Historical Markers and War Memorials in Takoma, District of Columbia
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On Georgia Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29) north of Van Buren Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
In Memory
of
Our Comrades
Killed and Wounded
in Battle
on This Field
July 11th & 12th 1864
98th Reg't. P.V.
1st Brig., 2nd Div., 6th Corps — — Map (db m76116) WM
Near Georgia Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29) just north of Van Buren Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
During the late evening of July 12, 1864, 40 Union soldiers that perished while defending Washington DC from a two day Confederate attack (known as the Battle of Fort Stevens) were laid to rest here in what was once an apple orchard. President . . . — — Map (db m165667) HM
On Georgia Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29) north of Van Buren Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
After the rebels were turned back as the Battle of Fort Stevens ended in 1864, scores of Union Soldiers lay cold and silent. Forty-one of them are buried here in this tiny plot dedicated to their sacrifice.
President Abraham Lincoln, who . . . — — Map (db m165669) HM
On 4th Street Northwest just south of Blair Road Northwest, on the left when traveling south.
Native Pollinators:
Washington DC is home to approximately 130 native bee species and close to 100 species of butterflies have been recorded in the District. These pollinators are crucially important to agriculture, biodiversity, and . . . — — Map (db m183212) HM
Near Georgia Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29) north of Van Buren Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
As the gallant soldiers that are interred at the cemetery marched onto the battlefield on July 11-12, 1864 during the Battle of Fort Stevens, their regimental flags accompanied then into the fight.
Battleground National Cemetery honors these . . . — — Map (db m64225) HM
On Van Buren Street Northwest just west of 3rd Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east.
Takoma Recreation Center sits on the outskirts of the Takoma Park Historic District, Washington's first railroad suburb, straddling the border with Maryland and developed by Benjamin Franklin Gilbert beginning in 1883. A resident had proposed . . . — — Map (db m196558) HM
On 4th Street Northwest south of Blair Road Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
Established in 1984, Takoma Station Tavern was born of a vision of Bobby Boyd (1934-2011). Mr. Boyd envisioned an entertainment complex not as an entrepreneurial venture but a venue that incorporated the spirit of family, community and unwavering . . . — — Map (db m113984) HM
On 4th Street Northwest just south of Butternut Street Northwest, on the left when traveling south.
1922
Ground Breaks
Community leaders formed Takoma Theatre Corporation to construct an entertainment house and a community auditorium. They commissioned architect John J. Zink, who later designed other movie houses in the area such as the . . . — — Map (db m193056) HM
Near Georgia Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29) north of Van Buren Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
To the gallant sons of Onondaga County, N.Y. who fought on this field July 12, 1864 in defence of Washington and in the presence of Abraham Lincoln
122 N.Y.V. — — Map (db m76093) WM
