101 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Seventy Fifth Anniversary — 1864 - 1939 — Ebenezer M.E. Church - Rev. F.F. King, Pastor —

Site of the First Free School for Negro Children in the District of Columbia given by Joseph S. Martin May 21, 1939. Garnet C. Wilkinson, First Asst. Supt. • Howard H. Long, Asst. Supt. • A. Kiger Savoy , Asst. Supt. • Corinne E. . . . — — Map (db m212133) HM

102 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — St. Mark's Church — 301 A Street Southeast —

St. Mark's Church Congregation established, 1867 Church construction begun, 1888 Listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior in 1973 under the . . . — — Map (db m116130) HM

103 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — 7 — Strike Up the Band — Tour of Duty — Barracks Row Heritage Trail —

If you are hearing the ringing tones of band music, one of the ensembles of the world-famous United States Marine Band may be practicing inside the Marine Barracks. John Philip Sousa, the neighborhood’s most famous son, spent 19 years . . . — — Map (db m130738) HM

104 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — The Capitol in Flames — Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —

The U.S. Capitol was the British troop's first target when they arrived in Washington on August 24, 1814, only hours after their afternoon victory at the Battle of Bladensburg. The invaders fired rockets through the Capitol's windows. When the . . . — — Map (db m80844) HM

105 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — The Furies House — Furies Collective — 219 11th Street Southeast —

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106 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — The Old Naval Hospital —

The Neighborhood This site has been associated with Navy medicine since 1800 when an apothecary shop located here provided medical services to sailors and marines from the nearby Navy Yard and Marine Barracks. Naval Hospital, . . . — — Map (db m127966) HM

107 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Victory Garden — Reported permanently removed

Victory Gardens, also called War Gardens, were planted both at private residences and on public land during World War I and World War II to reduce the pressure on the public food supply brought on by the war effort. The AOC donates . . . — — Map (db m134090) HM

108 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Victory Garden — Reported permanently removed

Victory Gardens, also called War Gardens, were planted both at private residences and on public land during World War I and World War II to reduce the pressure on the public food supply brought on by the war effort. The AOC donates . . . — — Map (db m211483) HM

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109 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — War Garden — Reported permanently removed

The AOC has recreated a War Garden as it would have been during World War I. Materials, planting schedules and methods such as companion planting and succession planting, have been adopted from period publications. The vegetables are . . . — — Map (db m111462) HM

110 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — War Garden — Reported permanently removed

The AOC has recreated a War Garden as it would have been during World War I. Materials, planting schedules and methods such as companion planting and succession planting, have been adopted from period publications. The vegetables are primarily . . . — — Map (db m111464) HM

111 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — War Gardens Over the Top — World War I Era Garden — The Library of Congress Commemorates World War I — Reported permanently removed

In March 1917, the National War Garden Commission urged Americans to help its starving allies in Europe by planting vegetables on lands not generally used for gardening. Civilians across the country pitched in, converting every available parcel—from . . . — — Map (db m111463) HM

112 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Congress Heights — Congress Heights School — 3100 Martin Luther King, Jr., Avenue, SE — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

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

113 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Congress Heights — Fort Carroll — Civil War Defenses of Washington — 1861-1865 —

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

114 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Congress Heights — Welcome to St. Elizabeths East —

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

115 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Douglass — Activist Grove (1833-1845) — Douglass Community Center — Reported unreadable

Three years after he escaped enslavement, Douglass gave a brief speech at an anti-slavery meeting in New Bedford, Massachusetts. This lecture would be the beginning of a repertoire of speeches that built Frederick Douglass's reputation as one of the . . . — — Map (db m129792) HM

116 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Douglass — Escape Allée (1838) — Douglass Community Center —

Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey fled enslavement in Maryland on September 3, 1838. His escape route included travel by train, ferry, and steamboat through Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New York. Each tree in Escape Allée represents . . . — — Map (db m129785) HM

117 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Douglass — Freedom Grove (1838) — Douglass Community Center —

Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey arrived in New York with the aid of a free woman named Anna Murray. She followed him to New York, and eleven days after his arrival, they married. The couple continued to settle in New Bedford, Massachusetts, . . . — — Map (db m129790) HM

