U Street Corridor in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Marlon Francisco Morales
Law Enforcement Officer, Husband, Father and Friend
| | December 26, 1968 - June 13, 2001 | |
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, April 26, 2008
1. Officer Morales' Marker
Erected by Metropolitan Washington Area Transit Authority.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Hispanic Americans • Law Enforcement • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1950.
Location. 38° 55.007′ N, 77° 1.752′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in U Street Corridor. It is on U Street Northwest east of 13th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1200 U Street Northwest, Washington DC 20009, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: You Had To Wear a Tie (a few steps from this marker); Lincoln Theatre and Lincoln Colonnade (within shouting distance of this marker); Ben's Chili Bowl / Minnehaha Theater (within shouting distance of this marker); The True Reformers Building (about 300 feet away); Industrial Bank of Washington (about 500 feet away); The Whitelaw Hotel and the Duke (about 500 feet away); Louise Burrell Miller Residence (about 500 feet away); "Old Man River" (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.
Other markers no longer nearby. You Had to Wear a Tie (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The True Reformer Building (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
More about this marker. The Marker is located on the wall behind the Metrorail station escalator, near the intersection of U and 13th Streets, NW — southeast corner.
Also see . . . Officer Down Memorial Page.
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, April 26, 2008
2. Metrorail Station Entrance, U Street at 13th, NW
The marker is the small dark shape beneath the escalator canopy in the center of the photo.
Additional keywords. Latino-American, Police
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 24, 2016
3. Marlon Francisco Morales Marker
The marker is along the wall near the escalators.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 30, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,778 times since then and 18 times this year. Last updated on January 20, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 30, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 3. submitted on July 24, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
