Historical Markers in Mahaning Heights, District of Columbia
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On Minnesota Avenue Northeast at Grant Street Northeast, on the left when traveling south on Minnesota Avenue Northeast.
Formerly known as the Bladensburg Piscataway Road, Minnesota Avenue has long served as an eastern gateway into Washington. Since the original wooden Benning Road Bridge across the Anacostia River was erected nearby in 1800, countless people . . . — — Map (db m136184) HM
On Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue Northeast at Minnesota Avenue Northeast, on the right when traveling east on Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue Northeast.
On, May 18,1966, crowds gathered here to witness Lady
Bird Johnson (1912-2007) rededicate eight acres of Watts Branch Park.
“No one more than the residents of this area knows what magic has been
wrought here at Watts Branch,” observed . . . — — Map (db m130785) HM
On Benning Road Northeast at 41st Street Northeast, on the right when traveling west on Benning Road Northeast.
Fort Mahan
Civil War Defenses of Washington
1861-1865
Earthworks of Fort Mahan are visible; follow path at the top of the hill.
[Illustration:]
Fort Mahan from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers drawing.
- Fort . . . — — Map (db m46083) HM
On Minnesota Avenue Northeast at Hayes Street Northeast, on the right when traveling north on Minnesota Avenue Northeast.
If you had stood here 100 years ago, you might have heard the cheering crowds and thundering hoofbeats of Benning Racetrack just across the tracks to your right.
Beginning in 1890, Benning was the best-equipped race course in Washington. . . . — — Map (db m130786) HM