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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Washington, District of Columbia
Adjacent to Washington, District of Columbia
Montgomery County, Maryland(752) ► Prince George's County, Maryland(644) ► Alexandria, Virginia(378) ► Arlington County, Virginia(461) ► Fairfax County, Virginia(712) ►
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On East Capitol Street Northeast at 12th Street Northeast, in the median on East Capitol Street Northeast.
In grateful memory of Abraham Lincoln. This monument was erected by the Western Sanitary Commission of Saint Louis, Mo., with funds contributed solely by emancipated Citizens of the United States declared free by his Proclamation, January 1st . . . — — Map (db m41617) HM
On Constitution Avenue Northeast (Alternate U.S. 1) west of 2nd Street Northeast, on the right when traveling west.
From June to December 1917 members of the National Woman's Party were imprisoned for picketing the White House to publicize the struggle to win the vote for Women. Those incarcerated in the District of Columbia's workhouse in Occoquan, Virginia . . . — — Map (db m71336) HM
On 11th Street Northeast south of C Street Northeast, on the left when traveling south.
Designed 1916
in Moorish Revival Style
Architect
William S. Plager
(1860-1946)
Photo: circa 1926
Goode Collection
Library of Congress
Redesigned 1941
in Art Deco Style
Architect
Mihran Mesrobian . . . — — Map (db m134068) HM
On 9th Street Northeast at A Street Northeast, on the right when traveling south on 9th Street Northeast.
Dedicated in memory of
Lola Beaver
1910 - 2006
Human and Animal Rights Advocate
Seamstress, Dancer, Choreographer
Owner - the Costume Studio
🎭
Established by D.C. Council as
"Lola Beaver Memorial Park" . . . — — Map (db m230703) HM
On C Street Northeast at Maryland Avenue Northeast (Alternate U.S. 1), in the median on C Street Northeast.
(Inscription, south face of monument base:)
Sacred to the memory of
Nathanael Greene, Esquire,
a native of the State of Rhode Island
who died on the 19th of June 1786 -
late Major General in the service of the U.S. . . . — — Map (db m30771) HM
On Constitution Avenue Northeast (Alternate U.S. 1) at 2nd Street Northeast, on the right when traveling west on Constitution Avenue Northeast.
Residence of Albert Gallatin, Peace Negotiator and Secretary of the Treasury 1801-1814, who negotiated the treaty of Ghent, 1814. When the British marched on Washington in the summer of 1814, some American patriots with Commodore Joshua Barney and . . . — — Map (db m61571) HM
On F Street Northeast at 3rd Street Northeast, on the right when traveling east on F Street Northeast.
Stuart-Hobson Middle School, one block to the east of this sign, was built in 1927 on the site of an old brewery, one of nearly two dozen that operated in DC after the Civil War. Almost all of the breweries were run by German immigrants who . . . — — Map (db m71681) HM
On F Street Northeast at 2nd Street Northeast, on the right when traveling east on F Street Northeast.
This is the western edge of what once was the rough, working-class Swampoodle neighborhood.
In the early days the marshy Tiber Creek ran between what are now North Capitol and First Streets, NE. Legend has it that lingering rain puddles . . . — — Map (db m130581) HM
On 1st Street Northeast (Alternate U.S. 1) south of Constitution Avenue Northeast, on the right when traveling north.
The Reserve Officers Association of the United States was founded in 1922 by combat veterans of World War I at the request of their commander, General of the Armies John "Black Jack" Pershing. The Association holds a Congressional Charter to enhance . . . — — Map (db m129667) HM
On Constitution Avenue Northeast (Alternate U.S. 1) at 1st Street Northeast, on the right when traveling east on Constitution Avenue Northeast.
The Reserve Officers Association of the United States was founded in 1922 by combat veterans of World War I at the request of their commander, General of the Armies John "Black Jack" Pershing. The Association holds a Congressional Charter to enhance . . . — — Map (db m211556) HM
Near 1st Street Northeast south of Maryland Avenue Northeast, on the right when traveling north.
