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

Samuel F. B. Morse

 
 
Samuel F. B. Morse Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Kevin Vincent, June 21, 2013
1. Samuel F. B. Morse Marker
Inscription. Artist and inventor opened and operated on this site under the direction of the Post Office Department the first public telegraph office in the United States April 1st 1845
"What Hath God Wrought"

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. A significant historical date for this entry is April 1, 1845.
 
Location. 38° 53.8′ N, 77° 1.31′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in the Penn Quarter. Marker is on 7th Street Northwest north of E Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north. This plaque is located on the side of General Post Office building (present day Hotel Monaco) on 7th Street Northwest between F and E Streets Northwest. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 700 F Street Northwest, Washington DC 20004, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Roots of Freedom and Equality (within shouting distance of this marker); Mary Church Terrell (within shouting distance of this marker); "Blodget's Hotel" (within shouting distance of this marker); General Post Office (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Missing Soldiers (about 300 feet away); The Chinese Hackberry Tree (about 300 feet away); Discover DC / Gallery Place / Arena
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(about 300 feet away); Clara Barton: Angel of the Battlefield at Home (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.
 
Regarding Samuel F. B. Morse. The famous message quoted on this marker was not transmitted from this site. It was instead transmitted from the US Capitol on May 24, 1844.
 
Samuel F. B. Morse Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Kevin Vincent, June 21, 2013
2. Samuel F. B. Morse Marker
General Post Office building image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Kevin Vincent, June 21, 2013
3. General Post Office building
looking south down 7th Street to site of plaque
Samuel F. B. Morse image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, February 16, 2015
4. Samuel F. B. Morse
Self Portrait, 1812 in the National Portrait Gallery.
Men of Progress image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, February 16, 2015
5. Men of Progress
Morse demonstrates the telegraph to other great inventors in "Men of Progress" by artist Christian Schussele, 1862 in the National Portrait Gallery.
Automatic Telegraph Reciever Patented by Samuel F. B. Morse image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, February 16, 2015
6. Automatic Telegraph Reciever Patented by Samuel F. B. Morse
In the National Portrait Gallery
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 7, 2013, by Kevin Vincent of Arlington, Virginia. This page has been viewed 827 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 7, 2013, by Kevin Vincent of Arlington, Virginia.   4, 5, 6. submitted on February 17, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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