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Walt Whitman Historical Markers
These markers feature details on the life and works of Walt Whitman, including quotes of his poetry. In addition to being important to the history of American poetry, he was also a journalist and Civil War nurse. Most historians agree that he was either gay or bisexual.1 ► California, Alameda County, Oakland, Joaquin Miller Park — A Haven for Artists — |
Near Joaquin Miller Road at Sanborn Road, on the left when traveling east. |
2 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — 2007.001 — Excerpt from Walt Whitman's "The Dresser" (1865 version) and "We Embrace" by E. Ethelbert Miller — |
On 20th Street Northwest south of Q Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north. |
3 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — .5 — Abraham Lincoln Walked Here — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail |
On F Street Northwest at 8th Street Northwest on F Street Northwest. Reported permanently removed. |
4 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — .2 — Ceremony at the Crossroads — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail |
On 7th Street Northwest at Indiana Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 7th Street Northwest. Reported permanently removed. |
5 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — .2 — Ceremony at the Crossroads — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail — |
On 7th Street Northwest at Indiana Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 7th Street Northwest. |
6 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — Ocean Piece — by Jorge Martins — |
Near 7th Street Northwest at Indiana Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling south. |
7 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Petworth — 19 — Mr. Lincoln’s Ride — Lift Every Voice Georgia Avenue — Georgia Ave./Pleasant Plains Heritage Trail — |
On Georgia Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29) at Rock Creek Church Road Northwest, on the right when traveling south on Georgia Avenue Northwest. |
8 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Sheridan-Kalorama — 10 — Little Friar — Sheridan Kalorama — Call Box Restoration Project — |
On Kalorama Road Northwest east of 23rd Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east. |
9 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Tenleytown — 2 — A Country Road — Top of the Town — Tenleytown Heritage Trail — |
On 39th Street Northwest at Albemarle Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 39th Street Northwest. |
10 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Waterfront — 12 — The Law House In Peace and War — River Farms to Urban Towers — Southwest Heritage Trail |
On Water Street Southwest south of 6th Street Southwest. Reported missing. |
11 ► Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — Up In Smoke — |
Near Old Plantation Road at Hopkins Avenue, on the right when traveling south. |
12 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Walt Whitman — The Legacy Walk — |
On North Halsted Street, on the right when traveling south. |
13 ► Kansas, Riley County, Manhattan — The Tallgrass Prairie — |
On Pillsbury Drive, 5 miles north of Interstate 70, on the left when traveling north. |
14 ► Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Downtown — 1681 — Visitors at Louisville Wharf / Louisville’s Steamboat Era — |
On Louisville Riverwalk just west of Clark Memorial Bridge. |
15 ► Maryland, Baltimore, University of Maryland — A Monument to the Memory of Edgar Allan Poe — |
Near West Fayette Street at North Greene Street. |
16 ► Michigan, Wayne County, Dearborn — L1070 — The Dearborn Inn / Colonial Homes and Adjacent Buildings — |
On Oakwood Boulevard, 0.5 miles west of Rotunda Drive, on the left when traveling west. |
17 ► Missouri, St. Louis, Marine Villa — 1959 Cherokee — The Gilded Age — Cherokee-Lemp Historic District — |
On Wisconsin Avenue at Cherokee Street, on the right when traveling east on Wisconsin Avenue. |
18 ► New Jersey, Burlington County, Bordentown — Richard Watson Gilder House — circa 1788 — |
On Crosswicks Street at Gilder Park Drive, on the right when traveling west on Crosswicks Street. |
19 ► New Jersey, Camden County, Camden, Central Waterfront — Walt Whitman — (1819 - 1892) — |
On Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard at Riverside Drive, in the median on Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard. |
20 ► New Jersey, Camden County, Camden, Parkside — Walt Whitman — May 31, 1819-March 26, 1892 — |
Near Haddon Avenue, 0.1 miles east of Vesper Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. |
21 ► New York, Cattaraugus County, Allegany — 520 — Oscar F. Wilber — |
On Church Road, 0.1 miles south of Cherry Valley Road, on the right when traveling south. |
22 ► New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights — Brooklyn Heights — |
On Court Street at Remsen Street, on the right when traveling north on Court Street. |
23 ► New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights — 4 — Brooklyn Heights / Downtown Brooklyn — |
On Montague Street at Pierrepont Place, on the right when traveling west on Montague Street. |