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118 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Douglass — Memorial Grove (1841-1895) — Douglass Community Center —

From his 1841 speech at a Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society convention, until 1895 when he died suddenly at his Cedar Hill home in Washington, D.C., Frederick Douglass championed human rights. This memorial grove of scarlet oaks represent the . . . — — Map (db m129791) HM

119 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Fairlawn — 16 — Education Matters — An East-of-the-River View — Anacostia Heritage Trail —

Anacostia's Ketcham School (across Good Hope Road) opened in 1908 to serve white elementary school children. For junior and senior high school, whites crossed the river until 1935, when Anacostia Junior-Senior High School opened at 16th and R . . . — — Map (db m130718) HM

120 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Fairlawn — 15 — Good Times on Good Hope — An East-of-the-River View — Anacostia Heritage Trail —

Good Hope Road originally connected the Navy Yard Bridge to the village of Good Hope, established in the 1820s atop the long hill just ahead. In 1854 the road became the northern border of the new Uniontown subdivision and its commercial . . . — — Map (db m182326) HM

121 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Fort Davis — Fort Davis — Civil War Defenses of Washington —

One of several earthworks commenced late in 1861 to guard the nation’s capital from the ridge east of the Anacostia River. The fort was named in honour of Colonel Benjamin F. Davis of the 8th New York Cavalry, killed at Beverly Ford, Virginia, June . . . — — Map (db m40690) HM

122 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Fort Davis — Fort Davis — Civil War Defenses of Washington — 1861 - 1865 —

Earthworks of Fort Davis are visible behind the wooded area in front of you. [Captions:] Fort Davis from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers drawing. Fort Davis was named after Col. Benjamin F. "Grimes" Davis, hero at . . . — — Map (db m211965) HM

123 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Fort Dupont — Fort DuPont — Civil War Defenses of Washington —

This small work was one of the defenses begun in the fall of 1861 on the ridge east of the Anacostia River. It was named after Admiral Samuel DuPont, a commander of the South Atlantic Blockade Squadron. Eight guns and one mortar comprised its . . . — — Map (db m46425) HM

124 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Fort Dupont — Fort DuPont — Civil War Defenses of Washington — 1861 - 1865 —

Earthworks of Fort DuPont are visible; follow path to the entrance of the fort. [Captions:] Fort DuPont from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers drawing Fort DuPont was named after Rear Admiral Samuel Francis DuPont, a Union . . . — — Map (db m206943) HM

125 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Fort Dupont — John Philip Sousa Junior High School — 3650 Ely Place, SE — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

A key event in the landmark 1954 school desegregation case Brown v. Board of Education occurred here at Sousa Junior High (now Middle) School. In 1950 Sousa was one of several new DC schools for white children. When Spottswood T. Bolling, . . . — — Map (db m187431) HM

126 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Fort Dupont — Woodlawn Cemetery — 4611 Benning Road, SE — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

Woodlawn Cemetery, established in 1895, serves the final resting place for Sen. Blanche K. Bruce, Mary P. Burrill, Will Marion Cook, John W. Cromwell, John R. Francis, Rep. John Mercer Langston, Jesse Lawson, Mary Meriwether, and Daniel Murray, . . . — — Map (db m42050) HM

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127 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Hillsdale — 6 — Grandpapa's Farm — An East-of-the-River View — Anacostia Heritage Trail —

Vernon Tancil grew up in Northeast D.C., but he so loved summers on his grandfather's small farm in Hillsdale that his parents let him stay on in September 1937 and attend fourth grade at Birney School. Grandpapa Horace Hansborough grew . . . — — Map (db m130722) HM

128 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Hillsdale — 7 — Roads That Divide — An East-of-the-River View — Anacostia Heritage Trail —

In the early evening of November 22, 1963, a clutch of people stood forlornly on this bridge spanning Suitland Parkway. They awaited the procession carrying the body of slain President John F. Kennedy from Andrews Air Force Base to Bethesda . . . — — Map (db m130723) HM

129 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) — Giesboro Park —

The Gisborough Estate (1680-1890) was a large colonial land grant that included part of what is now Bolling Air Force Base. That name eventually came to be spelled "Giesboro" and from 1863 to 1866 this area was the location of a large cavalry depot . . . — — Map (db m125873) HM

