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The National Mall in Southwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Steven Thomas Stefani IV

Forest Service Range Conservationist

— United States Department of Agriculture —

 
 
Steven Thomas Stephani IV Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, August 21, 2011
1. Steven Thomas Stephani IV Marker
Inscription.
An American chestnut (Castanea dentate) tree has been planted in honor of Forest Service Range Conservationist, Steven Thomas Stefani IV (1978-2007) who died serving his country, helping the people of Ghazni, Afghanistan to build better lives.
 
Erected 2008 by U.S. Department of Agriculture.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: AgricultureWar, Afghanistan.
 
Location. 38° 53.303′ N, 77° 1.766′ W. Memorial is in Southwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in The National Mall. It is on Jefferson Drive Southwest east of 14th Street Southwest (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1400 Independence Avenue Southwest, Washington DC 20024, 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 North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World,
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and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: USDA Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Bradford Pear Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Bald Cypress (about 300 feet away); USDA Holocaust Memorial Tree (about 300 feet away); Welcome to the People's Garden (about 300 feet away); Federal Grain Inspection Service (about 300 feet away); Knapp Memorial Arch (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Southwest Washington.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. Growing in the Garden (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed); Virginia Peanuts (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named Growing in the Garden (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed); Sunflowers (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed); Stewardship of Natural Resources (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed).
 
Also see . . .  American Foreign Service Assoc. Memorial Plaque List.
Steven Thomas Stephani IV Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, August 21, 2011
2. Steven Thomas Stephani IV Marker
(Submitted on September 30, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
 
Additional keywords. the Tom Stefani Award for Reconstruction and Stabilization in Fragile States; Eagle Scout
 
Steven Thomas Stephani IV Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, August 21, 2011
3. Steven Thomas Stephani IV Marker
- lower left, near the Mall entrance to the Jamie Lloyd Whitten Federal Building, Headquarters of the U.S.D.A.
Steven Thomas Stefani IV Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton
4. Steven Thomas Stefani IV Marker
A winter view of the memorial tree and marker.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,101 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 30, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.   4. submitted on August 17, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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