July 4, 1815
The cornerstone of the Old Brick Capitol
built by Washington citizens
to house the Congress
was laid on this site.
The Congress met here from December 13, 1815
through March 3, 1819.
President Monroe was inaugurated here . . . — — Map (db m39411) HM
On Constitution Avenue Northeast (Alternate U.S. 1) west of 2nd Street Northeast, on the right when traveling west.
The Sewall-Belmont House & Museum, one of the oldest residential properties on Capitol Hill, has been the historic headquarters of the National Woman's Party since 1929. Named after Robert Sewall, the original owner of the site, and Alva . . . — — Map (db m70955) HM
On Maryland Avenue Northeast at 2nd Street Northeast, on the right when traveling west on Maryland Avenue Northeast.
Out of the past so great
to build a greater future
in honor and memory
of the Veterans of all America's wars
who by their service kept the
Torch of Freedom
burning
this monument is dedicated by
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the . . . — — Map (db m116132) WM
Near 1st Street Northeast south of Constitution Avenue Northeast (Alternate U.S. 1), on the right when traveling south.
Front:
One of the icons of world architecture, the U.S. Capitol has been the meeting place of Congress since 1800. President George Washington laid the cornerstone on September 18, 1793. While under construction, the the building was . . . — — Map (db m111467) HM
Near 1st Street Northeast south of Maryland Avenue Northeast.
General Plan for the Improvement of the U.S. Capitol Grounds by Frederick Law Olmstead, 1874
Following the extension of the Capitol in the 1850s-1860s, the grounds were enlarged in 1872. In 1874 Congress commissioned Frederick Law Olmstead . . . — — Map (db m27891) HM
On 26th Street Northeast north of Benning Road Northeast, on the right when traveling north.
Until 1939, the only place for African Americans to play golf in Washington was West Potomac Park. That year, in response to petitions by African American golfers asking Interior Secretary Harold Ickes to desegregate the city's public golf courses, . . . — — Map (db m112998) HM
On Benning Road Northeast at 21st Street Northeast, on the right when traveling west on Benning Road Northeast.
Langston Terrace Dwellings, opened in 1938, was the first federally funded public housing project in Washington and among the first in the nation. It honors John Mercer Langston (1829-1897), abolitionist, founder of Howard University Law School, and . . . — — Map (db m112792) HM
Near Michigan Avenue Northeast west of 7th Street Northeast, on the right when traveling west.
A visionary parish priest through whose determined efforts The Knights of Columbus was founded in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1882 to strengthen the faith of Catholic men and to protect their families — — Map (db m96320) HM
Near John McCormack Drive Northeast north of Michigan Avenue Northeast, on the left when traveling north.
As early as 1890, Archbishop John Joseph Keane, the first rector of The Catholic University of America recognized the need for the study of law at the university to meet the demand for Catholic lawyers imbued with the true spirit of their religion . . . — — Map (db m96321) HM
On Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue Northeast east of Minnesota Avenue Northweast, on the right when traveling east.
Westernmost panel:
100 Years of Afro-American History
By Jerome Johnson
Sponsors
D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities
Sign of the Times Cultural Workshop & Gallery
CFC # 16414 & United Black Fund #8558
. . . — — Map (db m112798) HM
On Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue Northeast at Division Avenue Northeast, on the left when traveling north on Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue Northeast. Reported missing.
The Two-Story Art Deco Style Building on your left was once the Strand Theater. Abe Lichtman, a Jewish businessman whose movie theaters catered to black patrons, opened the Strand in 1918. Lichtman also operated the Lincoln and Howard . . . — — Map (db m130777) HM
On 49th Street Northeast south of Hayes Street Northeast, on the right when traveling north.