130 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Kingman Park — George Preston Marshall — Reported permanently removed

(west face): [image of George Preston Marshall] Founder of the Washington Redskins Pioneer in the National Football League (east face): [image of Washington Redskins logo] The Washington Redskins organized in nation's . . . — — Map (db m15751) HM

131 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Kingman Park — Whitney M. Young, Jr. Memorial Bridge —

Named in honor of Whitney Moore Young, Jr. 1921-1971 Humanitarian-scholar and venerable leader of the National Urban League whose work produced landmark changes in civil rights laws and notable progress towards social and economic justice . . . — — Map (db m15606) HM

132 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Marshall Heights — First National Deliverance Center Church —

Founded by Rev. F.E. Yates 1945 — — Map (db m244024) HM

133 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Marshall Heights — St. John Baptist Church of Marshall Heights, SE, Inc. —

Organized 1938 Rededicated 1955 Rev. John H. Jackson Founder — — Map (db m244022) HM

134 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — "4-in. 40 caliber rifles" —

These two guns, originally known as breech-loading rifles, are trained in a southerly direction, to either side of the flagpole. Gun on East side, registry no. 21, manufactured in 1896 here at the Navy Yard mounted on USS PURITAN (Monitor #1, . . . — — Map (db m52098) HM

135 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 9 — 100M — Then & Now — Capitol Riverfront — Reported permanently removed

Prior to the plot of land at the corner of 1st and M Streets, SE being purchased by Opus East, the On Luck Cafeteria and Zohery Bus Tours garage were open and operating for many years. Open since the 1960s, On Luck Cafeteria served up fried chicken . . . — — Map (db m141563) HM

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136 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 7 — 1015 Half — Then & Now — Capitol Riverfront — Reported permanently removed

1015 Half Street is a 421,000 square-feet Class A office building originally started by OPUS East but finished by Skanska and now owned by Prudential. Started in 2008, the building stood as a vacant shell through much of the Great Recession until it . . . — — Map (db m141556) HM

137 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 13 — 1221 Van — Then & Now — Capitol Riverfront — Reported permanently removed

The parcel on which 1221 Van is located was once the site of a much frequented gas station at the corner of South Capitol and N Streets, which operated until late 2007. Once owned by Monument Realty and Lehman Brothers, the site was purchased by the . . . — — Map (db m141573) HM

138 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1607 — John Smith —

The first permanent English colonists come to the New World in three small ships; the Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery. After settling at what is now Jamestown, Virginia Captain Smith becomes their leader. — — Map (db m112727) HM

139 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1631 — Transportation Walk —

America's first ferry-man Edward Converse is paid one or two pence a person, six pence per pig and extra monies to run the ferry at night across the Charles River between Boston and Charlestown. — — Map (db m112728) HM

140 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 16-inch Projectiles —

These projectiles were fired from the largest guns used by the U.S. Navy, specifically the 16-inch/50 caliber guns on the Iowa-class battleships. These ships were the USS Iowa (BB61), USS New Jersey (BB62), USS Missouri (BB63), and USS Wisconsin . . . — — Map (db m32618) HM

141 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1775 — Transportation Walk —

America's First Submarine, the Turtle, is built by David Bushnell to break the British blockade of New York. The driver uses a hand driven propeller to move it beneath its target. — — Map (db m112730) HM

142 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1775 — Transportation Walk —

Daniel Boone follows the Warriors' Path and blazes the Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap. From 1775 to 1810, over 200,000 settlers move west through the Gap. — — Map (db m112731) HM

143 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1786 — Elias Hasket Derby —

The first American trading ship arrives at the port of Canton, China. Following the American Revolution, merchant Elias Derby's ships make 45 voyages to new markets in the East Indies and China. — — Map (db m112729) HM

144 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1804-1806 — Meriwether Lewis, William Clark —

Lewis, Clark and the Corps of Discovery seek the "shortest and most convenient route to the Pacific." Their versatile 55 foot keelboat can be rowed, poled, sailed or pulled up the Missouri River and carry 10 tons of supplies. — — Map (db m112732) HM

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145 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1804-1806 — Sacagawea —

