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

Willard Park

Washington Navy Yard

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Willard Park Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Richard E. Miller, August 31, 2015

1. Willard Park Marker

Inscription. On display in Willard Park, named for the early 20th century commandant of the Yard, are naval artifacts from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Behind you is the gun mount from the battleship Maine, sunk on the eve of the Spanish-American War, as well as the titanium pressure sphere from the bathyscaphe, Alvin. Mounted throughout the park is a collection of the turn-of-the-century naval ordnance from both American and European manufacturers. The last of the 14-inch railway batteries from World War I is located at the South side of the park. The World War II artifacts include the propeller from the battleship South Dakota and armor plating from American and Japanese warships. West of this location is a 16-inch gun barrel that rests on specially designed trucks that once moved these huge guns about the Yard. Also, west of this location is a modern propeller from an SSBN submarine.

Erected by Washington Navy Yard.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Spanish-American • War, World I • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 38° 52.35′ N, 76° 59.784′ W. Memorial is in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in

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Navy Yard. It is on Sicard Street Southeast south of Isaac Hull Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling north. Willard Park is south of the National Museum of the U.S. Navy - across Sicard Street, SE; and it extends north-eastward to the "Display Ship" BARRY [formerly, "DD-733"] - at her moorings across the recently constructed Anacostia River Walk since the 1980s. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Washington DC 20003, 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: Navy Gun Car (within shouting distance of this marker); Washington Navy Yard Chapel (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Willard Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Frank W. Crilley Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome Aboard the Display Ship BARRY (DD-993) (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); National Museum of the U.S. Navy (about 400 feet away); "4-in. 40 caliber rifles" (about 500 feet away); Lafayette's Tour (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Southeast Washington.

More about this memorial. Visitors without military identification may be required to go through additional security screenings, and/or to obtain passes to their destinations.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. To better understand the relationship,

Willard Park - viewed to the east from near the marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Richard E. Miller, September 9, 2015

2. Willard Park - viewed to the east from near the marker.

study each marker in the order shown.

"Battleship Propeller" - from USS <i>South Dakota</i> image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Richard E. Miller, September 9, 2015

3. "Battleship Propeller" - from USS South Dakota

on display in the southeast corner of Willard Park at the edge of the Navy Yard parking area - with Display Ship Barry in the background at her moorings off the Anacostia River Walk.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2015, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 806 times since then and 24 times this year. Last updated on October 7, 2015, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on October 4, 2015, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 2. submitted on October 5, 2015, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 3. submitted on October 7, 2015, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.