To your right it is the former Merritt Educational Center which operated from 1943 to 2008. However, if you were standing here in the 1920s or '30s, in its place you would have seen exuberant crowds of fashionably dressed African Americans . . . — — Map (db m130780) HM
On Sheriff Road Northeast just east of 43rd Place Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
This quaint frame building has served several church congregations since its construction in 1908. The First Zion Baptist Church stayed for more than 60 years. Since 1993 members of Joshua's Temple First Born Church have worshiped within its . . . — — Map (db m130784) HM
On Jay Street Northeast at 49th Street Northeast, on the right when traveling east on Jay Street Northeast.
Largely ignored by city officials and isolated from downtown DC, Deanwood remained semi-rural until around World War II (1941-1945).
Lifelong residents who grew up in the 1930s and '40s remember outsiders telling them that they lived in . . . — — Map (db m130781) HM
On Hunt Place Northeast just east of 46th Street Northeast, on the right when traveling east.
Jacob Dodd (d. 1930) left the Government Printing Office in 1920 to join his brother Randolph (d. 1944) in the house-building business. Though they collaborated on at least 50 projects in Deanwood, they also worked individually, completing more . . . — — Map (db m187368) HM
On Hunt Place Northeast just west of 46th Street Northeast, on the right when traveling west.
Lewis Giles, Sr. (1894-1974) was an influential Washington architect who designed this Colonial Revival/craftsman style house in 1929. He lived here the rest of his life, and worked in his home office.
Giles graduated from Armstrong . . . — — Map (db m187369) HM
On Sheriff Road Northeast just west of 50th Street Northeast, on the right when traveling west.
A monument for God
North West Beulah Baptist Church
Organized 1945
Built August 24, 1969
Rev. Moses Henderson
Founder and Pastor
Robert Nash, Architect
Elmer W. Sarbacher, Builder — — Map (db m244004) HM
On 45th Street Northeast, 0.1 miles north of Sheriff Road Northeast, on the right when traveling north.
In 1907, when Deanwood's African American children needed a school close to home, city officials decided to place a public elementary here. Snowden Ashford (1866-1927), the District's inspector of buildings, designed the original four-room . . . — — Map (db m158343) HM
On Sheriff Road Northeast at 46th Street Northeast, on the right when traveling west on Sheriff Road Northeast.
Sheltered from the overt bigotry many African Americans experienced when venturing downtown, Deanwood shoppers of the 1950s patronized Sheriff Road's mostly African American businesses, including Mouse Gordon's tailor shop, Tip Top Grocery, . . . — — Map (db m130783) HM
On 48th Street Northeast at Sheriff Road Northeast, on the right when traveling north on 48th Street Northeast.
Up the hill to your left are several signature handcrafted houses, Beginning in the late 1800s, Deanwood attracted skilled black migrants, who freely passed on their know-how.
In the 1920s Jacob and Randolph Dodd built about 50 structures . . . — — Map (db m153319) HM
On Eastern Avenue Northeast at Southern Avenue Northeast, on the left when traveling east on Eastern Avenue Northeast.
Original Federal Boundary Stone
District of Columbia
Placed 1791-1792
Protected by Dist. of Co. Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
1916 — — Map (db m190187) HM
On Lee Street Northeast east of 42nd Street Northeast, on the right when traveling east.
Water and land embrace one another here in Eastland Gardens, adjacent Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens. The Neighborhood dates to 1928 when a group of developers call Eastland Gardens Inc. bought some 150 acres of the former Benning Racetrack property and . . . — — Map (db m119740) HM
On Harry Thomas Way Northeast south of Quincy Lane Northeast, on the right when traveling north.
Alethia Tanner, or "Lethe" as she was known, was born into slavery in 1781 on a plantation in Prince George's County, Maryland, where she lived and worked with her sisters, Laurana and Sophia, before coming to Washington in the early 1800s. . . . — — Map (db m234910) HM
On Harry Thomas Way Northeast at Q Street Northeast, on the right when traveling north on Harry Thomas Way Northeast.
