Historical Markers and War Memorials in Capitol Hill, District of Columbia

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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Capitol Hill, District of Columbia

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1 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Capitol Hill — “The President’s Trees” —

Dedicated by Maryland State Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, April 21, 1934. Growing on land that was once a part of Maryland and was in 1790 her gift to the United States of America for the national capitol, the 31 trees in this group . . . — — Map (db m186804) HM

2 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Alva Belmont House —

Of this House The oldest part is one of the earliest buildings in this region. Robert Sewall bought the property and enlarged the house in 1799, and rebuilt and greatly altered it after war damage in 1814. Residence and office of . . . — — Map (db m69271) HM

3 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Christopher Columbus —

To the memory of Christopher Columbus whose high faith and indomitable courage gave to mankind a new world Born MCDXXXVI Died MDIV — — Map (db m186805) HM

4 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Cortelyou House — 1891 — Residence of George B. Cortelyou —

This residence was designed by architect Appleton P. Clark, Jr. and built in 1891 for Daniel Birtwell. In 1900, George Bruce Cortelyou occupied the house when he became secretary to President McKinley. Cortelyou continued to serve in public office . . . — — Map (db m69292) HM

5 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Delaware Avenue & Columbus Circle, NE — Historical Information —

Union Station Architecture by Daniel Burnham, 1908 Designed in the Beaux-Arts style, this was the world's largest train station when it opened - the station and terminal zone originally covered approximately 200 acres and included 75 . . . — — Map (db m8442) HM

6 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Fiery Destruction — Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —

“[The British] put a slow match to the [Sewall] house … and those rockets burst until … they made the rafters fly East and West.” — Enslaved African American diarist and eyewitness, Michael Shiner. As the British . . . — — Map (db m87856) HM

7 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Florida House —

This house belongs to and is for the use of the people of the State of Florida. Through their contributions the building was purchased and renovated to create Florida house, the first state house in the Nation’s Capital. It is dedicated to all . . . — — Map (db m113706) HM

8 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Frederick Douglass — (1817 - 1895) —

Orator - Publisher - Statesman Precursor of the Civil Rights Movement An ex-slave who rose to world renown as an abolitionist and who served in high government posts under presidents Grant through Cleveland, Frederick Douglass resided in this . . . — — Map (db m69264) HM

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9 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Freedmen’s Memorial Monument to Abraham Lincoln — or Freedom’s Memorial —

In grateful memory of Abraham Lincoln. This monument was erected by the Western Sanitary Commission of Saint Louis, Mo., with funds contributed solely by emancipated Citizens of the United States declared free by his Proclamation, January 1st . . . — — Map (db m41617) HM

10 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Capitol Hill — From June to December, 1917 — The Occoquan Steps —

From June to December 1917 members of the National Woman's Party were imprisoned for picketing the White House to publicize the struggle to win the vote for Women. Those incarcerated in the District of Columbia's workhouse in Occoquan, Virginia . . . — — Map (db m71336) HM

11 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Home Theatre 1916-1951 — 1230 C Street NE —

Designed 1916 in Moorish Revival Style Architect William S. Plager (1860-1946) Photo: circa 1926 Goode Collection Library of Congress Redesigned 1941 in Art Deco Style Architect Mihran Mesrobian . . . — — Map (db m134068) HM

12 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Lola Beaver Memorial Park —

Dedicated in memory of Lola Beaver 1910 - 2006 Human and Animal Rights Advocate Seamstress, Dancer, Choreographer Owner - the Costume Studio 🎭 Established by D.C. Council as "Lola Beaver Memorial Park" . . . — — Map (db m230703) HM

13 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Nathanael Greene Monument —

(Inscription, south face of monument base:) Sacred to the memory of Nathanael Greene, Esquire, a native of the State of Rhode Island who died on the 19th of June 1786 - late Major General in the service of the U.S. . . . — — Map (db m30771) HM

14 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Residence of Albert Gallatin —

Residence of Albert Gallatin, Peace Negotiator and Secretary of the Treasury 1801-1814, who negotiated the treaty of Ghent, 1814. When the British marched on Washington in the summer of 1814, some American patriots with Commodore Joshua Barney and . . . — — Map (db m61571) HM

15 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Capitol Hill — 4 — Roll Out the Barrel — Hub, Home, Heart — Greater H Street NE Heritage Trail —

Stuart-Hobson Middle School, one block to the east of this sign, was built in 1927 on the site of an old brewery, one of nearly two dozen that operated in DC after the Civil War. Almost all of the breweries were run by German immigrants who . . . — — Map (db m71681) HM

