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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Southeast Washington, District of Columbia
Washington and Vicinity
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On Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast south of U Street Southeast, on the right when traveling north.
Follow Good Hope Road under the highway to your left to reach Anacostia Park, a longtime neighborhood oasis.
In 1914, after years of citizen requests, Congress directed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to "improve" the Anacostia River by . . . — — Map (db m130717) HM
On Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast at Good Hope Road Southeast, on the right when traveling north on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast.
Late On The Night Of April 14, 1865, a guard at the other end of the Navy Yard Bridge allowed a young man on horseback to cross, despite a wartime curfew. Unbeknownst to the guard, the rider, John Wilkes Booth, had just shot President Abraham . . . — — Map (db m100715) HM
On Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast north of Morris Road Southeast when traveling north.
Across the street is the former 11th Precinct Police Station. In 1993 it became the Max Robinson Center for Health and Living, providing services for people with HIV/AIDS.
Whether by design or by accident, in 1910 the city built . . . — — Map (db m100763) HM
Near Morris Road Southeast west of 16th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling west.
Earthworks of Fort Stanton are visible in the wooded area 200 yards in front of you.
Diagram: Fort Stanton from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers drawing.
Fort Stanton was named for Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, was the first fort . . . — — Map (db m46623) HM
Near W Street Southeast at 14th Street Southeast, on the left when traveling west.
Also known as Cedar Hill, this site encompasses the estate owned by Frederick Douglass from 1877 until his death in 1895. In honor of Douglass’ work as an author, orator, abolitionist, statesman, and civil rights leader, this site is designated a . . . — — Map (db m40846) HM
Near W Street Southeast east of 14th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east.
Where do you go when you do not want to be disturbed? Frederick Douglass came to this tiny stone cabin that he called the Growlery. Coined by Charles Dickens, the word "Growlery" literally means a place to growl.
Douglass kept his Growlery . . . — — Map (db m130979) HM
On 13th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling north.
Across This Intersection is St. Teresa of Avila, the first Catholic Church east of the Anacostia River. It is called the “mother church” because many area congregations are its offshoots.
As Uniontown grew, so did its Catholic . . . — — Map (db m130719) HM
On U Street Southeast at 13th Street Southeast, on the left when traveling west on U Street Southeast.
Across the intersection to your left is Rose's Row, three one-family and three two-family houses built in 1890 by local saloon-keeper William H. Rose. Rose's son Daniel designed them in the popular Italianate style and carefully crafted a . . . — — Map (db m130720) HM
On V Street Southeast at Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling south on V Street Southeast.
This community landmark represents the Curtis Companies long standing allegience to the neighborhood and steadfast committment to unity, prosperity and good will to all Washingtonians and friends of Anacostia.
Designers:
John . . . — — Map (db m5446) HM
On Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast at V Street Southeast, on the right when traveling north on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast.
This Anacostia icon once marked the entrance to Curtis Brothers Furniture Co. The business dated to 1926, when young Fred and George Curtis acquired a Model T Ford truck to deliver ice, then progressed to moving furniture. They soon rented a . . . — — Map (db m100690) HM
Near W Street Southeast east of 14th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
Here stood Frederick Douglass’ rustic retreat from domestic society, where he could think, read and write undisturbed. Evoking the image of a lion’s lair, he called his hideaway the Growlery. It was simply furnished with a lounge, a high desk and a . . . — — Map (db m5362) HM
On W Street Southeast at 14th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east on W Street Southeast.
This imposing property once belonged to Anacostia’s most famous resident: Frederick Douglass. After escaping slavery as a young man, Douglass rose to become a distinguished abolitionist, writer, publisher, and orator. By the 1860s Douglass was . . . — — Map (db m88723) HM
On V Street Southeast at Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast, on the left when traveling west on V Street Southeast.
Presented to
Curtis Bros.
for their outstanding leadership
and service to the public
by the
Basset Furniture Industries.
The chair made of solid Honduras mahogany
is 19½ feet tall and weighs 4600 pounds.
Designer: . . . — — Map (db m5459) HM
Near Erie Street Southeast east of 18th Place Southeast, on the right when traveling east.