Religious Organizations
Free and enslaved African Americans played vital roles in early Washington as laborers, servants, merchants, drivers and federal workers. They created Black charitable groups, schools, and churches, which served . . . — — Map (db m234907) HM
Near Harry Thomas Way Northeast south of Quincy Lane Northeast, on the right when traveling north.
Growing A Healthy Park
For most of the 20th century, the land around you was a rail yard connecting the District to the world, after which it lay mostly fallow, a place for parking cars and dumping trash. Although these industrial uses . . . — — Map (db m234909) HM
On Harry Thomas Way Northeast at Q Street Northeast, on the right when traveling north on Harry Thomas Way Northeast.
The Plantation
Alethia Tanner and her sisters worked alongside other enslaved workers on the Chelsea Plantation in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. It was owned by Tobias Belt and later by his daughter, Rachel Belt Pratt.
When Tobias Belt . . . — — Map (db m234912) HM
On 4th Street Northeast, 0.2 miles south of Michigan Avenue Northeast, on the right when traveling north.
In October, 1936, The Most Reverend John F. Noll, Bishop of Fort Wayne, Indiana, announced a fund drive in Our Sunday Visitor to erect a statue of Christ in the Nation's Capital, as suggested by Marjorie Lambert Russell of Topeka, Kansas. . . . — — Map (db m197694) HM
Near Lincoln Road Northeast near Bryant Street Northeast, on the right when traveling south.
The Glenwood Cemetery Chapel
designed by renowned architect Glenn Brown in 1892, has been designated a District of Columbia Historic Landmark and is also inventoried on the National Register of Historic Places. — — Map (db m129029) HM
On Fort Totten Drive Northeast north of Crittenden Street Northeast, on the right when traveling north.
Earthworks of Fort Totten are visible within the wooded area 50 yards at the top of this hill. Cannon mounted at Fort Totten helped repulse a Confederate attack on Fort Stevens, July 11-12, 1864. — — Map (db m2993) HM
On Fort Totten Drive Northeast north of Allison Street Northeast, on the right when traveling north.
One of the Civil War defenses of Washington construction of Fort Totten was begun in August 1861, named after Gen. Joseph G. Totten the fort contained 20 guns and mortars including eight 32-pounders. — — Map (db m2999) HM
Near Fort Totten Drive Northeast north of Crittenden Street Northeast, on the right when traveling north.
Built in 1861 and named after Brigadier General Joseph Gilbert Totten, Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Totten commanded the northeastern countryside of Washington, DC during the Civil War. Heavily armed with massive cannon that could hurl . . . — — Map (db m92906) HM
Near Galloway Street Northeast west of 3rd Street Northeast, on the right when traveling east.
In memory of
those who
lost their lives
on June 22, 2009
Mary "Mandy" Doolittle
Veronica Dubose
Ana Fernandez
Dennis Hawkins
Lavonda "Nikki" King
Jeanice McMillan
Ann Wherley
David F. Wherley, Jr.
Cameron . . . — — Map (db m110062) HM
On Lincoln Circle Northeast north of Tapscott Street Northeast, on the right when traveling south.
Panel 1
“Ole Jim” Fondly known by Gallaudet alumni as “Ole Jim,” this building was the first Gallaudet College gymnasium. Designed by Frederick Withers and built in 1881, it was the nation’s second gymnasium . . . — — Map (db m40440) HM
On Faculty Row Northeast west of Lincoln Circle Northeast, on the right when traveling west.
Erected in 1867 Melville Ballard (1839-1912) Classes of 1886 (B.S.) & 1870 (M.S.) Ballard was the first undergraduate to receive a bachelor of science degree in 1866 from the National Deaf-Mute College, now Gallaudet University. He taught at . . . — — Map (db m96354) HM
On 6th Street Northeast at Neal Place Northeast, on the right when traveling south on 6th Street Northeast.
