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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.
By Barry Swackhamer, February 3, 2014
A Haven for Artists and Marker
1 ► California, Alameda County, Oakland, Joaquin Miller Park — A Haven for Artists —  |
| 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 — |
| 3 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — .5 — Abraham Lincoln Walked Here — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail — 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 — 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 — |
| 6 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — Ocean Piece — by Jorge Martins — |
| 7 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Petworth — 19 — Mr. Lincoln’s Ride — Lift Every Voice Georgia Avenue — Georgia Ave./Pleasant Plains Heritage Trail — |
| 8 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Sheridan-Kalorama — 10 — Little Friar — Sheridan Kalorama — Call Box Restoration Project — |
| 9 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Tenleytown — 2 — A Country Road — Top of the Town — Tenleytown Heritage Trail — |
| 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 — Reported missing |
| 11 ► Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — Up In Smoke — |
| 12 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Walt Whitman — The Legacy Walk — |
| 13 ► Kansas, Riley County, Manhattan — The Tallgrass Prairie — |
| 14 ► Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Downtown — 1681 — Visitors at Louisville Wharf / Louisville’s Steamboat Era — |
| 15 ► Maryland, Baltimore, University of Maryland — A Monument to the Memory of Edgar Allan Poe — |
| 16 ► Michigan, Wayne County, Dearborn — L1070 — The Dearborn Inn / Colonial Homes and Adjacent Buildings — |
| 17 ► Missouri, St. Louis, Marine Villa — 1959 Cherokee — The Gilded Age — Cherokee-Lemp Historic District — |
| 18 ► New Jersey, Burlington County, Bordentown — Richard Watson Gilder House — circa 1788 — |
| 19 ► New Jersey, Camden County, Camden, Central Waterfront — Walt Whitman — (1819 - 1892) — |
| 20 ► New Jersey, Camden County, Camden, Parkside — Walt Whitman — May 31, 1819-March 26, 1892 — |
| 21 ► New York, Cattaraugus County, Allegany — 520 — Oscar F. Wilber — |
| 22 ► New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights — Brooklyn Heights — |
| 23 ► New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights — 4 — Brooklyn Heights / Downtown Brooklyn — |
| 24 ► New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights — 6 — MetroTech / Downtown Brooklyn — |
| 25 ► New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights — 6 — MetroTech / Downtown Brooklyn — |
| 26 ► New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights — Walt Whitman — (1819 - 1892) — He gave America, and poetry itself, a new voice. — |
| 27 ► New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, Fort Greene — Fort Greene Historic District — |
| 28 ► New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, Fort Greene — Fort Greene Historic District — Reported damaged |
| 29 ► New York, Nassau County, Long Beach — Wreck of the Mexico (1837) — |
| 30 ► New York, Nassau County, Lynbrook — The Wreck of the Mexico - January 2, 1837 — |
| 31 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Chinatown — The Bowery Theatre — Shakespeare, Tap Dance & Jim Crow at America’s Largest Theatre — 46-48 Bowery — |
| 32 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Chinatown — Welcome to Columbus Park — Reported missing |
| 33 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Governors Island — The Buttermilk Channel and Brooklyn Waterfront — Governors Island — |
| 34 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Two Bridges — 1883 The City of Brooklyn — The Atlantic Basin — |
| 35 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, West Village — New York City AIDS Memorial — |
| 36 ► New York, Rockland County, Bear Mountain — Walt Whitman — |
| 37 ► New York, Rockland County, Stony Point — The Appalachian Trail — |
| 38 ► New York, Suffolk County, Huntington — The Long-Islander — |
| 39 ► New York, Suffolk County, Huntington Station — 560 — Walt Whitman — |
| 40 ► New York, Suffolk County, Smithtown — First Schoolhouse — |
| 41 ► New York, Suffolk County, South Huntington — Home of John Whitman — |
| 42 ► New York, Warren County, Johnsburg — Mathew B. Brady — Civil War Photographer — CA. 1822-1896 — |
| 43 ► Ohio, Portage County, Garrettsville — 5-67 — Hart Crane American Poet — |
| 44 ► Pennsylvania, Erie County, Erie — Harry T. Burleigh — Reported permanently removed |
| 45 ► Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, North Capitol — Origins of Baseball in Nashville — Baseball — |
| 46 ► Tennessee, Shelby County, Collierville — Treating the Wounded — Civil War Walking Trail — |
| 47 ► Virginia, Alexandria, Oakcrest — T-45 — Episcopal High School — |
| 48 ► Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — Civil War and Restoration — |
| 49 ► Virginia, Stafford County, Falmouth — Chatham — Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior — |
| 50 ► Virginia, Stafford County, Falmouth — Falmouth Railroad Station — Stafford, Virginia — |
| 51 ► Virginia, Stafford County, Falmouth — Moncure Conway House — "As good [an] abolitionist as any of you!" — |
| 52 ► West Virginia, Wood County, Parkersburg — Historic Blennerhassett Island — Reported permanently removed |