Real Justice
The Spirit of
Thurgood Marshall
7-2-08 to 1-24-98
I still believe firmly that the right will win out.
Justice for all people, regardless of race, creed or color.
The long-time NAACP lawyer who argued successfully in . . . — — Map (db m88468) HM
On Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast at W Street Southeast, on the right when traveling north on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast.
The arrival of modern transportation after the Civil War transformed Anacostia. The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad opened a branch line along the river here in 1874, bringing industry. Two years later businessman and developer Henry Griswold . . . — — Map (db m130721) HM
On 14th Street Southeast south of U Street Southeast, in the median.
Today's Anacostia Historic District began in 1854 as Uniontown, Washington's first planned suburb. The Union Land Association saw the large Navy Yard
workforce across the Anacostia River as potential customers for building lots they carved . . . — — Map (db m95972) HM
On Anacostia Drive Southeast, 0.1 miles west of Good Hope Road Southeast, on the left when traveling west.
The Washington Navy Yard is the oldest establishment of the U.S. Navy. It was the scene of many scientific developments including a ship model testing basin that evaluated the effect of water on new hull designs. The first shipboard aircraft . . . — — Map (db m141714) HM
On Anacostia Drive, 0.5 miles east of Good Hope Road Southeast, on the left when traveling east.
Over the past 400 years, the Anacostia watershed has changed from a lush, diverse ecosystem to one shaped by trade, agriculture and a rapidly expanding population. In the 1700s, forests were cleared to make way for crop cultivation, which caused . . . — — Map (db m141634) HM
On Anacostia Drive, 0.3 miles east of Good Hope Road Southeast, on the left when traveling east.
The "Freedmen's Bureau" acquired 375 acres of land that was originally a tobacco plantation from the Barry Family in the late 1800's. In 1867, the land was named Hillsdale by African Americans who came to Washington in great numbers before and . . . — — Map (db m141635) HM
On Anacostia Drive, 0.7 miles east of Good Hope Road Southeast, on the left when traveling east.
The Nacotchtank were American Indians who lived in the area now known as Washington, D.C. Also called the Necostins, their principle village was located on the eastern bank of a small river that still bears an anglicized version of their name — . . . — — Map (db m141633) HM
On East Capitol Street Southeast west of 22nd Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east.
The F-16 became the D.C. Air National Guard alert duty aircraft on Sept. 11, 2001. For twelve years, this capable fighter has responded to more than 4,000 individual alert missions over the District of Columbia. The U.S. Air Force has flown the . . . — — Map (db m74097) HM WM
On East Capitol Street Southeast just west of 22nd Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east.
The F-16 became the D.C. Air National Guard alert duty aircraft on Sept. 11, 2001. For twelve years, this capable fighter has responded to more than 4,000 individual alert missions over the District of Columbia. The U.S. Air Force has flown the . . . — — Map (db m213155) HM
Near E Street Southeast at Potomac Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling south.
Ann G. Sprigg ran a boarding house, where Abraham Lincoln lived during his time as a U.S. Representative from Illinois (March 4th 1847 to March 3rd, 1849), at the present-day site of the Library of Congress Jefferson Building. The Sprigg . . . — — Map (db m211910) HM
On E Street Southeast at Potomac Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling east on E Street Southeast.
For Anna & Frederick Douglass, their work, home, & life centered on abolition, & fair treatment & respect for African Americans.
Anna met Frederick, an enslaved 17-year-old in 1838. They fell in love; she encouraged, & financed his flight . . . — — Map (db m211913) HM
Near 17th Street Southeast at G Street Southeast, on the right when traveling north.
Barney Circle honors U.S. Navy Commodore Joshua Barney. In August 1814, Barney, his Chesapeake Flotillamen, and a contingent of U.S. Marines guarded a bridge over the Eastern Branch (Anacostia River) on today's Bladensburg Road, NE. When it became . . . — — Map (db m80473) HM
Near E Street Southeast east of Potomac Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling east.
