Penn Quarter in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
General Winfield Scott Hancock
Photographed by Craig Swain, May 22, 2008
1. General Winfield Scott Hancock Memorial
Winfield Scott
Hancock
Died February 9, 1886.
Erected 1896.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 38° 53.623′ N, 77° 1.332′ W. Memorial is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in the Penn Quarter. It is at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest and 7th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest. Located in Market Square. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Washington DC 20004, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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: Ocean Piece (within shouting distance of this marker); America's Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Ceremony at the Crossroads (within shouting distance of this marker); Grand Army of the Republic (within shouting distance of this marker); The United States Navy Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Navy Memorial - From Bow to Stern (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); National Council of Negro Women
this page online
Other markers no longer nearby. Ceremony at the Crossroads (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Navy Memorial - from Bow to Stern (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Welcome Aboard! (was about 300 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . .
1. General Winfield Scott Hancock Memorial. Smithsonian American Art Museum website entry (Submitted on April 2, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
2. Winfield Scott Hancock. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on August 27, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Adam Margolis, September 8, 2018
2. General Winfield Scott Hancock Memorial
Photographed by Craig Swain, May 22, 2008
3. Right Side of Memorial
Photographed by Craig Swain, May 22, 2008
4. Equestrian Statue of General Hancock
Internet Archive
5. Winfield Scott Hancock
Presidential Candidate in 1880.
Presidential Candidate in 1880.
From Contemporary American Biography, 1895, Vol. 1, between pages 374 & 375.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,899 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 2, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 2. submitted on February 2, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. 3, 4. submitted on April 2, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 5. submitted on February 28, 2024, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
