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Navy Yard in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

2003

Transportation Walk

 
 
2003 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 1, 2019
1. 2003 Marker
Inscription. Dean Kamen introduces the battery operated self-balancing Segway Human Transporter. It carries people and small cargo 12 mph over a variety of terrains.
 
Erected by U.S. Department of Transportation.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the D.C. - Transportation Walk series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 2003.
 
Location. 38° 52.525′ N, 77° 0.14′ W. Marker has been reported damaged. Marker is in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Navy Yard. It can be reached from Tingey Street Southeast east of New Jersey Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1200 New Jersey Avenue 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 North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Landing Gear and Wheels (here, next to this marker); 1607 (a few steps from this marker); Cable Stayed Bridge (a few steps from this marker); 2005 (a few steps from this marker); 2004 (a few steps from this marker); 1983 (a few steps from this marker); 1972-1978 (a few steps from this marker); 1966 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Southeast Washington.
 
2003 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 15, 2018
2. 2003 Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 233 times since then and 12 times this year. Last updated on May 3, 2023, by Bruce Guthrie of Silver Spring, Maryland. Photos:   1. submitted on April 1, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.   2. submitted on January 15, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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