General Peterson Goodwyn equipped his own company and was cited for gallantry at the battles of Smithfield and Great Bridge — member of the Virginia House of Delegates 1789 – 1802, elected as a Democrat to the eighth and seven succeeding Congresses . . . — — Map (db m80692) HM
Near Potomac Avenue Southeast at E Street Southeasr, on the right when traveling east.
Civil War Washington City
Over the course of the Civil War, the nation's capital was transformed. The dignified government city Pierre Charles L' Enfant laid out in 1791 was hardened into a sprawling military center. Encircled by strong . . . — — Map (db m139512) HM
Near E Street Southeast, 0.1 miles east of Potomac Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling east.
Elbridge Gerry was a 1762 graduate of Harvard and a signer of the Declaration of Independence and Vice President of the United States. Gerry served as a representative from Massachusetts to the First Continental Congress, and on July 4, 1776, he . . . — — Map (db m141885) HM
Near E Street Southeast at Potomac Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling east.
Erected by the Board of Trustees of Fourth Street M.E. Church July 1, 1893, in memory of the dead removed from the old Methodist Burial Ground, formerly called "Our [unreadable] Well"
"Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord . . . — — Map (db m211920) HM
Near E Street Southeast at Potomac Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling east.
Established in 1836 by hotelier John Gadsby, this structure was built to house many members of his family. An immigrant from England, Gadsby started his career in Alexandria in 1795. His reputation for fine hospitality was sealed at the City . . . — — Map (db m211921) HM
On E Street Southeast just east of Potomac Avenue Southeast, on the left when traveling east.
Congressional Cemetery, founded 1807, is the resting ground for many War of 1812 figures. Among them are Navy Yard Commandant Thomas Tingey, the first architect of the Capitol, Dr. William Thornton, State Department Clerk Stephen Pleasonton, and . . . — — Map (db m80481) HM
Near 17th Street Southeast south of G Street Southeast, on the right when traveling north.
John Philip Sousa (1854–1932), known as the “March King,” grew up in Washington on G Street SE, between 6th and 7th. Sousa became a leader of the Marine Band in 1880 and served in this position for 12 years, leading band tours . . . — — Map (db m82268) HM
Near E Street Southeast, 0.1 miles east of Potomac Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling east.
Patriot John Smilie (1741-1812) joined the militia when the Revolutionary War began, leaving his Pennsylvania farm in the care of his wife. He was elected to the Pennsylvania state legislature in 1784. A vocal abolitionist, Smilie was instrumental . . . — — Map (db m141886) HM
Near E Street Southeast at Potomac Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling east.
Filmmakers Lee Shapiro and Jim Leindelof spent six months inside Afghanistan traveling with the mujahidin documenting the plight of the Afghan people under Soviet occupation.
On Oct. 9, 1987, they were ambushed and killed outside Kabul. . . . — — Map (db m211912) HM
Near E Street Southeast, 0.2 miles east of Potomac Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling east.
Never Again
6 July 1943
Never Forget
22 June 1988
A Gay Vietnam Veteran
When I was in the military
they gave me a medal for killing two men
and a discharge for loving one.
[Presidential plaque on grave . . . — — Map (db m141894) WM
Near E Street Southeast at Potomac Avenue Southeast.
Mathew Brady (1822-1895) is considered by some to be the father of photojournalism, thanks to his photos of the Civil War. His exhibit "The Dead of Antietam" showed photos of corpses and was the first time many had seen the realities of war in . . . — — Map (db m211915) HM
Near E Street Southeast just east of Potomac Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling east.
Historic Congressional Cemetery is the final resting place of four significant contributors to the Underground Railroad.
William Boyd •
John Dean •
David A. Hall •
Hannibal Hamlin — — Map (db m141883) HM
Near E Street SE at Potomac Avenue SE, on the right when traveling east.
Choctaw Chief—Diplomat—Education Leader
Born January 30, 1896
Died January 17, 1881
• Principal Chief, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma 1864-1866
• Tribal Commissioner for land claims against the U.S. Government
(1853-61 — . . . — — Map (db m139480) HM
Near E Street Southeast, 0.1 miles east of Potomac Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling east.