16 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Capitol Hill — 3 — Swampoodle — Hub, Home, Heart — Greater H Street NE Heritage Trail —

This is the western edge of what once was the rough, working-class Swampoodle neighborhood. In the early days the marshy Tiber Creek ran between what are now North Capitol and First Streets, NE. Legend has it that lingering rain puddles . . . — — Map (db m130581) HM

17 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Capitol Hill — The Freedom Bell —

Dedicated to the spirit of the Bicentennial on behalf of the children of our nation. — — Map (db m8817) HM

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18 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Capitol Hill — The Minuteman Memorial Building — ROA National Headquarters —

The Reserve Officers Association of the United States was founded in 1922 by combat veterans of World War I at the request of their commander, General of the Armies John "Black Jack" Pershing. The Association holds a Congressional Charter to enhance . . . — — Map (db m129667) HM

19 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Capitol Hill — The Minuteman Memorial Building — ROA National Headquarters —

20 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Capitol Hill — The Old Brick Capitol — [Old Capitol Prison] — [U.S. Supreme Court Building National Historic Landmark] —

July 4, 1815 The cornerstone of the Old Brick Capitol built by Washington citizens to house the Congress was laid on this site. The Congress met here from December 13, 1815 through March 3, 1819. President Monroe was inaugurated here . . . — — Map (db m39411) HM

21 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Capitol Hill — The Sewall-Belmont House & Museum —

The Sewall-Belmont House & Museum, one of the oldest residential properties on Capitol Hill, has been the historic headquarters of the National Woman's Party since 1929. Named after Robert Sewall, the original owner of the site, and Alva . . . — — Map (db m70955) HM

22 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Torch of Freedom — 1776 - 1996 —

Out of the past so great to build a greater future in honor and memory of the Veterans of all America's wars who by their service kept the Torch of Freedom burning this monument is dedicated by Veterans of Foreign Wars of the . . . — — Map (db m116132) WM

23 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Capitol Hill — United States Capitol — East Front —

Front: One of the icons of world architecture, the U.S. Capitol has been the meeting place of Congress since 1800. President George Washington laid the cornerstone on September 18, 1793. While under construction, the the building was . . . — — Map (db m111467) HM

24 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Capitol Hill — United States Capitol Grounds —

General Plan for the Improvement of the U.S. Capitol Grounds by Frederick Law Olmstead, 1874 Following the extension of the Capitol in the 1850s-1860s, the grounds were enlarged in 1872. In 1874 Congress commissioned Frederick Law Olmstead . . . — — Map (db m27891) HM

25 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Capitol Hill — Acacia Life Insurance Building – 1936 —

On March 3, 1869, President Andrew Johnson signed the Congressional Act chartering The Masonic Mutual Relief Association that became Acacia Life Insurance Company Built as its headquarters and occupied by Acacia until 1997, the building . . . — — Map (db m186817) HM

26 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Capitol Hill — Capitol Square — Historical Information —

1 Summerhouse Constructed in 1879-1880 , the Summerhouse offers visitors a shaded place to rest, admire views of the Capitol, and have a drink of water. Olmstead's principal architectural assistant Thomas Wisedell, was the designer. The . . . — — Map (db m111446) HM

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27 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Capitol Hill — Capitol Square — Historical Information —

General Plan for the Improvement of the U.S. Capitol Grounds by Frederick Law Olmsted, 1874 Following the extension of the Capitol in the 1850s-1860s, the grounds were enlarged in 1872. In 1874 Congress commissioned Frederick Law . . . — — Map (db m186819) HM

28 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Capitol Hill — Capitol Square, NW — Historical Information —

The Robert A. Taft Memorial Carillon Sculpture by Wheeler Williams Architecture by Douglas W. Orr, 1959 The memorial consists of a 100-foot Tennessee marble tower and a 10-foot bronze statue of Senator Taft. The twenty-seven . . . — — Map (db m111460) HM

29 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Capitol Hill — Capitol Square, NW — Historical Information —

The Peace Monument By Franklin Simmons, 1878 The Peace Monument, also called the Naval Monument, was erected to commemorate the naval deaths at sea during the Civil War. at the top of the 44-foot monument, Grief, sometimes called . . . — — Map (db m186860) HM

30 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Capitol Hill — Here were the lots acquired on October 3, 1798 —

Here were the lots acquired on October 3, 1798 by General George Washington and on which he built two brick dwellings from designs by Dr. William Thornton. A dwelling remodeled from the two dwellings was owned and occupied by Admiral Charles Wilkes . . . — — Map (db m181817) HM