Successful entrepreneurs get in the ring to fight for their businesses and communities every day. "Entrepreneurship is a Boxing Match," inspired by a poem by Shelly Olimâdè Bell, founder & CEO of Black Girl Ventures Foundation (BGV), highlights . . . — — Map (db m202317) HM
On Lincoln Circle Northeast north of Florida Avenue Northeast.
Chapel Hall
Gallaudet College has been designated a
Registered National Historic Landmark
under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935, this site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the . . . — — Map (db m40459) HM
Near Draper Drive Northeast at Lincoln Circle Northeast, on the right when traveling south.
Cogswell Hall
dedicated to
Alice Cogswell
1805-1830
First deaf pupil of
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
Krug Hall
dedicated to
Walter J. Krug, '27
1905 — 1962
Professor of Biology
Dean of Men
The two . . . — — Map (db m130936) HM
On Faculty Row Northeast west of Lincoln Circle Northeast, on the right when traveling west.
Erected in 1874-1875 James Denison (1837-1910) Denison was the first Deaf principal of the Primary Department, later known as the Kendall School, and served for almost 50 years. He and his family lived here from 1875-1909. Gift of Gallaudet . . . — — Map (db m96352) HM
On Florida Avenue Northeast at 8th Street Northeast, on the right when traveling west on Florida Avenue Northeast.
Gallaudet University is world renowned as the premier institution for higher education for deaf and hard of hearing students. It opened as the Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb and Blind in 1856 on land donated by . . . — — Map (db m71685) HM
On Faculty Row Northeast west of Lincoln Circle Northeast, on the right when traveling west.
Erected in 1874-1875 Helen Bradshaw Fay (1881-1957) Class of 1904 (Certificate of Graduation from Normal Department) Born in Washington, D.C., Fay lived her whole life on Kendall Green. In 1907, she taught at Kendall School for 39 years. . . . — — Map (db m96353) HM
Near Lincoln Circle Northeast north of Florida Avenue Northeast, on the right when traveling south.
Teachers:
Mary E. Britt, Rubye S. Frye, Robert Robinson, Bessie Z. Thornton
Students:
Mary Arnold, Irene Brown, Darrel Chatman, Robbie Cheatham, Dorothy Howard, Robert Jones, Richard King, Rial Loftis, William Matthews, Donald . . . — — Map (db m216739) HM
Near Lowman Street Northeast at Lincoln Circle Northeast, on the right when traveling north.
Centerfielder
First deaf Major League Baseball pioneer
Invented signs for "strike" and "ball"
Lifetime batting .288
607 stolen bases
Threw out 3 men
at home plate in one game — — Map (db m216735) HM
Near Lincoln Circle Northeast north of Florida Avenue Northeast, on the right when traveling north.
First deaf teacher of deaf students in America
Presented to our alma mater by grateful alumni to commemorate Gallaudet's move to university status on October 24, 1986. This bust is a copy of the Clerc Memorial at the American School for the . . . — — Map (db m96356) HM
On Lincoln Circle Northeast near Florida Avenue Northeast, on the right when traveling east.
Elstad Auditorium Dedicated to Leonard M. Elstad, G-'23 1899-1990 Third President of Gallaudet University 1945-1969 This plaque presented by the Alpha Sigma Pi Fraternity — — Map (db m186808) HM
On Lincoln Circle Northeast north of Florida Avenue Northeast, on the left when traveling north.
Fund for the renovation of this 1881 gymnasium were initially made possible through the efforts of Dr. David Peikoff, Class of 1929, and his wife, Pauline "Polly" Nathanson Peikoff, Class of 1936, both ardent and long time supporters of Gallaudet . . . — — Map (db m216732) HM
On Florida Avenue Northeast at 5th Street Northeast, on the right when traveling west on Florida Avenue Northeast.
This high ground near the B&O Railroad tracks has been Union Terminal Market since 1931. That year Center Market on Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, came down to make way for the National Archives. Vendors seeking new locations clustered here. . . . — — Map (db m71684) HM
On Lincoln Circle Northeast north of Florida Avenue Northeast, on the right when traveling west.