Brigadier General Pushmataha (1764-1824) was a Choctaw chief, warrior, hunter, and great friend of many, including President Andrew Jackson. In 1812, Pushmataha led 1,000 warriors of Choctaw Nation to fight alongside Jackson at the Battle of New . . . — — Map (db m141889) HM
On M Street Southeast east of Water Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east.
The Seafarers Yacht Club is the oldest African American boat club on the East Coast. It was founded in 1945 by Lewis T. Green, Sr., a vocational arts teacher in the DC Public Schools who built boats as a hobby. Needing a dock, he contacted the U.S. . . . — — Map (db m89445) HM
Near E Street Southeast at Potomac Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling east.
The totem pole you see here was carved by the Lummi Nation of Washington State in remembrance of those that lost their lives during the tragic events of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Located along the Ward Six 9-11 memorial path, . . . — — Map (db m211918) HM WM
Near E Street Southeast at Potomac Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling east.
This path is the official Ward 6, September 11, 2001 Memorial honoring and remembering those who lost their lives during the terrorist attacks in New York City, Washington, DC, and Pennsylvania. It was designed to be a sensory experience to . . . — — Map (db m211917) WM
Near E Street Southeast at Potomac Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling east.
Mathew Brady was one of the most outstanding early photographers in American history, with his work from 1844 to 1895. He is credited today as the father of photojournalism. This memorial was erected to honor him & his photography, as well his . . . — — Map (db m211914) HM
Near E Street Southeast at Potomac Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling east.
- Built by Congress in 1835 at a cost of $5,000.
- Used as a temporary receiving vault for bodies to be interred here or elsewhere at a later date.
- No charge for members of Congress, but $5 per month for private citizens.
- The . . . — — Map (db m211922) HM
Near 17th Street Southeast at H Street Northeast, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
Peace – War
[Rendering of the Healing Totem Poles]
Liberty - Freedom
Sovereignty
The cross piece at the top carries two eagles: Peace, a female, faces east; War, a male, faces west. The eagles are symbols of courage and . . . — — Map (db m39960) HM
Near E Street Southeast, 0.1 miles east of Potomac Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling east.
On the “cold, damp” day of Friday, January 30, 1835 President Andrew Jackson and other dignitaries attended a memorial service in the Capitol Rotunda for the recently deceased South Carolina Congressman Warren R. Davis. As the crows departed at the . . . — — Map (db m141888) HM
Near 17th Street Southeast at G Street Southeast, on the right when traveling north.
Dedicated to the Memory of the Victims of the U.S. Arsenal Explosion on June 17, 1864
Ellen Roche •
Julia McEwen •
Bridget Dunn •
W. E. Tippett •
Margaret Horan •
Johanna Connors •
Susan Harris
Lizzie Brahler •
Margaret . . . — — Map (db m80961) HM WM
Near E Street Southeast at Potomac Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling east.
Killed by an explosion at the U.S. Arsenal Washington D.C. June 17th 1864
Ellene Roche •
Julia McEwen •
Bridget Dunn •
W.E. Tippett •
Margaret Horan •
Johanna Connors •
Susan Harris •
Lizzie Brahler •
Margaret C. Yonson • . . . — — Map (db m211916) HM WM
On East Capitol Street Southeast east of 19th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east.
The venerable UH-I “HUEY” helicopter was a beloved work horse for the District of Columbia Army National Guard, safely and reliably supporting the Nation’s Capital for over 40 years. With 2-4 crew members, HUEYs carried up to 6 litter patients . . . — — Map (db m73785) HM WM
Near E Street Southeast, 0.1 miles east of Potomac Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling east.
Uriah Tracy (1755-1807) was a Revolutionary War patriot and later a Senator from Connecticut. As a young man, he joined a militia company that responded to the famous Lexington Alarm in 1775. Tracy studied law at Yale & served in the Connecticut . . . — — Map (db m141895) HM
On E Street Southeast just east of Potomac Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling east.
Welcome to Congressional Cemetery, a place where American heritage comes to life every day.
There are about 65,000 people buried on these 35 acres, and about half of them are children. Historic Congressional Cemetery predates Arlington . . . — — Map (db m141882) HM
On Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast north of Sumner Road Southeast, on the right when traveling south.
