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Historical Markers and War Memorials in The National Mall, District of Columbia
Washington and Vicinity
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Near Jefferson Drive Southwest west of 3rd Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
In the middle of the wetlands, you can see the entire life cycle of the unusual bald cypress tree. A fallen cypress was placed in the wetlands to evoke an authentic wetlands environment--and a young cypress has begun to grow out of the stump of the . . . — — Map (db m110077) HM
Near Independence Avenue Southwest west of 7th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
Before the National Air and Space opened in 1976, aviation collections were displayed in and around the Arts & Industries Building. Rocket Row became a landmark along the building's west side. — — Map (db m110788) HM
Near Independence Avenue Southwest west of 4th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
Is our Sun a normal star? Stars are great luminous spheres of hydrogen and helium gas held together by their own gravity. Most stars in our galaxy exist in pairs or even in multiple-star systems. So, our singular Sun is relatively unusual.
A . . . — — Map (db m111410) HM
Near Jefferson Drive Southwest west of 3rd Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
Nearly every Native community in North America has used the cattail as food, medicine, or raw material for baskets and mats. The cattail contains ten times the amount of starch as potatoes—an important source of energy.
The Micmac and Ho-Chunk . . . — — Map (db m113966) HM
On Independence Avenue Southwest just east of 4th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
A species of bluestem grasses, the broomsedge plant is distinguished by its slender stalk, straw-colored leaves, and orange fall foliage.
The roots of this grass were used by the Rappahannock tribe to soothe poison ivy rash and skin . . . — — Map (db m184308) HM
Near Independence Avenue Southwest, 0.1 miles east of 12th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
Built above an underground museum complex, the Haupt Garden is actually a rooftop garden. As such, the limited soil depth and the protection provided by the surrounding museums create a climate milder than is typical of the region. — — Map (db m184554) HM
Near Maryland Avenue Southwest near 3rd Street Southwest. Reported permanently removed.
Can you find symbols for the sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and the moon on the Welcome Plaza?
They are embedded into the stone beneath your feet, in their positions at sunset on the museum's birth date: November 28, 1989. The . . . — — Map (db m114147) HM
Near Jefferson Drive Southwest west of 3rd Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
Shhhh, quiet please! Listen.
Can you hear the echo of the water bouncing off the rock?
Stand in front of this boulder, and listen to the echo of the water. This stone surface amplifies sound, just like ancient Mayan ball courts. In . . . — — Map (db m113973) HM
On Maryland Avenue Southwest at 3rd Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west on Maryland Avenue Southwest. Reported permanently removed.
Did you know that this type of stone was used to make arrowheads?
This 544 million-year-old rock is quartzite, a very hard stone used to make arrowheads by the local Nanticoke peoples. It came from Sugarloaf Mountain in Maryland's . . . — — Map (db m114145) HM
On Maryland Avenue Southwest just west of 3rd Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
This stone is one of four Cardinal Direction Markers that honor the four directions—north, east, south and west. Representatives of Native communities in Canada, Maryland, Chile, and Hawai'i selected a meaningful stone from their region. . . . — — Map (db m211236) HM
On Jefferson Drive SW at 3rd Street SW, on the right when traveling east on Jefferson Drive SW. Reported permanently removed.
This granite stone is one of the oldest on earth – four billion years old! Before its two-week journey to Washington, D.C., the Dogrib (Tlicho) community of Acasta Lake, in Canada’s Northwest Territories, blessed the stone. The Dogrib recount that . . . — — Map (db m49627) HM
On Jefferson Drive Southwest just east of 4th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
This stone is one of four Cardinal Direction Markers that honor the four directions—north, east, south, and west. Representatives of Native communities in Canada, Maryland, Chile, and Hawai'i selected a meaningful stone from their region. . . . — — Map (db m211259) HM
Near Maryland Avenue Southwest west of 3rd Street Southwest, on the left when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
This boulder traveled more than 18,000 miles from the southernmost point of South America! Between 65 and 145 million years old, this granite stone was given to the museum by the Yagán people of Chile. The Yagán want this stone to represent their . . . — — Map (db m113961) HM
On Maryland Avenue Southwest just east of Independence Avenue Southwest, on the left when traveling east.
This stone is one of four Cardinal Direction Markers that honor the four directions—north, east, south, and west. Representatives of Native communities in Canada, Maryland, Chile, and Hawai'i selected a meaningful stone from their . . . — — Map (db m211257) HM
Near 4th Street Southwest north of Independence Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
This 300-year-old lava stone has a name: Kane Po. After a 20-year stay at the museum, it will return to its home in the Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park near Hilo. Native Hawaiians consider it to be a living relative. It is one of four Cardinal . . . — — Map (db m113975) HM
On 4th Street Southwest just north of Independence Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling north.
This stone is one of four Cardinal Direction Markers that honor the four directions—north, east, south, and west. Representatives of Native communities in Canada, Maryland, Chile, and Hawai'i selected a meaningful stone from their . . . — — Map (db m211256) HM
Near Jefferson Drive Southwest east of 3rd Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
Native peoples honor the Four Directions through ceremony, song, art, and architecture. On the edges of the museum site, four large stones known as Cardinal Direction Markers honor Native cultures of the north, south, east, and west. Can you . . . — — Map (db m113969) HM
On Jefferson Drive Southwest west of 7th Street Southwest, on the left when traveling east.