A Shoshone Indian woman, Sacagawea, accompanies Lewis and Clark as an interpreter and enables the expedition to purchase horses. Clark calls her his "pilot" through the Rockies. — — Map (db m112733) HM

146 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1806 — Thomas Jefferson —

Better roads link the nation and enable people and goods to move inland. In 1806, Thomas Jefferson signs the law authorizing the construction of the first federal highway, the National Road. — — Map (db m112734) HM

147 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1817 — Transportation Walk — Reported unreadable

Captain Henry M. Shreve designs a shallow hull and high-pressure engine so steamboats can navigate upriver to Western Waters. His Washington makes the round trip between Louisville and New Orleans in 41 days. — — Map (db m112741) HM

148 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1825 — DeWitt Clinton —

The 363-mile Erie Canal, promoted by New York governor Clinton, opens. Settlers move west and the cost to move goods east decreases 90%. New York becomes the busiest port in America. — — Map (db m112743) HM

149 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1827 — Transportation Walk —

New York City's first public transportation route operates the 12-seat stagecoach Accommodation. By 1832, horses pull metal-wheel street railway cars on metal tracks. — — Map (db m112744) HM

150 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1830 — John B. Jervis —

Chief engineer Jervis designs the steam engine Experiment for the Mohawk & Hudson Railroad. The first free-swinging four-wheel front truck becomes the standard American design and enables speeds of 80 miles per hour. — — Map (db m112739) HM

151 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1830 — Transportation Walk —

Peter Cooper races his steam locomotive Tom Thumb against the horse-drawn B&O Railroad. Within a year, the B&O is an all-steam railroad. — — Map (db m112742) HM

152 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1830 / 1899 — Reported permanently removed

1830. There are 23 miles of railroad tracks in the United States. 1899. There are 186,000 miles of railroad tracks in the United States. — — Map (db m112750) HM

153 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1830 / 1899 —

1830. There are 23 miles of railroad track in the United States. 1899. There are 186,000 miles of railroad track in the United States. — — Map (db m213298) HM

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154 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1833 — Joseph Walker —

Trappers gain early knowledge of routes through the West. After years in the mountains, Walker leads the first party overland to the Great Salt Lake and then the Yosemite Valley. — — Map (db m112745) HM

155 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1837 — Transportation Walk —

John Ericsson's steam driven screw propeller is more efficient than the paddle wheel and is still used today. In 1862 he applies this and other improvements to his design of the ironclad Monitor. — — Map (db m112748) HM

156 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1840-1950 — Reported permanently removed

Enslaved and free African-Americans were the primary railroad builders in the South before and after the Civil War. For generations, railroad companies employed more African-Americans than any other industry in the U.S. — — Map (db m112740) HM

157 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1840-1950 —

Enslaved African Americans and free Blacks were the primary railroad builders in the antebellum South before and after the Civil War. Railroad companies employed more Blacks than any other industry. — — Map (db m170381) HM

158 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1859 —

The Nationals Baseball Club of Washington, D.C. is founded by a group, including government clerks, only 13 years after the first rules of the game were established. — — Map (db m114053) HM

159 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1860 — Johnny Fry —

For 19 months, until the telegraph replaced it, the Pony Express provides the fastest mail service to California. Fry rides the first leg in and out of St. Joseph, Missouri. The mail reaches Sacramento in 10 days. — — Map (db m112747) HM

160 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1865-1869 — Reported permanently removed

Chinese were hired to do the dangerous work of blasting and laying ties over the treacherous High Sierras. Comprising nearly 80% of Central Pacific's workforce, their contributions made possible the Transcontinental Railroad. — — Map (db m112738) HM

161 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1865-1869 —

Chinese and Irish immigrants built about 2,000 miles of track. The 12,000 Chinese were nearly 80% of Central Pacific's workforce. Their hard work and ingenuity to tunnel through the Sierras made possible the Transcontinental Railroad. — — Map (db m170380) HM

162 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1869 — Theodore Judah — Reported permanently removed

Theodore Judah's lobbying and surveying efforts are rewarded when the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads are joined at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory. — — Map (db m112749) HM

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163 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1869 — Theodore Judah —

