Barney Circle in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
U.S. Arsenal Explosion Memorial
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 4, 2022
1. U.S. Arsenal Explosion Memorial Marker
Killed by an explosion at the U.S. Arsenal Washington D.C. June 17th 1864
Ellene Roche Julia McEwen Bridget Dunn W.E. Tippett Margaret Horan Johanna Connors Susan Harris Lizzie Brahler Margaret C. Yonson Bettie Branagan Eliza Lacye
Emma Baird Kate Brosnahan Louisa Lloyd Melissa Adams Emily Collins Rebecca Hull Annie S. Bache Mary Burroughs Sallie McElfresh Pinkey Scott
Erected 1865 by Citizens of Washington, D.C. by public contribution; sculpted by Flannery Brothers.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is June 17, 1864.
Location. 38° 52.89′ N, 76° 58.833′ W. Memorial is in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Barney Circle. It can be reached from the intersection of E Street Southeast and Potomac Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1801 E St SE, Washington DC 20003, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named U.S. Arsenal Explosion Memorial (here, next to this marker); Barney at Bladensburg (within shouting distance of this marker); Sayles Jenks Bowen (within shouting distance of this marker); September 11 Memorial Path (within shouting distance of this marker); John Philip Sousa (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Anna Murray-Douglass (about 300 feet away); Mathew Brady (about 300 feet away); The Mathew Brady Memorial (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Southeast Washington.
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 14, 2015
5. U.S. Arsenal Explosion Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on June 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 4, 2022, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 280 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 4, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 5. submitted on February 22, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
