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

Edward Miner Gallaudet

1837 - 1917

 
 
Edward Miner Gallaudet Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, February 19, 2011
1. Edward Miner Gallaudet Marker
Inscription.
Founder and First President
of
Gallaudet College
1864 – 1910

 
Erected 1969 by The Alumni Association and its Friends.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1837.
 
Location. 38° 54.376′ N, 76° 59.664′ W. Marker is in Northeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Gallaudet. It is on Gallaudet Mall Northeast north of Lincoln Circle Northeast, in the median. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 800 Florida Avenue Northeast, Washington DC 20002, 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 the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Laurent Clerc (within shouting distance of this marker); Chapel Hall (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of the Rose Cottage (about 300 feet away); Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet (about 400 feet away); "Ole Jim" (about 400 feet away); Peikoff Alumni House (about 400 feet away); Leonard M. Elstad (about 400 feet away); Historic Site of Kendall School Division II for Negroes (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northeast Washington.
 
Also see . . .  Edward Miner Gallaudet. (Submitted on February 20, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
 
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Pietro Lazzari, sculptor;
 
Edward Miner Gallaudet Memorial on Gallaudet Mall image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, February 19, 2011
2. Edward Miner Gallaudet Memorial on Gallaudet Mall
- Kandall Hall in background.
Edward Miner Gallaudet Statue image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, February 19, 2011
3. Edward Miner Gallaudet Statue
by sculptor Pietro Lazzari.
Edward Miner Gallaudet image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Wikipedia, c. 1893
4. Edward Miner Gallaudet
Edward Miner Gallaudet Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, February 19, 2011
5. Edward Miner Gallaudet Memorial
- Chapel Hall in right background.
Edward Miner Gallaudet Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 30, 2016
6. Edward Miner Gallaudet Marker
College Hall can be seen in the distance to the west.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 20, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,605 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 20, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.   6. submitted on July 31, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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