Adams Morgan in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The ›Duke‹ Ellington Memorial Bridge
Edward Kennedy Ellington
1899-1974
Native Son
Composer - Performer - Playwright
International Statesman of Goodwill
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Bridges & Viaducts.
Location. 38° 55.405′ N, 77° 2.852′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Adams Morgan. Marker is on Calvert Street Northwest west of Biltmore Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west. On the Northeast abutment of the Duke Ellington Bridge in Adam's Morgan. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1971 Calvert Street Northwest, Washington DC 20009, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Resilience and Resistance (here, next to this marker); Seeking Freedom (a few steps from this marker); Archaeology in Adams Morgan: Surveying the Walter Pierce Park Cemeteries, 2005-2013 (a few steps from this marker); Rediscovery and Remembrance (a few steps from this marker); Soldiers, Sailors, and Refugees of War (a few steps from this marker); Historic Cemetery (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Walter Pierce Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Woodley Lane Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.
Also see . . . Duke Ellington at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on September 18, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
Additional commentary.
1. The Calvert Street Bridge
The Calvert Street Bridge carrying Calvert Street over the Rock Creek gorge was named for Duke Ellington after his death in 1974. The Indiana limestone clad concrete span was built in 1935 to replace a shaky iron trestle bridge built to carry streetcars.
— Submitted August 20, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
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