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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Southwest Washington, District of Columbia

 
Clickable Map of Washington, District of Columbia and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Washington, DC (2607) Montgomery County, MD (752) Prince George s County, MD (644) Alexandria Ind. City, VA (378) Arlington County, VA (461) Fairfax County, VA (712)   (2607) Washington (2607)  MontgomeryCountyMaryland(752) Montgomery County (752)  PrinceGeorge'sCounty(644) Prince George's County (644)  AlexandriaVirginia(378) Alexandria (378)  ArlingtonCounty(461) Arlington County (461)  FairfaxCounty(712) Fairfax County (712)
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      Prince George's County, Maryland (644)  
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1 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Bellevue — Fort Greble — Civil War Defenses of Washington — 1861-1865 —
On Elmira Street Southwest at Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling west on Elmira Street Southwest.
2 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Bellevue — Original Federal Boundary Stone, District of Columbia, Southeast 9
Near Kenilworth Avenue Freeway.
3 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — O Say Can You See — Patrick Dougherty, October 2019 — Siberian elm, Norway maple, cherry hybrids, willow
Near Maryland Avenue Southwest east of 3rd Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
4 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — Capitol Square — Historical Information
On Southwest Drive Southwest at Capitol Driveway Southwest, on the right when traveling west on Southwest Drive Southwest.
5 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — Capitol Square — Historical Information
On 1st Street Southwest at Garfield Circle Southwest on 1st Street Southwest.
6 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — Capitol Square, SW — Historical Information
On 1st Street Southwest near Independence Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling north.
7 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — Capitol Square, SW — Historical Information
On 1st Street Southwest at Garfield Circle Southwest on 1st Street Southwest.
8 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — Citrus
On Maryland Avenue Southwest west of 1st Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
9 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — Cranberry Bog — Massachusetts, United States, North America
On Maryland Avenue Southwest east of 3rd Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
10 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — Grains
On Maryland Avenue Southwest at First Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Maryland Avenue Southwest.
11 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — James A. Garfield
On East Capitol Circle Southwest at Maryland Avenue Southwest, in the median on East Capitol Circle Southwest.
12 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — Medicinal Natives
Near Maryland Avenue Southwest west of 1st Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
13 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — Onion Farm — Mexico, North America
Near Maryland Avenue Southwest east of 3rd Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
14 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — Potato Farm and Machu Picchu — Peru, South America
Near Maryland Avenue Southwest east of 3rd Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
15 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — Power from the Wind — Sustainable Solutions: Residential Wind Turbines
On Maryland Avenue Southwest west of 1st Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
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16 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — Power from the Wind — Sustainable Solutions: Residential Wind Turbines
On Maryland Avenue Southwest at 1st Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Maryland Avenue Southwest. Reported permanently removed.
17 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — The National Garden Takes Root — 10th Anniversary — National Garden —
Near Maryland Avenue Southwest east of 3rd Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
18 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — Ulysses S. Grant Memorial — National Mall and Memorial Parks — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
On 3rd Street Southwest north of Maryland Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
19 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — United States Botanic Garden — Directory
On 1st Street Southwest west of Garfield Circle Southwest, on the right when traveling south.
20 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — What Kind of Rose Is That? — Roses of the Mid-Atlantic
Near Maryland Avenue Southwest west of 1st Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
21 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Columbia Island — "Where flowers bloom, so does hope" — Claudia Alta Taylor “Lady Bird” Johnson — Lady Bird Johnson Park - George Washington Memorial Parkway —
On Boundary Channel Drive, on the right when traveling north.
22 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Columbia Island — A Bridge for the Future — George Washington Memorial Parkway — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Independence Avenue Southwest, 0.7 miles west of Lincoln Memorial Circle Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
23 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Columbia Island — A Symbol of Reconciliation — George Washington Memorial Parkway — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Memorial Avenue just west of Memorial Circle, on the right when traveling west.
24 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Columbia Island — An Engineering Marvel — George Washington Memorial Parkway — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Mount Vernon Trail, 0.1 miles south of Arlington Memorial Bridge, on the right when traveling north.
25 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Columbia Island — Architect of the Great Society — George Washington Memorial Parkway — Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove —
On Boundary Channel Drive, on the right when traveling north.
26 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Columbia Island — Building a Beautiful Bridge — George Washington Memorial Parkway — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Mount Vernon Trail, 0.1 miles south of Arlington Memorial Bridge, on the right when traveling north.
27 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Columbia Island — First Bloom — Lady Bird Johnson Park — George Washington Memorial Parkway
Near George Washington Memorial Parkway north of Boundary Channel Drive, on the right when traveling east. Reported missing.
28 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Columbia Island — Navy and Marine Memorial — Dedicated to Americans Lost at Sea
Near Mount Vernon Trail, 0.1 miles west of 14th Street Bridge (Interstate 395), on the right when traveling north.
29 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Columbia Island — The Boundary Channel — George Washington Memorial Parkway — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
Near Boundary Channel Drive. Reported permanently removed.
