Historical Markers and War Memorials in Southwest Federal Center, District of Columbia
Washington and Vicinity
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Near Maryland Avenue Southwest west of 12th Street Southwest, on the left when traveling west.
Built in 2004 as part of Mandarin Oriental, Washington D.C.'s development, this footbridge, connecting the hotel to Washington's Southwest Waterfront, was named and dedicated through a community-wide contest with The Washington Examiner in . . . — — Map (db m135434) HM
On C Street Southwest just west of 3rd Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
Emma Lou Davis' Family Group depicts a father taking leave of his wife and child to go to work. Davis captured the couple at an affectionate moment and portrayed each figure with a sign of their day's labor—a lunch pail for the man and a . . . — — Map (db m227343) HM
On 3rd Street Southwest just south of Independence Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling south.
Henry Kreis
(b. 1899, Essen, Germany - d. 1963, Essex, Connecticut)
This bas relief carving is one of a pair, the first of which stands above the building's Independence Avenue entrance and features a recently . . . — — Map (db m227341) HM
On Independence Avenue Southwest at Maryland Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Independence Avenue Southwest.
Henry Kreis
(b. 1899, Essen, Germany - d. 1963, Essex, Connecticut)
Henry Kreis' The Growth of Social Security is an allegory for the founding of federal social services in America. Two men clasp hands in . . . — — Map (db m227346) HM
On 4th Street Southwest south of Independence Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling north.
Emma Lou Davis
(b. 1905, Indianapolis, Indiana - d. 1988, San Diego, California)
In the wake of the Great Depression, one of the chief causes of insecurity was the threat of unemployment. To address this social . . . — — Map (db m227345) HM
Near Washington Avenue Southwest at Independence Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling north.
Created in 1932, Bartholdi Park is named after Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, the sculptor of the historic Fountain of Light and Water located at its center. Bartholdi is best known for designing the Statue of Liberty.
The beds in . . . — — Map (db m110435) HM
On 2nd Street Southwest at Washington Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling south on 2nd Street Southwest.
Each of you bears upon his body the permanent, honorable scars of dangerous service: service rendered in order that our great nation might continue to live according to the expressed will of its own citizens.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
. . . — — Map (db m110434) WM
On Washington Avenue Southwest at Independence Avenue Southwest, on the left when traveling south on Washington Avenue Southwest.
The Fountain of Light and Water was designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi for the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, PA. The namesake of Bartholdi Park is best known for designing the Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the . . . — — Map (db m110438) HM
On 1st Street Southwest south of Independence Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
The Bartholdi Fountain was created by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi (1834 - 1904), the French sculptor who also designed the Statue of Liberty. It was first exhibited in Philadelphia at the International Exposition of 1876. The fountain was . . . — — Map (db m186822) HM
On Washington Avenue Southwest at Independence Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Washington Avenue Southwest.
Bartholdi Fountain and Gardens is a showcase of sustainable and accessible landscape design for the professional and home gardener. Bartholdi Gardens was renovated in 2016 using the principles of the Sustainable SITES Initiative. The gardens feature . . . — — Map (db m211425) HM
On First Street Southwest just south of Independence Avenue Southwest, on the left when traveling north.
Bartholdi Fountain and Gardens is a showcase of sustainable and accessible landscape design for the professional and home gardener. Bartholdi Gardens was renovated in 2016 using the principles of the Sustainable SITES Initiative. The gardens feature . . . — — Map (db m211427) HM
On First Street Southwest just south of Independence Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling south.
Bartholdi Fountain and Gardens is a showcase of sustainable and accessible landscape design for the professional and home gardener. Bartholdi Gardens was renovated in 2016 using the principles of the Sustainable SITES Initiative. The gardens feature . . . — — Map (db m211431) HM
On Washington Avenue Southwest just south of Independence Avenue Southwest when traveling north.
Bartholdi Fountain and Gardens is a showcase of sustainable and accessible landscape design for the professional and home gardener. Bartholdi Gardens was renovated in 2016 using the principles of the Sustainable SITES Initiative. The gardens feature . . . — — Map (db m211432) HM
On Washington Avenue Southwest just south of Independence Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling north.
Bartholdi Fountain and Gardens is a showcase of sustainable and accessible landscape design for the professional and home gardener. Bartholdi Gardens was renovated in 2016 using the principles of the Sustainable SITES Initiative. The gardens feature . . . — — Map (db m211433) HM
On Independence Avenue Southwest at 4th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Independence Avenue Southwest.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
Supreme Commander
Allied Expeditionary Force
1944 - 1945
Dwight D. Eisenhower
34th President of the United States
1953 - 1961
Because no man is really a man who has lost out of . . . — — Map (db m156474) HM WM
On Independence Avenue Southwest east of 9th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
Welcome to Earth Day Park Earth Day Park is a living example of the United States Government’s commitment to environmentally conscious landscape design and use of renewable resources. As part of the celebration of Earth Day 1994, President . . . — — Map (db m99344) HM
On Independence Avenue Southwest at 9th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Independence Avenue Southwest.
