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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Southeast Washington, District of Columbia
Washington and Vicinity
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This mixed-use residential building is situated on what was formerly part of the Navy Yard annex, an expansion of the Washington Navy Yard in response to production required for Navy shipbuilding in World Wars I and II. Developed by Forest City . . . — — Map (db m141582) HM
In Pierre L'Enfant's design for the new city of Washington, broad diagonal avenues, named after states, radiate from key buildings like the Capitol and White House. They cross the regular grid of east-west streets, identified by letters, and . . . — — Map (db m112779) HM
The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) building is a two million square-feet office building that is home to the Secretary of the DOT and approximately 7,000 employees. Comprised of two office building and an underground connecting . . . — — Map (db m141579) HM
USS Sequoia
Presidents relax and entertain, work and negotiate on presidential yachts. The last yacht to serve, the USS Sequoia, is used by Presidents Franklin Roosevelt through Gerald Ford and was retired in 1977. . . . — — Map (db m113626) HM
In Memory of Our Fallen Heroes
In Honor of All Swift Boat Sailors
GMG2 Billy Stanley Armstrong, 29, AR
MRC Willy Scott Baker, 39, TN
BM3 Richard L. Baumberger, Jr., 21, OH
BM1 Kemper Swanson Billings, 28, NC
BM3 Peter . . . — — Map (db m184836) WM
Virginia Avenue Tunnel (1906-2015)
Virginia Avenue Tunnel
As automobile and streetcar use increased during the early 20th century, at-grade railroad crossings created safety hazards throughout the city. To address this issue, the newly . . . — — Map (db m136835) HM
Walter Johnson
Walter "Big Train" Johnson, Washington's ace pitcher, warming up, March 1924. National Photo Company.
After a Hall of Fame career, Johnson announced Washington games on CBS radio station WJSV, including this contest . . . — — Map (db m179716) HM
Walter Johnson might have been the fastest pitcher in baseball history. With his sweeping sidearm delivery, the "Big Train" led the league in strikeouts 12 times during a 21 year career with the Washington Nationals from 1907 to 1927. Johnson won . . . — — Map (db m114054) HM
Washington Baseball Club. This is a rare set of uncut baseball cards, deposited for U.S. copyright in 1887. Washington Baseball Club. New York: Goodwin & Co., 1887. Prints and Photographs Division
Bucky Harris and Fans. Washington's . . . — — Map (db m179711) HM
This marker is made up of five separate panels.
This historic Sentry Tower and Wall, which date to 1906, once marked the northern boundary of the Navy Yard Annex. The Washington Navy Yard, located just east of this site, has been home to . . . — — Map (db m100172) HM
This building was originally constructed as the pneumatic power plant for the forge shop in 1901. In 1962 the last gun shop closed down and the Yard began its transition from an industrial facility to an administrative and ceremonial headquarters . . . — — Map (db m10675) HM
The white brick wall in front of you marks the original northern boundary of the Navy Yard. The yard grew from its original 12 acres to 128 acres at its peak in 1962. In 2003 it consisted of 73 acres with 55 acres making up the adjacent . . . — — Map (db m130739) HM
In front of you is the main gate of the Washington Navy Yard, established in 1799. It is the U.S. Navy's oldest shore facility in continuous use. Over time, workers here have built and repaired ships and their fittings, designed and developed . . . — — Map (db m130740) HM
Washington's Opening Game, 1925. Washington's home opener resulted in a 10-1 victory over the New York Yankees. The team went on to repeat as American League champions that season. Opening Game program, April 22, 1925. Prints and Photographs . . . — — Map (db m179712) HM
Washington Canal Park's linear rain garden, which covers the eastern portion of the park, hearkens back to the historic canal. Like the old canal, it collects stormwater. But there the comparison ends. Today's rain garden uses the latest technology . . . — — Map (db m113627) HM
BARRY is named after Commodore John Barry. She is the third vessel to bear the name of the illustrious Revolutionary War naval hero. The ship was built in 1954 in Bath Iron Works, Bath Maine; and commissioned on September 7th, 1956 in Boston, . . . — — Map (db m89976) HM
On display in Willard Park, named for the early 20th century commandant of the Yard, are over 60 naval artifacts from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Mounted at the western end of the park is a fine collection of turn-of-the-century naval . . . — — Map (db m10444) HM
On display in Willard Park, named for the early 20th century commandant of the Yard, are naval artifacts from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Behind you is the gun mount from the battleship Maine, sunk on the eve of the . . . — — Map (db m89380) HM WM
Most of the land that is now Capitol Hill—including portions of the Navy Yard – once belonged to William Prout, who lived in a large house on this block. In 1799 and 1801 he sold and traded land to the U.S. government for both the . . . — — Map (db m130742) HM
Women Playing Baseball
a. The New York Female Giants, 1913. Bain News Baseball.
b. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, (R-FL), the first woman in the starting lineup for the annual Congressional baseball game, Four Mile Run Park, . . . — — Map (db m179720) HM
Wright Brothers' 1903 Flyer
"I got on the machine at 10:35 for the first trial increasing in speed to probably 7 or 8 miles. The machine lifted..."
—Orville Wright's Diary, December 17, 1903
Lockheed Vega
Amelia Earhart . . . — — Map (db m113625) HM
The site of Yards Park was former Navy Yard lands that were vacant and fenced off from the public since the 1890s. Yards Park now is a 5.5 acre award winning public park maintained and operated by the Capitol Riverfront BID on behalf of the DC . . . — — Map (db m141570) HM
Since World War I, more than 92,000 American soldiers are unaccounted for.
This unoccupied seat is dedicated to the memory of those brave men and women and to the sacrifices each made in serving this country.
God Bless You. God Bless . . . — — Map (db m179710) WM
Evolution of St. Elizabeths Campus
At the urging of mental health care reformer Dorothea Dix, the United States Congress provided $100,000 to establish the first Federal mental health hospital to care for members of the Army and Navy as well . . . — — Map (db m131526) HM
Bringing a Landmark Back to Life
St. Elizabeths overs approximately 350 acres. The West Campus, on the other side of the historic wall in front of you, is comprised of 176 acres and is the oldest part of the historic campus. It is . . . — — Map (db m131529) HM
St. Elizabeths
Hospital
has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America. — — Map (db m58305) HM
Founded during the Civil War for wounded soldiers that died on the St. Elizabeths Campus during and after the Civil War. This small cemetery houses the remains of some 300 Civil War dead, both Confederate and Union, Black and White. When the foliage . . . — — Map (db m131712) HM
Earthworks of Battery Ricketts are visible inside the wooded area in front of you. Battery Ricketts, built to defend an area in front of Fort Stanton, was named for Maj. Gen. James B. Ricketts. — — Map (db m10622) HM
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