Just beyond this sign is the edge of Barry Farm Dwellings, built during World War II for African American families. The war had caused acute housing shortages, so people divided large homes into rooming houses, took in boarders, or crammed into . . . — — Map (db m113608) HM
On Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast at Stanton Road Southeast, on the right when traveling north on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast.
Campbell AME, established in 1867 as Mount Zion AME, was an outgrowth of its overcrowded parent church, Allen Chapel AME, founded in 1850. When it moved to a location near the present one in 1890, Mount Zion was renamed for AME Bishop Jabez B. . . . — — Map (db m33749) HM
On Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast north of Eaton Road Southeast, on the right when traveling south.
You are standing in the middle of what once was a large estate owned by James Barry. The Washington City merchant, land speculator, and councilman purchased part of the "St. Elizabeths" tract hoping to profit as the city expanded eastward.
. . . — — Map (db m152378) HM
On Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast north of Pomeroy Road Southeast, on the right when traveling south.
The fence and wall ahead of you, on either side of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, enclose historic St. Elizabeths Hospital. The pioneering facility opened in 1855 to treat mentally ill members of the armed forces and DC residents. At a time . . . — — Map (db m100694) HM
On Alabama Avenue Southeast just south of G Street Southeast, on the right when traveling south.
To the Glory of God
First Rock Baptist Church
Founded May 1957
Organized 1958
Built 1962
Rebuilt 1979
Rev. Joseph W. King, Founder — — Map (db m244026) HM
On G Street Southeast just west of Alabama Avenue Southeast, on the left when traveling west. Reported damaged.
Stormwater runoff is rainwater that flows off impervious surfaces such as rooftops, roads, and sidewalks. Runoff causes erosion in streambeds and displaces harmful pollutants such as oil, sediment, trash, and pet waste. This rain garden is . . . — — Map (db m244029) HM
On Texas Avenue Southeast at C Street Southeast, on the right when traveling south on Texas Avenue Southeast.
Earthworks of Fort Chaplin are visible through the wooded areas at the top of the hill. Fort Chaplin was named in honor of Col. Daniel Chaplin, who was mortally wounded on August 17, 1864, at Deep Bottom, Virginia. — — Map (db m10628) HM
On Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast south of Talbert Street Southeast when traveling north.
Across the street is the former Carver Theatre, built in 1948 as the first nonsegregated movie house in Southeast Washington. It closed in 1957 becoming, in turn, a roller rink, a church, and a funeral parlor.
Then a decade later, a . . . — — Map (db m100824) HM
On Howard Road Southeast at Shannon Place Southeast, on the right when traveling east on Howard Road Southeast.
Long before Metro opened a Green Line station here in 1991, the B&O Railroad's Alexandria Branch line ran a block behind you, along the river. The Washington & Anacostia Street Railway ran along Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue a block ahead. . . . — — Map (db m113606) HM WM
On Howard Road Southeast west of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling east. Reported missing.
In 1867 the U.S. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands (Freedmen’s Bureau) purchased 375 acres from white farmers David and Julia Barry to resettle formerly enslaved African Americans. By 1870 more than 500 families had purchased lots . . . — — Map (db m113607) HM
On Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast north of Howard Road Southeast, on the right when traveling north.
The Handsome Italian Renaissance Building. across the street opened as James G. Birney Elementary School in 1901. Its wood-frame predecessor, the original 1889 Birney School, was the first school built with public funds for African American . . . — — Map (db m100669) HM
On Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast south of Howard Road Southeast, on the right when traveling south.
You are standing at the main crossroads of Barry Farm, a post-Civil War (1861-1865) village settled by the formerly enslaved. Some Barry Farm-era churches still serve the neighborhood.
Macedonia Baptist Church, about a block to your . . . — — Map (db m100825) HM
On Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast at Howard Road Southeast, on the right when traveling south on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast.
James G. Birney Elementary School (founded 1889) was the city's first public school for African Americans in this area, then known as Hillsdale. Previously, residents organized their own schools. The Old Birney School expanded in 1901 with the . . . — — Map (db m100679) HM
On 7th Street Southeast just south of Virginia Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling south.