Theodore Judah's lobbying and surveying efforts are rewarded when the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads are joined at Promontory Point, Utah. — — Map (db m170383) HM

164 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1873 — Transportation Walk —

At 4 in the morning, Andrew Smith Hallidie successfully tests the cable car in San Francisco, the first to be put in regular service. Moving cables pull the cars up and down steep hills. — — Map (db m112753) HM

165 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1886 — Transportation Walk —

The first successful electric trolley is established in Montgomery, Alabama. Rapidly adopted, trolleys enable the upper middle class to move to the suburbs. Today, some American cities are choosing fast, clean and commercial light rail systems. — — Map (db m112751) HM

166 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1891 — Transportation Walk —

Many inventors apply their skills to horseless carriages. John Lamberi produces America's first gasoline powered car. Only later will cars be mass-produced. — — Map (db m112755) HM

167 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1895 — J. Frank Duryea —

J. Frank Duryea wins the first auto race in America. He and his brother found the first company in America to sell gas-powered cars. — — Map (db m112752) HM

168 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1897 — 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps —

Twenty African-American soldiers cycle 1,400 miles from Ft. Missoula, Montana to St. Louis, Missouri in 40 days to test the new "safety" bicycle as a transportation alternative to the horse. — — Map (db m112754) HM

169 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1898 — John Holland —

Holland launches the first practical submarine. Purchased by the Navy in 1900 as the USS Holland (SS-1), it uses a gasoline engine on the surface and is battery-powered under water. — — Map (db m112756) HM

170 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1900 / 1920 —

1900 Americans own 8,000 cars but there are only 10 miles of concrete paved roads. 1920 Americans own 8 million cars. Roughly 10% or 369,000 miles of roads are surfaced. — — Map (db m112771) HM

171 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1901 — Transportation Walk — Reported unreadable

Oscar Hedstrom designs the first American-made motorcycle the Indian for the Hendee Manufacturing Co. — — Map (db m112758) HM

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172 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1903 — Orville Wright / Wilbur Wright —

Wilbur becomes interested in mechanical flight in 1896. After experimenting with gliders, he and Orville develop and patent principles of airplane control that are still used today. — — Map (db m112759) HM

173 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1903 — Transportation Walk —

Orville Wright pilots the first powered flight, lasting 12 seconds. The heavier-than-air plane takes off from the ground, flies 120 feet, and reaches an altitude of 10 feet. He and his brother Wilbur each make two flights that day. — — Map (db m112760) HM

174 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1908 — Elmer Sperry —

Sperry develops a gyrostabilizer then gyrocompass, then the gyroscopic-guided automatic pilot, which keeps ships, airplanes, and now spacecraft on course. — — Map (db m112761) HM

175 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1910 —

President William Howard Taft becomes the first President to throw out the "ceremonial" first pitch to a major league game in Washington, D.C. — — Map (db m114052) HM

176 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1911 — Charles Kettering —

Kettering perfects a workable electric starter at his lab in Dayton. First installed in 1912 Cadillacs, it means the end of difficult and dangerous hand cranking; and enables more women to drive. — — Map (db m112768) HM

177 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1911 — Harriet Quimby —

Journalist Quimby becomes the first American woman to receive a pilot's license, and also the first woman to make a nighttime flight and fly the English Channel. — — Map (db m112770) HM

178 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1913 — Transportation Walk — Reported unreadable

While Mercedes have been made since 1908, Ford initiates mass production of cars the Model T rolls off the new assembly line. The line's efficiency will make cars affordable to working people. — — Map (db m131715) HM

179 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1919 — Transportation Walk —

Alexander Graham Bell and Casey Baldwin experiment on a boat that runs above water on wing-like structures called hydrofoils. Model HD-4 sets a water speed record of 70 mph. — — Map (db m112769) HM

180 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1922 — Transportation Walk —

William and Frank Fageol manufacture the Safety Coach, the first purpose-built bus, for inter-city travel. In 1927, their Twin Coach, the first dual-motored streetcar type urban transit bus, uses the whole length to carry passengers. — — Map (db m112773) HM

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181 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1923 — Garrett Morgan —

