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D.C. - Transportation Walk Historical Markers

This series on the grounds around the Department of Transportation Headquarters in Southeast DC, sharing details of the history of transportation in the United States.
 
By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 1, 2019
1607 Marker
1 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1607 — John Smith —
2 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1631 — Transportation Walk —
3 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1775 — Transportation Walk —
4 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1775 — Transportation Walk —
5 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1786 — Elias Hasket Derby —
6 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1804-1806 — Meriwether Lewis, William Clark —
7 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1804-1806 — Sacagawea —
8 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1806 — Thomas Jefferson —
9 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1817 — Transportation Walk — Reported unreadable
10 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1825 — DeWitt Clinton —
11 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1827 — Transportation Walk —
12 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1830 — John B. Jervis —
13 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1830 — Transportation Walk —
14 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1830 / 1899 — Reported permanently removed
15 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1830 / 1899 —
16 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1833 — Joseph Walker —
17 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1837 — Transportation Walk —
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18 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1840-1950 — Reported permanently removed
19 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1840-1950 —
20 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1860 — Johnny Fry —
21 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1865-1869 — Reported permanently removed
22 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1865-1869 —
23 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1869 — Theodore Judah — Reported permanently removed
24 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1869 — Theodore Judah —
25 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1873 — Transportation Walk —
26 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1886 — Transportation Walk —
27 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1891 — Transportation Walk —
28 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1895 — J. Frank Duryea —
29 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1897 — 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps —
30 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1898 — John Holland —
31 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1900 / 1920 —
32 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1901 — Transportation Walk — Reported unreadable
33 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1903 — Orville Wright / Wilbur Wright —
34 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1903 — Transportation Walk —
35 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1908 — Elmer Sperry —
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36 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1911 — Charles Kettering —
37 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1911 — Harriet Quimby —
38 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1913 — Transportation Walk — Reported unreadable
39 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1919 — Transportation Walk —
40 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1922 — Transportation Walk —
41 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1923 — Garrett Morgan —
42 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1925 — Transportation Walk —
43 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1926 — Robert Goddard —
44 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1927 — Charles Lindbergh —
45 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1932 — Amelia Earhart —
46 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1932 — Transportation Walk — Reported unreadable
47 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1937 — A. Phillip Randolph —
48 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1947 — Chuck Yeager —
49 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1956 — Transportation Walk —
50 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1956 — Dwight Eisenhower —
51 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1956 — Gladys B. West —
52 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1958 — Transportation Walk —
53 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1960 / 2000 —
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54 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1962 — John Glenn, Jr. —
55 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1966 — Transportation Walk —
56 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1969 — Transportation Walk —
57 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1970 / 2000 —
58 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1972-1978 — Ivan Getting, Bradford Parkinson —
59 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1977 — Paul MacCready —
60 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1983 — Sally Ride —
61 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 2003 — Transportation Walk — Reported damaged
62 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 2004 — Burt Rutan / Michael W. Melvill / Brian Binnie —
63 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 2005 — Transportation Walk — Reported damaged
64 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — April 1, 1967 — Transportation Walk — Reported unreadable
65 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — Arch Bridge — Transportation Walk —
66 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — Cable Stayed Bridge — Transportation Walk —
67 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — Cantilever Bridge — Transportation Walk —
68 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — Covered Wagon Wheels — Transportation Walk —
69 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — Expanding Gate Valve —
70 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — Flight Path —
71 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — Four Bicycles and a Three-Wheeler —
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72 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — Landing Gear and Wheels —
73 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — Railroad Freight Car Truck and Tracks —
74 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — Ship's Propeller / Airplane Propeller / Truck Wheel — Transportation Walk —
75 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — Ships' Wheels — Transportation Walk —
76 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — Single Bit Bollard —
77 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — Suspension Bridge — Transportation Walk —
78 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — Three Gas Pumps — Transportation Walk —
79 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — Transportation Corridor —
80 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — Urban Design —
81 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — USS Sequoia / USS Memphis / Skipjack / Canal Barge / USS Constitution — Transportation Walk —
82 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — Wright Brothers' 1903 Flyer / Lockheed Vega / P-51 Mustang Fighter / Bell-47 Flyer / Global Flyer — Transportation Walk —
 
 
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