24 ► New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights — 6 — MetroTech / Downtown Brooklyn — |
On Myrtle Avenue at Flatbush Avenue Extended, on the right when traveling east on Myrtle Avenue. |
25 ► New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights — 6 — MetroTech / Downtown Brooklyn — |
On Brooklyn Bridge Boulevard at Willoughby Plaza, on the right when traveling north on Brooklyn Bridge Boulevard. |
26 ► New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights — Walt Whitman — (1819 - 1892) — He gave America, and poetry itself, a new voice. — |
On Old Fulton Street. |
27 ► New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, Fort Greene — Fort Greene Historic District — |
On Clermont Avenue at DeKalb Avenue on Clermont Avenue. |
28 ► New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, Fort Greene — Fort Greene Historic District |
On Cumberland Street just south of Dekalb Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Reported damaged. |
29 ► New York, Nassau County, Long Beach — Wreck of the Mexico (1837) — |
Near Boardwalk at Lincoln Boulevard, on the right when traveling east. |
30 ► New York, Nassau County, Lynbrook — The Wreck of the Mexico - January 2, 1837 — |
Near Merrick Road. |
31 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Chinatown — The Bowery Theatre — Shakespeare, Tap Dance & Jim Crow at America’s Largest Theatre — 46-48 Bowery — |
On Bowery near canal and bayard Streets, on the right when traveling south. |
32 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Chinatown — Welcome to Columbus Park |
On Worth Street at Mulberry Street, on the right when traveling west on Worth Street. Reported missing. |
33 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Governors Island — The Buttermilk Channel and Brooklyn Waterfront — Governors Island — |
On Kimmel Road at Comfort Road, on the right when traveling south on Kimmel Road. |
34 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Two Bridges — 1883 The City of Brooklyn — The Atlantic Basin — |
Near Brooklyn Bridge. |
35 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, West Village — New York City AIDS Memorial — |
On Greenwich Avenue at West 12th Street on Greenwich Avenue. |
36 ► New York, Rockland County, Bear Mountain — Walt Whitman — |
Near Perkins Memorial Drive, 2 miles north of Seven Lakes Drive, on the left when traveling north. |
37 ► New York, Rockland County, Stony Point — The Appalachian Trail — |
On Palisades Interstate Parkway, in the median. |
38 ► New York, Suffolk County, Huntington — The Long-Islander — |
Near Gerard Street, in the median. |
39 ► New York, Suffolk County, Huntington Station — 560 — Walt Whitman — |
On Walt Whitman Road (New York State Route 110) south of Norwich Road, on the right when traveling south. |
40 ► New York, Suffolk County, Smithtown — First Schoolhouse — |
On Singer Lane south of East Main Street, on the right when traveling north. |
41 ► New York, Suffolk County, South Huntington — Home of John Whitman — |
On Chichester Road east of West Hills Road, on the left when traveling east. |
42 ► New York, Warren County, Johnsburg — Mathew B. Brady — Civil War Photographer — CA. 1822-1896 — |
On New York State Route 28, 4.6 miles east of New York State Route 8, on the right when traveling east. |
43 ► Ohio, Portage County, Garrettsville — 5-67 — Hart Crane American Poet — |
On Freedom Street, 0.1 miles east of South Street (Ohio Route 88), on the right when traveling east. |
44 ► Pennsylvania, Erie County, Erie — Harry T. Burleigh |
On East 6th Street (Pennsylvania Route 5) 0.1 miles east of French Street. Reported permanently removed. |
45 ► Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, North Capitol — Origins of Baseball in Nashville — Baseball — |
Near 5th Avenue North, 0.2 miles north of Harrison Street, on the right when traveling north. |
46 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Collierville — Treating the Wounded — Civil War Walking Trail — |
On Walnut Street north of West Mulberry Street, on the right when traveling south. |
47 ► Virginia, Alexandria, Oakcrest — T-45 — Episcopal High School — |
On King Street (Virginia Route 7) near South Taylor Street, on the right when traveling east. |
48 ► Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — Civil War and Restoration — |
Near North Fairfax Street south of Cameron Street, on the right when traveling north. |
49 ► Virginia, Stafford County, Falmouth — Chatham — Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior — |
Near Chatham Drive near Chatham Heights Road. |
50 ► Virginia, Stafford County, Falmouth — Falmouth Railroad Station — Stafford, Virginia — |
On Cool Springs Road (County Route 607) 0.3 miles south of White Oak Road (Virginia Route 218), on the left when traveling south. |
51 ► Virginia, Stafford County, Falmouth — Moncure Conway House — "As good [an] abolitionist as any of you!" — |
On King Street (County Road 607) just west of Rowser Road, on the left when traveling west. |
52 ► West Virginia, Wood County, Parkersburg — Historic Blennerhassett Island |
On Fort Boreman Drive, 1 mile south of Robert Byrd Highway (U.S. 50). Reported permanently removed. |