On this site stood Rose Cottage, “The Cradle of Gallaudet.” Originally, it was the home of William Stickney, son-in-law of Amos Kendall. A large rose garden stood between the two men’s houses so the Stickney House, with 10 rooms, became known as . . . — — Map (db m40432) HM
On Faculty Row Northeast near Lincoln Circle Northeast.
Erected in 1867-1868 Edward Miner Gallaudet (1837-1917) Gallaudet became the first superintendent of the Columbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind in 1857, and in 1864, was named the first president of the National Deaf Mute . . . — — Map (db m96355) HM
On Lincoln Circle Northeast at Florida Avenue Northeast on Lincoln Circle Northeast.
[Inscriptions on base of the memorial statue]
west face:
The deaf people of the United States
in grateful remembrance of
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
mark the centennial of his birth
with this memorial
1887
north . . . — — Map (db m40386) HM
On 6th Street Northeast north of Neal Place Northeast, on the right when traveling south.
Internationally renowned street artist Mr. Brainwash collaborated with former First Lady Michelle Obama to create a series of works to celebrate International Women's Day with Let Girls Learn, an initiative to help adolescent girls worldwide attend . . . — — Map (db m202319) HM
On 6th Street Northeast north of Morse Street Northeast, on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
Yoko Ono (b. Tokyo, 1933) is an artist, peace activist, and human rights worker who has strongly influenced the Feminist movement. Since the late 1950s, she has been a forerunner of Conceptual art, often using collaboration, audience participation, . . . — — Map (db m111851) HM
On Grant Street Northeast east of 49th Street Northeast, on the right when traveling east.
Deanwood once was farmland belonging to slave-holding families. Some of their names—Sherriff, Lowrie, and Benning--still mark local roads.
In 1833 Levi Sherriff purchased several hundred acres along Watts Branch from William Benning's . . . — — Map (db m130778) HM
On Fitch Place Northeast just east of 49th Place Northeast, on the right when traveling west.
Howard Dilworth Woodson (1877-1962), a Pittsburgh native, arrived in Washington in 1907 to work as a structural engineer in the Office of the Supervising Architect, U.S. Department of the Treasury. One of the first African American professionals . . . — — Map (db m187367) HM
On 49th Street Northeast south of Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue Northeast, on the right when traveling south.
Welcome to the Robert F. Lederer Environmental Education Center and Youth Garden. This center honors Robert F. Lederer, the Executive Vice President of the American Association of Nurserymen during the United States President Lyndon B. Johnson's . . . — — Map (db m130779) HM
Near 50th Street Northeast at Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue Northeast, on the right when traveling south.
The National Training School for Women and Girls was founded here in 1909 by Nannie Helen Burroughs (1879 - 1961). With its focus on the “three B's” — “Bible, bath and broom” — the school taught skills such as business, sewing, and printing. It . . . — — Map (db m103272) HM
On Nannie Helen Burroughs Boulevard Northeast at 50th Street Northeast, on the right when traveling east on Nannie Helen Burroughs Boulevard Northeast.
Atop this hill are the sprawling grounds on which Nannie Helen Burroughs (1879-1961) founded the National Training School for Women and Girls in 1909. Burroughs was an outspoken advocate for women's rights, civil rights, and religious . . . — — Map (db m184992) HM
Near Anacostia Avenue Northeast, 0.1 miles west of Ponds Street Northeast, on the right when traveling west.
Of all the water lilies grown at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, the Victoria amazonica (formerly named Victoria regia), Victoria cruziana, and the hybrid, Victoria 'longwood' are among the most popular.
These . . . — — Map (db m141721) HM
On River Trail Northeast just west of Anacostia Avenue Northeast.
"Beauty cannot be purchased, it must be created."
