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Historical Markers in Congress Heights, District of Columbia
Washington and Vicinity
Washington (2607) ►
ADJACENT TO WASHINGTON
Montgomery County, Maryland (753) ►
Prince George's County, Maryland (644) ►
Alexandria, Virginia (378) ►
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Fairfax County, Virginia (710) ►
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ADJACENT TO WASHINGTON
Montgomery County, Maryland (753) ►
Prince George's County, Maryland (644) ►
Alexandria, Virginia (378) ►
Arlington County, Virginia (461) ►
Fairfax County, Virginia (710) ►
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1 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Congress Heights — Congress Heights School — 3100 Martin Luther King, Jr., Avenue, SE — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —  |
| On Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast at Raleigh Place Southeast, on the right when traveling north on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast. | |||
| The eight-room brick Congress Heights Elementary School opened in 1897 to serve the new, whites-only Congress Heights development. The iconic tower and clock were added in 1913. After public schools were desegregated in 1954, Congress Heights became . . . — — Map (db m112782) HM | |||
| 2 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Congress Heights — Fort Carroll — Civil War Defenses of Washington — 1861-1865 — |
| On Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue Southeast, 0.1 miles north of South Capitol Street Southeast, on the right when traveling west. | |||
| Earthworks of Fort Carroll are visible 100 yards to the right at the top of the hill. Fort Carroll was named in honor of Maj. Gen. Samuel Sprigg Carroll, a West Point graduate from the District of Columbia. — — Map (db m10614) HM | |||
| 3 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Congress Heights — Welcome to St. Elizabeths East — |
| On Alabama Avenue Southeast at 11th Place Southeast, on the right when traveling west on Alabama Avenue Southeast. | |||
| Organized by Congress in 1855 as the Government Hospital for the Insane, the institution that would become a nationally recognized symbol of healthcare and medical breakthroughs became known as St. Elizabeths during the Civil War. Following its . . . — — Map (db m129253) HM | |||