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Downtown Heritage Trail Historical Markers

A set of three walking tours in Washington, DC featuring Civil War and Civil Rights related sites.
 
By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 8, 2019
Chinatown Marker
1 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Chinatown — e.10 — Chinatown — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail —
2 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Chinatown — e.6 — Chinatown — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail — Reported permanently removed
3 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Chinatown — e.5 — Mary Surratt's Boarding House — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail — Reported permanently removed
4 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Chinatown — e.9 — Mary Surratt's Boarding House — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail —
5 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — W.3 — Asbury United Methodist Church — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail — Reported permanently removed
6 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — W.3 — Asbury United Methodist Church — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail —
7 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — W.2 — Franklin Square — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail — Reported permanently removed
8 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — W.2 — Franklin Square — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail —
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9 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — W.4 — New York Avenue Presbyterian Church at Herald Square — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail — Reported permanently removed
10 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — W.4 — New York Avenue Presbyterian Church at Herald Square — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail —
11 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — W.5 — The United States Treasury — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail — Reported permanently removed
12 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — W.5 — The United States Treasury — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail —
13 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Federal Triangle — .1 — Market Space: Yesterday’s Town Square — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail —
14 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Judiciary Square — e.6 — A Courthouse Reborn — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail —
15 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Judiciary Square — e.5 — Building Out the Square — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail —
16 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Judiciary Square — e.1 — Chief Justice John Marshall — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail —
17 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Judiciary Square — e.4 — Lillian and Albert Small Jewish Museum — Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington — Civil War to Civil Rights, Downtown Heritage Trail — Reported permanently removed
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18 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Judiciary Square — e.8 — Lillian and Albert Small Jewish Museum — Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail —
19 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Judiciary Square — e.2 — Old City Hall — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail —
20 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Judiciary Square — e.1 — Senator Daniel Webster — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail — Reported permanently removed
21 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Judiciary Square — e.3 — Senator Daniel Webster —
22 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Judiciary Square — e.4 — Sitting in Judgment — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail —
23 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Judiciary Square — e.3 — The National Building Museum — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail — Reported permanently removed
24 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Judiciary Square — e.7 — The National Building Museum — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail —
25 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — .7 — "Woodies" comes to F Street — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail — Reported permanently removed
26 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — .7 — "Woodies" comes to F Street — Civil War To Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail —
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27 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — .5 — Abraham Lincoln Walked Here — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail — Reported permanently removed
28 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — .5 — Abraham Lincoln Walked Here — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail —
29 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — .2 — Ceremony at the Crossroads — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail — Reported permanently removed
30 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — .2 — Ceremony at the Crossroads — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail —
31 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — .3 — Clara Barton, Angel of the Battlefield at Home — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail — Reported permanently removed
32 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — .3 — Clara Barton: Angel of the Battlefield at Home — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail —
33 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — e.2 — Ending Slavery in Washington — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail —
34 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — W.7 — Freedom Plaza — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail — Reported permanently removed
35 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — W.7 — Freedom Plaza — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail —
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36 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — .6 — John Wilkes Booth’s Escape — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail — Reported permanently removed
37 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — .6 — John Wilkes Booth's Escape — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail —
38 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — .8 — Pennsylvania Avenue — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail — Reported permanently removed
39 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — .8 — Pennsylvania Avenue — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail —
40 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — W.1 — The Church of the Epiphany — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail — Reported permanently removed
41 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — W.1 — The Church of the Epiphany — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail —
42 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — .4 — The Roots of Freedom and Equality — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail — Reported permanently removed
43 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — W.6 — The Willard InterContinental Hotel — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail —
44 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — W.6 — The Willard Inter-Continental Hotel — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail — Reported permanently removed
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