31 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Capitol Hill — Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism During World War II —

[Panel 1 of the historical narrative at memorial entrance]: On February 19, 1942, 73 days after the United States entered World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 which resulted in the removal of 120,000 . . . — — Map (db m40541) HM

32 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Capitol Hill — Naval Monument — Peace Memorial —

In memory of the officers seamen and marines of the United States Navy who fell in defence of the union and liberty of their country 1861-1865 — — Map (db m18594) HM

33 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Capitol Hill — Robert A Taft —

West side of marker This memorial to Robert A Taft presented by the people to the Congress of the United States stands as a tribute, to the honesty indomitable courage and high principles of free government . . . — — Map (db m111449) HM

34 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Capitol Hill — Ulysses S. Grant Memorial —

Grant — — Map (db m18597) HM WM

35 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — "The Maples" —

Built in 1797, by William Mayne Duncanson during whose residency General George Washington was his guest. — — Map (db m166998) HM

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36 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — "The President's Own" — United States Marine Band —

The Marine Barracks Annex was established August 23, 2004, and is home to "The President's Own" United States Marine Band. Founded by an Act of Congress in 1798, the Marine Band is the oldest continuously professional musical organization in the . . . — — Map (db m210267) HM

37 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — 545 Eighth Street, S.E. — Vernacular brick retail building — Perservation Trust —

Built in 1912 for Louis Rosenburg. Facade easement donated to The Preservation Trust in 1982. — — Map (db m230702) HM

38 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — 15 — A Fine House In the Woods — Tour of Duty — Barracks Row Heritage Trail —

Since 1936 Friendship House, across the street, has operated an array of social service programs from this grand Federal style house, also known as "The Maples." Friendship House is the city's oldest such agency. It was founded in 1904 by . . . — — Map (db m166999) HM

39 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — 6 — A Neighborhood For Everyone — Tour of Duty — Barracks Row Heritage Trail —

The buildings near this corner were built during a wave of private development that began after the United States won the Spanish-American War in 1898, and became a world power for the first time. As America flexed its muscles, the world — . . . — — Map (db m130725) HM

40 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — American Legion Post 8 —

Chartered 1922 In memory of all members of the Armed Forces who served their country American Legion Post 8 Sons of the American Legion Squadron 8 American Legion Auxiliary — — Map (db m116123) WM

41 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — 2 — At the Crossroads — Tour of Duty — Barracks Row Heritage Trail —

The large building that wraps around this corner was constructed as a department store in 1892 by Elizabeth A. Haines. She proudly advertised it as "the largest store in the world, built, owned and controlled by a woman." Back then extended . . . — — Map (db m130726) HM

42 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church —

The Presbytery of the Potomac organized the Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church on April 11, 1864 and installed its organizing pastor, the Reverend John Chester, D.D. This gothic style building was designed by Washington architect Emil . . . — — Map (db m116128) HM

43 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Carolina Theatre — 1913-1952 —

Carolina Theatre was located at the southwest corner of Eleventh Street & North Carolina Avenue Razed early 1970s Drawing of entrance on North Carolina Avenue based on plans at the National Archives B.F. Meyers (1865-1940), . . . — — Map (db m128222) HM

44 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — 11 — Change and Renewal — Tour of Duty — Barracks Row Heritage Trail —

When the Southeast-Southwest Freeway above you was constructed along the route of Virginia Avenue in the 1960s, houses and businesses were destroyed and hundreds of residents were relocated. Fashionable dwellings (included the home of . . . — — Map (db m184999) HM

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45 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Christ Church —

. . . — — Map (db m39163) HM

46 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — 12 — Christ Church and Its Parishioners — Tour of Duty — Barracks Row Heritage Trail —

This is Christ Church, Washington Parish, the first Episcopal church established in Washington City (1794), and attended by Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Quincy Adams. At first Christ Church met in a nearby tobacco warehouse. In . . . — — Map (db m130727) HM

47 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — 3 — Commerce and Community — Tour of Duty — Barracks Row Heritage Trail —

The home/music studio of John Esputa, Jr., once occupied part of the site of 507 Eighth Street across the street. Among Esputa’s students was John Philip Sousa, whose irresistible marches made him one of America’s first musical superstars. By . . . — — Map (db m231582) HM

48 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Destroying the Library — Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —

The original Library of Congress occupied a room in the U.S. Capitol. When British troops burned the Capitol in 1814, the collection was destroyed. After the war Thomas Jefferson helped re-establish the library by selling to Congress at a . . . — — Map (db m80848) HM

49 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Eastern Market — A Lively Market for a Lively Neighborhood —

Established by order of President Thomas Jefferson 1805, this building constructed 1873, designed by Adolf Cluss, additions 1907-8 by Snowden Ashford. Eastern Market, one of three public markets proposed in L’Enfant’s Plan, was established in . . . — — Map (db m20358) HM

50 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Ebenezer United Methodist Church — 400 D Street, SE — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

Ebenezer United Methodist Church is Capitol Hill’s oldest independent Black congregation. Ebenezer UMC was founded in 1827 by African Americans who left a biracial church on Capitol Hill because the White congregants practiced segregation. The new . . . — — Map (db m30053) HM

51 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Ebenezer United Methodist Church —

The first public school for colored children of the District of Columbia. Named Little Ebenezer and located within the boundaries of the Capitol Hill Historic District. Designated a Category II Landmark by the Joint Committee on Landmarks April 29, . . . — — Map (db m116119) HM

52 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — 1 — Edge of the Row — Tour of Duty — Barracks Row Heritage Trail —

America’s oldest navy and marine installations are just blocks from where you are standing. This is the northern edge of a Capitol Hill community shaped by the presence of the U.S. military. Eighth Street is its commercial center. The . . . — — Map (db m130729) HM

53 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — 4 — Healing the Wounded — Tour of Duty — Barracks Row Heritage Trail —

In 1866 the Navy completed the hospital you see across the street to treat injured and ailing seamen. With beds for 50, it included the carriage house/stable and cast-iron fence and (around the corner) the gazebo. Its front door originally . . . — — Map (db m130732) HM

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54 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — 13 — In the Alley — Tour of Duty — Barracks Row Heritage Trail —

You are standing in one of Washington’s remaining inhabited alleys, behind the buildings that face G, E (there is no F Street here), Sixth and Seventh streets. In 1897 the alley had 22 tiny dwellings sheltering well over 100 people. Today six . . . — — Map (db m130734) HM

55 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — John Philip Sousa — (1854 - 1932) —

Author, Bandmaster, composer of: Stars and Stripes Forever, Washington Post, "Semper Fidelis", and other famous marches, was born in this house on November 6, 1854 Restored 1960-1 Randall C. & Jaquire D. . . . — — Map (db m39264) HM

56 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — John W. Harrod — April 3, 1941 - August 23, 2010 —

Executive Director of Market 5 Gallery and Kuumba Center at Eastern Market 1973-2008 John Harrod directed Market 5 Gallery and the Kuumba Center after Mayor Walter E. Washington started a neighborhood arts initiative in each ward of . . . — — Map (db m116126) HM

57 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — 14 — Life on the Park — Tour of Duty — Barracks Row Heritage Trail —

You are standing across from Marion Park, named for Francis Marion, the celebrated South Carolina state senator (1782-1790) who earned the moniker "Swamp Fox" for his brilliant stealth tactics against the British during the Revolutionary War. . . . — — Map (db m130735) HM

58 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Limestone of Lost Legacies —

Limestone of Lost Legacies is a mural project to memorialize five teens who lost their lives to gun violence in the 2017-2018 school year in the District of Columbia. The five lives being commemorated are a snapshot of the widespread epidemic of . . . — — Map (db m152722) HM

59 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Little Ebenezer —

As our nation celebrated its 200th anniversary in 1976, Ebenezer United Methodist Church celebrated 138 years of service to God, humanity, country, home, and community. This model is a replica of Little Ebenezer, the frame church that stood on this . . . — — Map (db m116122) HM

60 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Marine Barracks — Washington, D.C. — "Oldest Post of the Corps" —

. . . — — Map (db m10833) HM

61 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Marine Barracks Washington, D.C. — Established 1801 — Semper Fidelis 1801 —

The oldest active post in the Marine Corps, Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., was founded in 1801 by President Thomas Jefferson and the second commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. Col. William Ward Burrows. Better known as "8th & I," the Barracks . . . — — Map (db m210266) HM

62 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Mary McLeod Bethune —

Mary McLeod Bethune 1875–1955 Let her works praise her. I leave you love. • I leave you hope. • I leave you the challenge of developing confidence in one another. • I leave you a thirst for education. • I leave you a . . . — — Map (db m5505) HM

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63 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — 16 — Meet You At the Market — Tour of Duty — Barracks Row Heritage Trail —

