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By Richard E. Miller, April 4, 2009
Cabin John Marker turnout
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
1 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Cabin John — Building The Cabin John Bridge —
On MacArthur Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
"… in our midst exists one of the most imposing and wonderful structures which engineering skill could devise …" --William T.S. Curtis, November 1, 1897, from a paper read before the Columbia Historical Society. As late as the mid-19th . . . — — Map (db m22636) HM
2 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — 11 — The Lake So Blue — Lift Every Voice — Georgia Ave./Pleasant Plains Heritage Trail —
On 6th Street Northwest at Fairmont Street Northwest on 6th Street Northwest.
The body of water that inspired the line in Howard University’s alma mater, “far above the lake so blue stands old Howard firm and true,” is McMillan Reservoir, which opened in 1902 to supply water to the city. The reservoir and . . . — — Map (db m130766) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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