The Marine Barracks Annex was established August 23, 2004, and is home to "The President's Own" United States Marine Band. Founded by an Act of Congress in 1798, the Marine Band is the oldest continuously professional musical organization in the . . . — — Map (db m210267) HM
On South Carolina Avenue Southeast just east of 6th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east.
Since 1936 Friendship House, across the street, has operated an array of social service programs from this grand Federal style house, also known as "The Maples." Friendship House is the city's oldest such agency. It was founded in 1904 by . . . — — Map (db m166999) HM
On Eighth Street Southeast at G Street Southeast, on the right when traveling north on Eighth Street Southeast.
The buildings near this corner were built during a wave of private development that began after the United States won the Spanish-American War in 1898, and became a world power for the first time. As America flexed its muscles, the world — . . . — — Map (db m130725) HM
On D Street Southeast west of 3rd Street Southeast, on the right when traveling west.
Chartered 1922
In memory of all members of
the Armed Forces who served their country
American Legion Post 8
Sons of the American Legion Squadron 8
American Legion Auxiliary — — Map (db m116123) WM
On 8th Street Southeast at Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast, on the left when traveling south on 8th Street Southeast.
The large building that wraps around this corner was constructed as a department store in 1892 by Elizabeth A. Haines. She proudly advertised it as "the largest store in the world, built, owned and controlled by a woman." Back then extended . . . — — Map (db m130726) HM
On 4th Street Southeast south of Independence Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling south.
The Presbytery of the Potomac organized the Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church on April 11, 1864 and installed its organizing pastor, the Reverend John Chester, D.D.
This gothic style building was designed by Washington architect Emil . . . — — Map (db m116128) HM
On 11th Street Southeast at East Capitol Street Southeast, on the right when traveling north on 11th Street Southeast.
Carolina Theatre
was located at the southwest corner of Eleventh Street & North Carolina Avenue
Razed early 1970s
Drawing of entrance on North Carolina Avenue based on plans at the National Archives
B.F. Meyers (1865-1940), . . . — — Map (db m128222) HM
On I Street Southeast at 7th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling west on I Street Southeast.
When the Southeast-Southwest Freeway above you was constructed along the route of Virginia Avenue in the 1960s, houses and businesses were destroyed and hundreds of residents were relocated.
Fashionable dwellings (included the home of . . . — — Map (db m184999) HM
On G Street Southeast at F Street Terrace Southeast, on the right when traveling east on G Street Southeast.
This is Christ Church, Washington Parish, the first Episcopal church established in Washington City (1794), and attended by Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Quincy Adams.
At first Christ Church met in a nearby tobacco warehouse. In . . . — — Map (db m130727) HM
On 8th Street Southeast at E Street Southeast, on the right when traveling north on 8th Street Southeast.
The home/music studio of John Esputa, Jr., once occupied part of the site of 507 Eighth Street across the street. Among Esputa’s students was John Philip Sousa, whose irresistible marches made him one of America’s first musical superstars. By . . . — — Map (db m231582) HM
On Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast at 3rd Street Southeast, on the right when traveling west on Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast.
The original Library of Congress occupied a room in the U.S. Capitol. When British troops burned the Capitol in 1814, the collection was destroyed. After the war Thomas Jefferson helped re-establish the library by selling to Congress at a . . . — — Map (db m80848) HM
On 7th Street Southeast north of C Street Southeast, on the right when traveling south.
Established by order of President Thomas Jefferson 1805, this building constructed 1873, designed by Adolf Cluss, additions 1907-8 by Snowden Ashford.
Eastern Market, one of three public markets proposed in L’Enfant’s Plan, was established in . . . — — Map (db m20358) HM
Ebenezer United Methodist Church is Capitol Hill’s oldest independent Black congregation.
Ebenezer UMC was founded in 1827 by African Americans who left a biracial church on Capitol Hill because the White congregants practiced segregation. The new . . . — — Map (db m30053) HM
On D Street Southeast at 4th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling west on D Street Southeast.