30 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Columbia Island — The Memorial Grove — A Living Legacy — Lady Bird Johnson Park —
On George Washington Memorial Parkway, 0.5 miles South Washington Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
31 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Columbia Island — Tomorrow is ours to win or lose — Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
On George Washington Memorial Parkway, 0.5 miles east of South Washington Boulevard. Reported permanently removed.
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32 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, East Potomac Park — Cuban Friendship Urn
On Ohio Drive Southwest, 0.2 miles west of Buckeye Drive Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
33 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, East Potomac Park — Defender of Liberty — George Mason Memorial, National Mall and Memorial Parks — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
Near East Basin Drive Southwest at Ohio Drive Southwest, on the left when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
34 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, East Potomac Park — East Potomac's Miniature Golf Course — 970 Ohio Drive Southwest
Near Ohio Drive Southwest, 0.2 miles east of Buckeye Drive Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
35 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, East Potomac Park — Engineering a Landmark — Hains Point, National Mall & Memorial Parks, Washington, D.C. — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
Near Ohio Drive Southwest, on the right when traveling south. Reported damaged.
36 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, East Potomac Park — Forgotten Founder — National Mall and Memorial Parks, George Mason Memorial — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On East Basin Drive Southwest at Ohio Drive Southwest, on the left when traveling west on East Basin Drive Southwest.
37 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, East Potomac Park — George Mason — 1725 - 1792 — Author of America's First Bill of Rights —
On Ohio Drive Southwest at East Basin Drive Southwest, on the left when traveling south on Ohio Drive Southwest.
38 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, East Potomac Park — The Line of Duty — United States Park Police — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Ohio Drive Southwest north of Buckeye Drive Southwest, on the right when traveling north.
39 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Fort McNair — Building 20, Grant Hall
Near 2nd Avenue north of C Street, on the right when traveling north.
40 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Fort McNair — General Ulysses S. Grant, USA
On 2nd Avenue north of C Street, on the right when traveling north.
41 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Fort McNair — Lincoln Assassination Trial — Site of Lincoln Conspirators Gallows
On 3rd Avenue north of C Street, on the left when traveling north.
42 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Fort McNair — Women War Workers 1861 - 1865
On 4th Avenue at C Street, on the right when traveling north on 4th Avenue.
43 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) — "The Gun" — Hontoria 140 mm.
On Wick Drive west of Defense Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
44 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) — Bolling Air Force Base
Near Arnold Avenue Southwest, 0.1 miles north of Tinker Street Southwest, on the left when traveling north.
45 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) — In Memory of Col. Raynal C. Bolling
Near McChord Street Southwest east of Brookley Avenue Southwest, on the left when traveling east.
46 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) — Republic F-105D Thunderchief
On MacDill Boulevard Southeast at Brookley Avenue Southwest, in the median on MacDill Boulevard Southeast.
47 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) — T-28 Trojan
On Defense Boulevard at Mitscher Road, on the right when traveling west on Defense Boulevard.
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48 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — "Southwest Waterfront Footbridge"
Near Maryland Avenue Southwest west of 12th Street Southwest, on the left when traveling west.
49 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — Family Group — 1940 — granite —
On C Street Southwest just west of 3rd Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
50 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — Railroad Employment — 1941 — granite —
On C Street Southwest just east of 4th Street Southwest when traveling east.
51 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — Railroad Retirement — 1941 — granite —
On C Street Southwest just west of 3rd Street Southwest, on the left when traveling west.
52 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — The Benefits of Social Security — 1941 — granite —
On 3rd Street Southwest just south of Independence Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling south.
53 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — The Growth of Social Security — 1941 — granite —
On Independence Avenue Southwest at Maryland Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Independence Avenue Southwest.
54 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — Unemployment Compensation — 1940 — granite —
On 4th Street Southwest south of Independence Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling north.
55 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — 9/11 Memorial
On 7th Street Southwest at Virginia Avenue Southwest, on the right on 7th Street Southwest.
56 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — A Historic Landscape — United States Botanic Garden
Near Washington Avenue Southwest at Independence Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling north.
57 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — American Veterans Disabled For Life Memorial
On 2nd Street Southwest at Washington Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling south on 2nd Street Southwest.
58 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — Bartholdi Fountain
On Washington Avenue Southwest at Independence Avenue Southwest, on the left when traveling south on Washington Avenue Southwest.
59 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — Bartholdi Fountain — United States Botanic Garden
On 1st Street Southwest south of Independence Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
60 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — Bartholdi Fountain and Gardens — United States Botanic Garden
On Washington Avenue Southwest at Independence Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Washington Avenue Southwest.
61 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — Bartholdi Fountain and Gardens — United States Botanic Garden
On First Street Southwest just south of Independence Avenue Southwest, on the left when traveling north.
62 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — Bartholdi Fountain and Gardens — United States Botanic Garden
On First Street Southwest just south of Independence Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling south.
63 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — Bartholdi Fountain and Gardens — United States Botanic Garden
On Washington Avenue Southwest just south of Independence Avenue Southwest when traveling north.
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64 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — Bartholdi Fountain and Gardens — United States Botanic Garden
On Washington Avenue Southwest just south of Independence Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling north.
