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Historical Markers in Old Soldiers Home, District of Columbia
Washington and Vicinity
Washington (2607) ►
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Montgomery County, Maryland (752) ►
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Alexandria, Virginia (378) ►
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Fairfax County, Virginia (709) ►
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ADJACENT TO WASHINGTON
Montgomery County, Maryland (752) ►
Prince George's County, Maryland (644) ►
Alexandria, Virginia (378) ►
Arlington County, Virginia (461) ►
Fairfax County, Virginia (709) ►
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1 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Old Soldiers Home — Memorial Day Order — General Orders No. 11 — Headquarters, Grand Army of the Republic, Washington, D.C., May 5, 1868 —  |
| I. The 30th day of May, 1868 is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late Rebellion, and those bodies now lie in almost every city, . . . — — Map (db m53026) HM | |||
| 2 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Old Soldiers Home — President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldiers’ Home — A National Trust Historic Site — |
| President Lincoln and his family lived in this country home for over a quarter of his presidency. Escorted by his cavalry guard, Lincoln rode to the White House every morning either on horseback or by carriage, and returned here each evening to . . . — — Map (db m52838) HM | |||
| 3 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Old Soldiers Home — U. S. Soldiers' Home — |
| U.S. Soldiers' Home has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America 1974 National Park Service United States Department of the . . . — — Map (db m52839) HM | |||
| 4 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Old Soldiers Home — United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery — History — |
| The United States Soldier's and Airmen's Home National Cemetery (USSAHNC) is the oldest national cemetery in the nation, receiving its first decedent on 3 August 1861. Its mission today is to provide a honorable, final resting place . . . — — Map (db m168360) HM | |||
| 5 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Old Soldiers Home — Winfield Scott — |
| . . . — — Map (db m52806) HM | |||