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

Cedar of Lebanon

Cedrus libani

— National Museum/National Museum of Natural History —

 
 
Cedar of Lebanon Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, August 29, 2013
1. Cedar of Lebanon Marker
Inscription. This tree commemorates the 100th anniversary of the 1904 groundbreaking of the new National Museum. A wooded park, with a variety of trees including these cedars, previously stood here.
 
Erected 2004 by Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EnvironmentHorticulture & ForestryNotable Places. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1888.
 
Location. 38° 53.506′ N, 77° 1.57′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in The National Mall. Marker can be reached from Constitution Avenue Northwest (U.S. 50) east of 12th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1000 Constitution Avenue Northwest, Washington DC 20224, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Solomon G. Brown (here, next to this marker); Colossal Head 4 (replica) (within shouting distance of this marker); Pioneering Plants (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Colossal Head 4 (replica) (within shouting distance of this marker); Equal Justice Under the Law (within shouting distance of this marker); What Common Bird Species Live in DC Year-Round?
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(about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Petrified Wood (about 400 feet away); Our Tax Dollars (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.
 
More about this marker.
Photo caption:
Smithsonian Secretary Samuel Langley (holding spade) breaks ground as other Smithsonian staff, including the Smithsonian's first African American employee, Solomon G. Brown, participate in the June 14, 1914, ceremony.
 
Also see . . .
1. Smithsonian Secretary, Samuel Pierpoint Langley. (Submitted on November 15, 2013, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
2. National Museum of Natural History (construction completed 1910-1911). (Submitted on November 15, 2013, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
 
Additional keywords. Smithsonian Institution
 
The "Cedar of Lebanon" Marker (left) - adjacent to that of Solomon G. Brown image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, August 29, 2013
2. The "Cedar of Lebanon" Marker (left) - adjacent to that of Solomon G. Brown
The "Cedar of Lebanon" marker - on the cicle drive, west ot the Constitution Avenue image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, August 29, 2013
3. The "Cedar of Lebanon" marker - on the cicle drive, west ot the Constitution Avenue
entrance to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian Secretary Samuel Langley and staff - detail from the "Cedar of Lebanon" marker photo image. Click for full size.
1904
4. Smithsonian Secretary Samuel Langley and staff - detail from the "Cedar of Lebanon" marker photo
The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History (originally, the "National Museum") - opened 1910 image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, November 29, 2013
5. The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History (originally, the "National Museum") - opened 1910
viewed from across Constitution Avenue, NW.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 15, 2013, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 619 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 15, 2013, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.   5. submitted on December 16, 2013, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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