Earth Day Park was originally dedicated on April 22, 1996, in a culmination of efforts by the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. General Services Administration to transform a neglected, vacant lot into a green oasis. the park's most recent . . . — — Map (db m184560) HM
On 14th Street Southwest south of Independence Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling south.
As war with Britain wore on, some U.S. military leaders believed the nation's capital, with its inland location and military defenses, was safe. So Washingtonians were cruelly surprised when the British invaded on August 24, 1814. As the enemy . . . — — Map (db m97215) HM
On Independence Avenue Southwest near 14th Street Southwest, on the left when traveling west.
James Wilson Memorial Arch
So named by the Congress, in Resolution approved by
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, June 16, 1934,
to honor the memory of
James Wilson
1835-1920
Secretary of Agriculture 1897-1913
. . . — — Map (db m110425) HM
On 6th Street Southwest south of Maryland Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling north.
Dedicated November 13, 1989
as an enduring symbol of
The United States Department of
Education's goal to educate
every American to
His or her fullest potential
George Herbert Walker Bush, President of the United States of America
Lauro . . . — — Map (db m115930) HM
On Raoul Wallenberg Place Southwest at Independence Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling north on Raoul Wallenberg Place Southwest.
"Raoul Wallenberg's mission of mercy on behalf of the United States behind enemy lines during World War II is unprecedented in the history of mankind. He is responsible for saving tens of thousands of lives during the Holocaust. A shining light in . . . — — Map (db m39926) HM
Near 1st Street Southwest south of Independence Avenue Southwest, on the left when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
Sarah P. Duke Gardens creates and nurtures an environment in the heart of Duke University for learning, inspiration, and enjoyment through excellence in horticulture and community engagement. The 55-acre garden was first planted in 1934 as a garden . . . — — Map (db m134245) HM
On Independence Avenue Southwest at 12th Street Southwest, on the left when traveling west on Independence Avenue Southwest.
Seaman A. Knapp Memorial Arch
So named by the Congress in Resolution approved by
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, June 16, 1934
to honor the memory of
Seaman A. Knapp
1833-1911
Founder of Farm Demonstration Work
. . . — — Map (db m134589) HM
On E Street Southwest at 7th Street Southwest on E Street Southwest.
Behind you stands St. Dominic Church, established 1852. It anchors the city's only Dominican parish and is its sixth oldest Catholic church. St. Dominic's survived two upheavals — a fire in 1885 and the threat of urban renewal in the . . . — — Map (db m130907) HM
On L'Enfant Plaza Southwest south of Independence Avenue Southwest, on the right.
The 3 kW photovoltaic (PV) system, attached to the railing running alongside the large wall to your left, converts the sun's energy directly into electricity. The array will produce up to 4,500 kilowatt-hours of electricity each year, enough to run . . . — — Map (db m111485) HM
Near Raoul Wallenberg Place Southwest south of Independence Avenue Southwest, on the left when traveling north.
Panel 1:
Dedicated in gratitude to the Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe, General Dwight David Eisenhower and the valiant soldiers of all Allied Armies he led into battle.
Victorious in battle, they brought the Third Reich . . . — — Map (db m48459) HM
On 7th Street Southwest at D Street Southwest, on the right when traveling south on 7th Street Southwest.
In memory of the lives lost
in the Oklahoma City Bombing
at the
Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building
April 19, 1995
Redbud Trees (Oklahoma State Tree)
Dedicated to the memory
of
Steven Curry and Michael Loudenslager
GSA . . . — — Map (db m115954) HM
On Independence Avenue Southwest west of 7th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
"…in view from the windows of the Capitol, a sort of negro-livery stable, where droves of negroes were collected, temporarily kept, and finally taken to Southern markets …had been openly maintained for fifty years." Abraham . . . — — Map (db m129921) HM
On Independence Avenue Southwest west of 7th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
In 1841, Solomon Northup, a free Black man and professional musician, was drugged, kidnapped, and sold as a slave while visiting Washington, DC to attend the funeral of President William Henry Harrison. Eventually, Northup regained his freedom . . . — — Map (db m129923) HM
On D Street Southwest west of 7th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
In memory of:
Ted Leon Allen, Diane E. Althouse, Peter R. Avillanoza, Andrea Y. Blanton, Paul G. Broxterman, David N. Burkett, Donald E. Burns, Kimberly K. Clark, Kim R. Cousins, Diana L. Day, Castine Deveroux, Susan J. Ferrell, Judy J. . . . — — Map (db m113227) HM
Near First Street Southwest just south of Independence Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling south.
Bartholdi Gardens is a living demonstration of sustainable landscaping. Two goals of sustainable landscape design are to limit waste and mimic nature in the built environment.
In the recent renovation of Bartholdi Gardens, much of the . . . — — Map (db m211426) HM
On 14th Street Southwest at Independence Avenue Southwest on 14th Street Southwest.
This building was originally constructed in 1881 for use by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. In an effort to fireproof the building and protect it contents, only stone, brick and metal materials were used in its construction. By 1907 the . . . — — Map (db m114144) HM
