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

Commemorating The American Revolutionary Service of General Peterson Goodwyn

General Peterson Goodwyn Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 7, 2015

1. General Peterson Goodwyn Marker

Inscription. General Peterson Goodwyn equipped his own company and was cited for gallantry at the battles of Smithfield and Great Bridge — member of the Virginia House of Delegates 1789 – 1802, elected as a Democrat to the eighth and seven succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1803 until his death — February 21, 1818.

Erected 1976 by Mary Washington Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is February 21, 1807.

Location. 38° 52.907′ N, 76° 58.73′ W. Marker is in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Barney Circle. It can be reached from E Street Southeast east of Potomac Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling east. On Peterson Goodwyn's Cenotaph, Range: 57 Site: 111, in the Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street Southeast. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1801 E Street Southeast, Washington

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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 World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Flora Adams Darling (a few steps from this marker); The Public Vault (within shouting distance of this marker); Gadsby Vault (within shouting distance of this marker); Alain LeRoy Locke (within shouting distance of this marker); Adelaide Johnson (within shouting distance of this marker); The Mathew Brady Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Mathew Brady (within shouting distance of this marker); Mountjoy Bayly (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Southeast Washington.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 7, 2015

2. General Peterson Goodwyn Marker

General Peterson Goodwyn's Cenotaph image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 7, 2015

3. General Peterson Goodwyn's Cenotaph

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 7, 2015

4. General Peterson Goodwyn's Cenotaph

In Memory of
General
Peterson Goodwyn
A Representative in
The Congress of the
United States
From the State of Virginia
Who Died February 21, 1818
Age 73 Years

General Peterson Goodwyn image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Wikipedia

5. General Peterson Goodwyn

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 708 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 8, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.