Morgan is granted the first US patent for a traffic signal to regulate vehicles and pedestrians in urban areas. The inexpensive, manually operated devise is used throughout North America. — — Map (db m112772) HM

182 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1924 —

The Washington Senators defeat the New York Giants to win the World Series for the first and only time in the history of the franchise. — — Map (db m114051) HM

183 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1925 — Transportation Walk —

When planes are unable to fly, dogs still get through. Twenty dog drivers participate in the Serum Run, a relay which brings diphtheria serum to affected Alaskan villages. — — Map (db m112776) HM

184 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1926 — Robert Goddard —

Among his many firsts, pioneer of space flight Robert Goddard constructs and launches the first liquid fuel rocket. — — Map (db m112774) HM

185 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1927 — Charles Lindbergh —

Lindbergh makes the first non-stop, solo transatlantic flight. It takes 33 hours and 30 minutes in the specially built Spirit of St. Louis. He wins the $25,000 Orteig prize. — — Map (db m112775) HM

186 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1932 — Amelia Earhart —

On the fifth anniversary of Lindbergh's flight, Earhart becomes the first woman and second person to make the solo flight across the Atlantic. Her Vega lands in Ireland after 14 hours 50 minutes. — — Map (db m112777) HM

187 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1932 — Transportation Walk — Reported unreadable

Viktor Eckengest longest designs a cab over engine back. Trucks can carry more cargo despite length limitations and the engine is more accessible for servicing. — — Map (db m131717) HM

188 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1937 — A. Phillip Randolph —

Pullman porters make the trip comfortable for long distance train travelers. Randolph organizes the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters in 1925 and wins its first major contract with the Pullman Company in 1937. — — Map (db m112943) HM

189 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1937 —

Washington hosts its first Major League All Star Game. The city would also host All Star Games in 1956, 1962, and 1969. — — Map (db m114050) HM

190 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1947 — Chuck Yeager —

Test pilot Capt. Chuck Yeager flies the Bell X-1 jet Glamorous Glennis at Mach 1.06, the first time a plane exceeds the speed of sound. — — Map (db m131690) HM

191 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1948 —

The Homestead Grays win the last of 9 Negro National League Titles during their heyday in Washington, D.C. — — Map (db m114049) HM

192 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1956 — Transportation Walk —

The first containerized shipment travels from Newark, New Jersey to Houston, Texas. Loading full trailer bodies onto ships rather than loading and unloading the cargo revolutionizes shipping. — — Map (db m112716) HM

193 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1956 — Dwight Eisenhower —

President Eisenhower signs bills authorizing the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways. 42,500 miles of new high-speed limited access highways create a nationwide transportation network. — — Map (db m113623) HM

194 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1956 — Gladys B. West —

Dr. Gladys B. West paved the way for the Global Positioning System (GPS) that has revolutionized global society. She is a pioneer in the use of complex mathematical programming to generate accurate models of the earth's shape. Dr. . . . — — Map (db m213297) HM

195 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1958 — Transportation Walk —

The Boeing 707 enters commercial service and an era of increased passenger travel begins. It is the first jet aircraft to provide commercial service carrying over 180 passengers. — — Map (db m112717) HM

196 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1960 / 2000 —

1960. Americans own over 61 million cars. There are 1,230,000 miles of paved roads. 2000. More than 130 million cars are registered. There are over 2,500,000 miles of paved roads. — — Map (db m113624) HM

197 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1961 —

The original Senators move to Minneapolis to become the Twins, and Washington, D.C. is granted an expansion team. In 1962, the new Senators begin play at D.C. Stadium. — — Map (db m114048) HM

198 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1962 — John Glenn, Jr. —

John Glenn. Jr. makes three orbits of earth during America's first manned orbit of space flight in the Mercury Atlas 6 Friendship 7. — — Map (db m113621) HM

199 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1966 — Transportation Walk —

Pan Am's Juan Trippe works with Boeing to develop the wide-body 747. Jumbo jets like the 747 can carry up to 490 passengers and reduce the cost of long distance travel. — — Map (db m112720) HM

200 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 1969 — Transportation Walk —

Neil Armstrong commands the Apollo 11 and becomes the first man to land a craft and walk on the moon. — — Map (db m112721) HM

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