This is Eastern Market, where for more than a century farm products have drawn shoppers from the neighborhood and around the city. It is Washington's only 19th-century market to remain in continuous operation to this day. Eastern Market . . . — — Map (db m130736) HM

64 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — National Association of University Women, Inc. — 1001 E Street Southeast — Capitol Hill Historic District —

Phyllis J. Eggleston Purchased House (August 25, 1995) Dr. Ezora J. Proctor Burned Mortgage (March 23, 2000) Letisa Vereen Renovated & Re-Opened (April 22, 2022)

This property . . . — — Map (db m235721) HM

65 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — 5 — Oldest Post of the Corps — Tour of Duty — Barracks Row Heritage Trail —

On your left is Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., the oldest continuously manned post in the U.S. Marine Corps. The installation was originally designed by architect George Hadfield in 1801 with a central parade ground and housing for 500 . . . — — Map (db m130737) HM

66 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Original Site Of Providence Hospital —

Providence Hospital was located on this site during the years 1861 through 1956. Founded in 1861 by the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul from Emmitsburg, Maryland. The Hospital was chartered by an Act of Congress in 1864. During . . . — — Map (db m116116) HM

67 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Seventy Fifth Anniversary — 1864 - 1939 — Ebenezer M.E. Church - Rev. F.F. King, Pastor —

Site of the First Free School for Negro Children in the District of Columbia given by Joseph S. Martin May 21, 1939. Garnet C. Wilkinson, First Asst. Supt. • Howard H. Long, Asst. Supt. • A. Kiger Savoy , Asst. Supt. • Corinne E. . . . — — Map (db m212133) HM

68 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — St. Mark's Church — 301 A Street Southeast —

St. Mark's Church Congregation established, 1867 Church construction begun, 1888 Listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior in 1973 under the . . . — — Map (db m116130) HM

69 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — 7 — Strike Up the Band — Tour of Duty — Barracks Row Heritage Trail —

If you are hearing the ringing tones of band music, one of the ensembles of the world-famous United States Marine Band may be practicing inside the Marine Barracks. John Philip Sousa, the neighborhood’s most famous son, spent 19 years . . . — — Map (db m130738) HM

70 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — The Capitol in Flames — Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —

The U.S. Capitol was the British troop's first target when they arrived in Washington on August 24, 1814, only hours after their afternoon victory at the Battle of Bladensburg. The invaders fired rockets through the Capitol's windows. When the . . . — — Map (db m80844) HM

71 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — The Furies House — Furies Collective — 219 11th Street Southeast —

. . . — — Map (db m230704) HM

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72 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — The Old Naval Hospital —

The Neighborhood This site has been associated with Navy medicine since 1800 when an apothecary shop located here provided medical services to sailors and marines from the nearby Navy Yard and Marine Barracks. Naval Hospital, . . . — — Map (db m127966) HM

73 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Victory Garden — Reported permanently removed

Victory Gardens, also called War Gardens, were planted both at private residences and on public land during World War I and World War II to reduce the pressure on the public food supply brought on by the war effort. The AOC donates . . . — — Map (db m134090) HM

74 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Victory Garden — Reported permanently removed

75 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — War Garden — Reported permanently removed

The AOC has recreated a War Garden as it would have been during World War I. Materials, planting schedules and methods such as companion planting and succession planting, have been adopted from period publications. The vegetables are . . . — — Map (db m111462) HM

76 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — War Garden — Reported permanently removed

77 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — War Gardens Over the Top — World War I Era Garden — The Library of Congress Commemorates World War I — Reported permanently removed

In March 1917, the National War Garden Commission urged Americans to help its starving allies in Europe by planting vegetables on lands not generally used for gardening. Civilians across the country pitched in, converting every available parcel—from . . . — — Map (db m111463) HM

78 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — O Say Can You See — Patrick Dougherty, October 2019 — Siberian elm, Norway maple, cherry hybrids, willow — Reported permanently removed

In celebration of the 200th anniversary of the U.S. Botanic Garden's original 1820 charter, the Garden has collaborated with renowned artist Patrick Dougherty to create a custom sculpture to stand throughout the 2020 celebratory year. Over three . . . — — Map (db m198328) HM

79 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — Capitol Square — Historical Information —

80 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — Capitol Square — Historical Information —

General Plan for the Improvement of the U.S. Capitol Grounds by Frederick Law Olmsted, 1874 Following the extension of the Capitol in the 1850s-1860s, the grounds were enlarged in 1872. In 1874 Congress commissioned Frederick Law Olmsted to . . . — — Map (db m186859) HM