The first public school for colored children of the District of Columbia. Named Little Ebenezer and located within the boundaries of the Capitol Hill Historic District. Designated a Category II Landmark by the Joint Committee on Landmarks April 29, . . . — — Map (db m116119) HM
On Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast east of 7th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east.
America’s oldest navy and marine installations are just blocks from where you are standing.
This is the northern edge of a Capitol Hill community shaped by the presence of the U.S. military. Eighth Street is its commercial center. The . . . — — Map (db m130729) HM
On 9th Street Southeast near E Street Southeast, on the right when traveling south.
In 1866 the Navy completed the hospital you see across the street to treat injured and ailing seamen. With beds for 50, it included the carriage house/stable and cast-iron fence and (around the corner) the gazebo. Its front door originally . . . — — Map (db m130732) HM
On F Street Terrace Southeast north of G Street Southeast, on the left when traveling north.
You are standing in one of Washington’s remaining inhabited alleys, behind the buildings that face G, E (there is no F Street here), Sixth and Seventh streets. In 1897 the alley had 22 tiny dwellings sheltering well over 100 people. Today six . . . — — Map (db m130734) HM
On G Street Southeast west of 7th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling west.
Author, Bandmaster,
composer of:
Stars and Stripes Forever,
Washington Post,
"Semper Fidelis",
and other famous marches,
was born in this house
on November 6, 1854
Restored 1960-1 Randall C. & Jaquire D. . . . — — Map (db m39264) HM
On North Carolina Avenue Southeast west of 7th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east.
Executive Director of
Market 5 Gallery and Kuumba Center
at Eastern Market
1973-2008
John Harrod directed Market 5 Gallery and the Kuumba Center after Mayor Walter E. Washington started a neighborhood arts initiative in each ward of . . . — — Map (db m116126) HM
On 6th Street Southeast north of E Street Southeast, on the right when traveling north.
You are standing across from Marion Park, named for Francis Marion, the celebrated South Carolina state senator (1782-1790) who earned the moniker "Swamp Fox" for his brilliant stealth tactics against the British during the Revolutionary War. . . . — — Map (db m130735) HM
Near 8th Street Southeast just north of G Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
Limestone of Lost Legacies is a mural project to memorialize five teens who lost their lives to gun violence in the 2017-2018 school year in the District of Columbia. The five lives being commemorated are a snapshot of the widespread epidemic of . . . — — Map (db m152722) HM
On 4th Street Southeast north of D Street Southeast, on the left when traveling south.
As our nation celebrated its 200th anniversary in 1976, Ebenezer United Methodist Church celebrated 138 years of service to God, humanity, country, home, and community. This model is a replica of Little Ebenezer, the frame church that stood on this . . . — — Map (db m116122) HM
On 7th Street Southeast just south of Virginia Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling south.
The oldest active post in the Marine Corps, Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., was founded in 1801 by President Thomas Jefferson and the second commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. Col. William Ward Burrows. Better known as "8th & I," the Barracks . . . — — Map (db m210266) HM
On East Capitol Street Northeast west of 13th Street Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
Mary McLeod Bethune
1875–1955
Let her works praise her.
I leave you love. • I leave you hope. • I leave you the challenge of developing confidence in one another. • I leave you a thirst for education. • I leave you a . . . — — Map (db m5505) HM
On 7th Street Southeast at C Street Southeast on 7th Street Southeast.
This is Eastern Market, where for more than a century farm products have drawn shoppers from the neighborhood and around the city. It is Washington's only 19th-century market to remain in continuous operation to this day.
Eastern Market . . . — — Map (db m130736) HM
On G Street Southeast at 9th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling west on G Street Southeast.
On your left is Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., the oldest continuously manned post in the U.S. Marine Corps. The installation was originally designed by architect George Hadfield in 1801 with a central parade ground and housing for 500 . . . — — Map (db m130737) HM
On D Street Southeast east of 2nd Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east.
Providence Hospital was located on this site during the years 1861 through 1956. Founded in 1861 by the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul from Emmitsburg, Maryland. The Hospital was chartered by an Act of Congress in 1864.
During . . . — — Map (db m116116) HM
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