— Helen Shaw Fowler
Welcome to these aquatic gardens—transcend the busy streets and embrace the unique beauty, peace and natural rhythm to be found here.
The . . . — — Map (db m145317) HM
On Anacostia Avenue Northeast, 0.2 miles west of Ponds Street Northeast, on the right when traveling west.
Anacostia River tidal marshes were far more extensive a hundred years ago than today. Marshes support amphibians, small fish and insects. This abundant aquatic life attracts herons, egrets, rails and other birds to feed. Over-hunting and draining of . . . — — Map (db m141727) HM
Near Anacostia Avenue Northeast, 0.1 miles west of Ponds Street Northeast, on the right when traveling west.
Marketing a wide variety of aquatic plants, especially tropical lilies, contributed to the success of Shaw Gardens. The concrete display pools, also referred to as display ponds, installed between 1912 and 1927, played a crucial role in boosting . . . — — Map (db m141730) HM
On Anacostia Avenue Northeast just west of Ponds Street Northeast, on the right when traveling west.
Helen Fowler took over administration of the Shaw Gardens from her father in 1912. Under her guidance the gardens grew into one of the most extensive water plant businesses in the nation. By 1938, Shaw Gardens encompassed 42 ponds spread over nine . . . — — Map (db m141717) HM
On Anacostia Avenue Northeast just west of Ponds Street Northeast, on the right when traveling west.
National parks are special places owned by all Americans. Caring for these treasures is everyone's job. Throughout the country, citizen organized friends grouped to get people interested in and involved with preserving natural and cultural . . . — — Map (db m145319) HM
Near Anacostia Avenue Northeast, 0.2 miles west of Ponds Street Northeast, on the right when traveling west.
A walk along this boardwalk will take you over one of the greatest environmental restoration efforts in Washington, D.C.
Starting in 1900, dredging, filling and other alterations to the Anacostia river, destroyed this marsh habitat. As a . . . — — Map (db m141724) HM
On Kingman Island Trail just east of Anacostia Riverwalk Trail, on the right when traveling east.
Bald Eagle
Although the bald eagle is no longer an endangered species, it is protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. Both laws prohibit killing, selling, or otherwise disturbing eagles, . . . — — Map (db m237158) HM
On Kingman Island Trail east of Anacostia Riverwalk Trail, on the right when traveling east.
Wood Thrush
In 1967, the Wood Thrush, a medium-sized thrush with the posture of an American Robin, but a slightly smaller body, became the District of Columbia's official bird. Sexes are alike, and adults are a cinnamon-brown color on their . . . — — Map (db m237160) HM
On Kingman Island Trail east of Anacostia Riverwalk Trail, on the right when traveling east.
Ecological & Historical Significance of Shad
Shade are migratory fish in the Atlantic Ocean and swim into the fresh water rivers and streams of the Chesapeake Bay each year to spawn. Fish with this life cycle are called anadromous. Each . . . — — Map (db m237161) HM
On Kingman Island Trail Northeast south of Benning Road Northeast, on the left when traveling north. Reported damaged.
History
The Anacostia River was once nearly a mile wide, and the channel was deep enough for ocean-going ships to travel and trade. By 1850, the river had silted in from erosion caused by deforestation and farming, and was no longer . . . — — Map (db m237153) HM
On Heritage Island Trail Northeast east of Anacostia Riverwalk Trail, on the right when traveling east.
History
The Anacostia River was once nearly a mile wide, and the channel was deep enough for ocean-going ships to travel and trade. By 1850, the river had silted in from erosion caused by deforestation and farming, and was no longer . . . — — Map (db m237162) HM
On 22nd Street Northeast at East Capitol Street Northeast, on the right when traveling north on 22nd Street Northeast.
"The Old Fox"
Clark Calvin Griffith
Born Clear Creek, Missouri
November 20, 1869
Pitcher - Manager - Owner
Member of Hall of Fame
Won 237 — . . . — — Map (db m15615) HM