65 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
On Independence Avenue Southwest at 4th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Independence Avenue Southwest.
66 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — Earth Day Park
On Independence Avenue Southwest east of 9th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
67 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — Earth Day Park — Earth Day Park Serves as a Vital Pollinator Oasis
On Independence Avenue Southwest at 9th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Independence Avenue Southwest.
68 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — Escape Across the Potomac — Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On 14th Street Southwest south of Independence Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling south.
69 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — James Wilson
On Independence Avenue Southwest near 14th Street Southwest, on the left when traveling west.
70 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — Knapp Memorial Arch
On Independence Avenue Southwest at 12th Street Southwest, on the left when traveling west on Independence Avenue Southwest.
71 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — Knapp Memorial Arch
On Independence Avenue Southwest at 12th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Independence Avenue Southwest.
72 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — Memorial Tree Planting — April 21, 1995 — Yoshino Cherry Redbud —
Near D Street Southwest west of 7th Street Southwest, on the left when traveling east.
73 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — Milford School Bell
On 6th Street Southwest south of Maryland Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling north.
74 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — Raoul Wallenberg Place — [Sidney R. Yates Federal Building]
On Raoul Wallenberg Place Southwest at Independence Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling north on Raoul Wallenberg Place Southwest.
75 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — Sarah P. Duke Gardens — Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Near 1st Street Southwest south of Independence Avenue Southwest, on the left when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
76 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — Seaman A. Knapp
On Independence Avenue Southwest at 12th Street Southwest, on the left when traveling west on Independence Avenue Southwest.
77 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — 6 — St. Dominic Church: Community Anchor — River Farms to Urban Towers — Southwest Heritage Trail —
On E Street Southwest at 7th Street Southwest on E Street Southwest.
78 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — The 3 kW photovoltaic (PV) system
On L'Enfant Plaza Southwest south of Independence Avenue Southwest, on the right.
79 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — The General Dwight David Eisenhower Plaza — United States Holocaust Memorial Museum — "Loss and Regeneration, 1993" —
Near Raoul Wallenberg Place Southwest south of Independence Avenue Southwest, on the left when traveling north.
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80 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — The Oklahoma City Bombing
On 7th Street Southwest at D Street Southwest, on the right when traveling south on 7th Street Southwest.
81 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — The Slave Trade in Washington, DC
On Independence Avenue Southwest west of 7th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
82 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — The Williams Slave Pen
On Independence Avenue Southwest west of 7th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
83 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial
On D Street Southwest west of 7th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
84 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — Welcome to a Sustainable Landscape — Bartholdi Fountain and Gardens — United States Botanic Garden —
Near First Street Southwest just south of Independence Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling south.
85 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — Wilson Memorial Arch
On Independence Avenue Southwest at 14th Street Southwest, on the left when traveling west on Independence Avenue Southwest.
86 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — Wilson Memorial Arch
On Independence Avenue Southwest just east of 14th Street Southwest (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling east.
87 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — Yates Building
On 14th Street Southwest at Independence Avenue Southwest on 14th Street Southwest.
88 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Waterfront — "a magnificent waterfront entranceway…"
Near Maine Avenue Southwest at 9th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
89 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Waterfront — 20th Anniversary of ADA July 24, 2010 — Southwest DC Honors Justin Dart, Jr. and the Americans With Disabilities Act
On 6th Street Southwest at K Street Southwest when traveling south on 6th Street Southwest.
90 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Waterfront — 4 — A Mixing Bowl — River Farms to Urban Towers — Southwest Heritage Trail —
On 4th Street Southwest south of G Street Southwest.
91 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Waterfront — Abraham Lincoln
On District Square Southwest just north of Wharf Street Southwest, on the right when traveling south.
92 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Waterfront — ADA: Landmark Declaration of Equality for Americans with Disabilities
On 6th Street Southwest at K Street Southwest, on the right when traveling south on 6th Street Southwest. Reported damaged.
93 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Waterfront — African-American History in Southwest
Near Wharf Street Southwest at District Square Southwest, on the left when traveling north.
94 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Waterfront — 11 — All Aboard! — River Farms to Urban Towers — Southwest Heritage Trail
On Water Street Southwest west of 6th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
95 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Waterfront — American Ice Company
On District Square Southwest at Maine Avenue Southwest on District Square Southwest.
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96 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Waterfront — America's Oldest Operating Fish Market
Near Wharf Street Southwest at District Square Southwest, on the left when traveling north.
97 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Waterfront — Annual Oyster Derby
Near Maine Avenue Southwest east of 12th Street Southwest.
98 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Waterfront — 8 — Banneker Circle: Vista to the Past — River Farms to Urban Towers — Southwest Heritage Trail —
On L'Enfant Plaza Southwest at Banneker Circle Southwest, in the median on L'Enfant Plaza Southwest.
99 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Waterfront — Barney House — 470 N Street Southwest
Near N Street Southwest.
100 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Waterfront — Benjamin Banneker Park — National Mall and Memorial Parks, Washington, D.C. — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near L'Enfant Plaza Southwest west of 9th Street Southwest.

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