Penn Quarter in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Grand Army of the Republic
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 13, 2015
1. Grand Army of the Republic Marker
Organized at Decatur Illinois, April 6, 1866.
By Benjamin Franklin Stephenson M.D.
Erected 1907 by The G.A.R. Memorial Association.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the The Grand Army of the Republic series list.
Location. 38° 53.616′ N, 77° 1.295′ W. Memorial is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in the Penn Quarter. It is on 7th Street Northwest north of Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north. In Indiana Plaza. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Washington DC 20004, 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 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: National Council of Negro Women (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Ceremony at the Crossroads (within shouting distance of this marker); General Winfield Scott Hancock (within shouting distance of this marker); National Intelligencer (within shouting distance of this marker); Ocean Piece (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Market Space: Yesterdays Town Square (about
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. Ceremony at the Crossroads (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 13, 2015
2. Grand Army of the Republic Marker
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 13, 2015
3. Benjamin Franklin Stephenson M.D.
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 13, 2015
4. Grand Army of the Republic Medal
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 13, 2015
5. Grand Army of the Republic Medal
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 13, 2015
6. Fratenity
1861-1865
1861-1865
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 13, 2015
7. Charity
Sculpture by John Massey Rhind
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 13, 2015
8. Loyalty
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 13, 2015
9. Inscription on the Southeast (Loyalty) Side
Glory But His
Country's Good,
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 735 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on August 30, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
