Marker

Inscription. Top of the Town
Greetings from Tenleytown
altitude 409'
[Pictured on the mural are events and locations significant to Tenleytown's history:]
• Fort Reno Water Towers
• The Tenleytown Streetcar
• Fort Reno and the Civil War
• Tenleytown Firehouse
• Western Union Microwave Tower
• Jesse Reno School
• Fort Reno Concert Series
• Women in World War II

Erected by DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Railroads & Streetcars • Women. In addition, it is included in the Defenses of Washington series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1984.

Location. 38° 56.832′ N, 77° 4.742′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Tenleytown. Marker is on Wisconsin Avenue Northwest, 0.1 miles north of Tenley Circle Northwest, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4425 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington DC 20016, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. On the Circle (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Beer, Popcorn, and Penny Candy (about 400 feet away); To the Rescue

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(about 600 feet away); A Country Road (about 600 feet away); The Rest (about 700 feet away); Birth of Tennallytown (about 700 feet away); And the Church Goes on (approx. 0.2 miles away); A Spirit of Community (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.

More about this marker. [Descriptions of the depictions on the marker:]

• altitude 409' [The altitude on the hill at Fort Reno, the highest natural height in DC]
• Fort Reno Water Towers [Built in 1896]
• The Tenleytown Streetcar [Engine House 20]
• Fort Reno and the Civil War [Fort Reno was one of the Circle Forts within the Civil War Defenses of Washington]
• Western Union Microwave Tower [Built in 1947]
• Jesse Reno School [a school for African American students prior to desegregation of schools in DC]
• Fort Reno Concert Series [where bands from DC's hardcore punk and other independent-label artists played, including Fugazi (whose frontman, Ian McKaye, co-founded Dischord Records), Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, Mary Timony (of independent rock bands Autoclave,

Description plaque on the wall image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 20, 2020

2. Description plaque on the wall

Helium, Mary Timony Band, and Ex Hex), and Velocity Girl.]
• Women in World War II [pictured is WAVES, or Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service]

Also see . . . "Tennally's Town: My, How You've Grown". Site explaining various symbols seen on the mural. It includes short articles and links to videos. (Submitted on May 20, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 143 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 20, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.