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81 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — Capitol Square, SW — Historical Information —

U.S. Botanic Garden Architecture by Bennett, Parsons & Frost, 1933 Easily recognized by the sparkling glass dome of its Conservatory, the U.S. Botanic Garden, overlooking the National Mall, is located near the U.S. Capitol. Visitors . . . — — Map (db m110445) HM

82 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — Capitol Square, SW — Historical Information —

The Peace Monument By Franklin Simmons, 1878 The Peace Monument, also called the Naval Monument, was erected to commemorate the naval deaths at sea during the Civil War. At the top of the 44-foot monument, Grief, sometimes called . . . — — Map (db m110449) HM

83 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — Citrus —

More than 4,000 years ago, before domestication, citrus was so acidic it couldn't be eaten. Modern citrus varieties are the result of thousands of years of selection from the wild and selective breeding. Lemons, oranges, grapefruits, and Persian . . . — — Map (db m226457) HM

84 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — Cranberry Bog — Massachusetts, United States, North America —

Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) is native to swamps and bogs of northeastern North America. When the berries are ready to harvest, the yields are flooded and the fruit are gently knocked into the water before being corralled and . . . — — Map (db m211436) HM

85 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — Grains —

African people have long cultivated a diversity of grains well adapted to their climates, including African rice (Oryza glaberrima). Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), or great millet, is used for both human food and animal feed, and its . . . — — Map (db m226456) HM

86 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — James A. Garfield —

(Front):James A. Garfield 1831 - 1881 (Left):Major General USV, Member of Congress, Senator and President of the United States of America. (Right):Erected by his comrades of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland May 12 . . . — — Map (db m18602) HM

87 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — Medicinal Natives —

Here you can see plants that Native Americans used to treat wounds, illnesses, and medical disorders. See if you can find these in the garden:

Hercules'-club (Zanthoxylum clava-herculis) Known informally as the . . . — — Map (db m226458) HM

88 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — Onion Farm — Mexico, North America —

The chinampas or "floating gardens" of Xochimilco, a borough of Mexico City, have been an important element of local agricultural practices since Aztec times. These islands were built by farmers by bringing up mud from the lake bottom, developing . . . — — Map (db m211438) HM

89 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — Potato Farm and Machu Picchu — Peru, South America —

Andean farmers grow many different types of potatoes (Solanum tuberosum). Incas in Peru have built farm terraces for hundreds of years. Terraces allow for growing on very steep terrain and help to conserve water. The stone walls retain . . . — — Map (db m211437) HM

90 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — Power from the Wind — Sustainable Solutions: Residential Wind Turbines — Reported permanently removed

This Skystream 3.7 residential turbine is a new generation of wind generator that hooks directly to your home to reduce or eliminate your monthly electric bill. It’s designed to provide quiet, clean electricity in very low winds. How can a wind . . . — — Map (db m49642) HM

91 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — Power from the Wind — Sustainable Solutions: Residential Wind Turbines — Reported permanently removed

You are looking at a Windspire, a vertical-axis wind turbine that generates electricity from wind power. This model produces about 2,000 kWh of electricity a year in an area with average wind speeds of 12 mph (about ¼ the needs of the average . . . — — Map (db m49643) HM

92 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — The National Garden Takes Root — 10th Anniversary — National Garden —

In 1986 President Ronald Reagan signed legislation creating the rose as the national floral emblem for the United States. Plans then got underway to find a site to showcase roses in the nation's capital. The U.S. Botanic Garden (USBG) was . . . — — Map (db m110456) HM

93 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — Ulysses S. Grant Memorial — National Mall and Memorial Parks — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior — Reported missing

“Although a soldier by profession, I have never felt any sort of fondness for war, and I have never advocated it, except as a means of peace,” General Ulysses S. Grant. Hiram Ulysses Grant, mistakenly listed as Ulysses Simpson . . . — — Map (db m29459) HM

94 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — United States Botanic Garden — Directory —

The United States Botanic Garden (USBG), established by the Congress in 1820 is one of the oldest botanic gardens in North America. It is a living plant museum dedicated to demonstrating the aesthetic, cultural, economic, . . . — — Map (db m110451) HM

95 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — What Kind of Rose Is That? — Roses of the Mid-Atlantic —

Gardeners classify roses into groups reflecting the history of their cultivation: wild, old garden, and modern. Wild roses have flourished in nature for millions of years. Roses cultivated before 1867 are known as old garden roses–or . . . — — Map (db m226459) HM