On August 28, 1963, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, not far from here. On that same day, this carousel was part of a small but significant victory for Civil . . . — — Map (db m68236) HM
Near Independence Avenue Southwest west of 4th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
Become an astronomer with your visit to the Phoebe Waterman Haas Public Observatory and its Cook Memorial Telescope. Harvard University purchased the telescope from Boller & Chivens in 1966 for its Oak Ridge Observatory. The telescope was used to . . . — — Map (db m111404) HM
On Independence Avenue Southwest east of West Basin Drive Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
A memorial to the armed forces from the District of Columbia who served their country in the World War
This memorial was erected through the voluntary subscriptions of the people of Washington • It was dedicated on Armistice Day Nineteen . . . — — Map (db m211379) WM
On Independence Avenue Southwest west of 17th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
[Panel 1: northeast corner wayside.]
“This monument stands for men who fought not alone for their country, but to establish the principles of justice and peace. We pay tribute here to their valor. We honor them for their . . . — — Map (db m76573) HM
Near Jefferson Drive Southwest just west of 7th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
Sterling Ruby's prolific and inventive practice spans painting, photography, textiles, video, ceramics, sculpture, and even fashion design. He is especially well known for his provocative approach to materials; before making this work, he created . . . — — Map (db m184996) HM
On Jefferson Drive Southwest west of 12th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort
and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge...."
Martin Luther King, Jr.
1929-1968
This tree named in honor of Dr. King January 14, . . . — — Map (db m70616) HM
On Jefferson Drive Southwest west of 4th Street Southwest, on the left when traveling west.
These tiny spheres are the planet Earth and its Moon at one 10-billionth actual size.
If Earth were this big, how far away would the Sun and other planets be? Look at the map on the lower panel to find our position in the solar system.
. . . — — Map (db m113977) HM
On Independence Avenue Southwest at 4th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west on Independence Avenue Southwest.
This museum's eastern meadow environment consists of abundant grasses, wildflowers, and shrubs. Several of the plants are perennials and live many years, growing or lying dormant with the seasons. Native traditional healers use meadows . . . — — Map (db m161599) HM
On 4th Street Southwest just north of Independence Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
Eastern redcedar is connected to the spiritual traditions of many Native communities, including the Kiowa and Lenape (Delaware). The tree's unique red, aromatic heartwood is valued for ceremonial and medicinal uses.
Native peoples burn the . . . — — Map (db m184310) HM
Near Independence Avenue Southwest at 10th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
A popular urban oasis since its completion in 1987, the 4.2-acre Enid A. Haupt Garden comprises three distinct gardens. The design of each reflects the cultural and aesthetic influences celebrated in the Smithsonian Castle and the surrounding . . . — — Map (db m110710) HM
On Independence Avenue Southwest west of 9th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
A popular urban oasis since its completion in 1987, the 4.2-acre Enid A. Haupt Garden comprises three distinct gardens. The design of each reflects the cultural and aesthetic influences celebrated in the Smithsonian Castle and the surrounding . . . — — Map (db m211330) HM
Near Jefferson Drive Southwest, 0.2 miles east of 12th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
A popular urban oasis since its completion in 1987, the 4.2-acre Enid A. Haupt Garden comprises three distinct gardens. The design of each reflects the cultural and aesthetic influences celebrated in the Smithsonian Castle and the surrounding . . . — — Map (db m211331) HM
Near Independence Avenue Southwest west of 9th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
A popular urban oasis since its completion in 1987, the 4.2-acre Enid A. Haupt Garden comprises three distinct gardens. The design of each reflects the cultural and aesthetic influences celebrated in the Smithsonian Castle and the surrounding . . . — — Map (db m211337) HM
Near Jefferson Davis Highway east of 12th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
A popular urban oasis since its completion in 1987, the 4.2-acre Enid A. Haupt Garden comprises three distinct gardens. The design of each reflects the cultural and aesthetic influences celebrated in the Smithsonian Castle and the surrounding . . . — — Map (db m211341) HM
On Independence Avenue Southwest east of 12th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
A popular urban oasis since its completion in 1987, the 4.2-acre Enid A. Haupt Garden comprises three distinct gardens. The design of each reflects the cultural and aesthetic influences celebrated in the Smithsonian Castle and the surrounding . . . — — Map (db m243154) HM
On 12th Street Southwest south of Jefferson Drive Southwest, on the right when traveling north.
During December 1977, a series of devastating grain elevator explosions resulted in the death of thirteen USDA employees working for the Federal Grain Inspection Service. On this 25th anniversary of their sacrifice, we dedicate this Bradford Pear . . . — — Map (db m47101) HM
On 7th Street Southwest south of Jefferson Drive Southwest, on the right when traveling north.
On July 17, 1975, an American Apollo spacecraft and a Soviet Soyuz space craft docked in space for the first international manned space mission. Three months after the crewmembers of the Apollo-Soyuz test project—astronauts Thomas P. Stafford, . . . — — Map (db m109221) HM
On Jefferson Drive Southwest just west of 7th Street Southwest, on the left when traveling east.
Since the 1970s, Dan Graham has explored notions of space and perception, creating installations and sculptures that critique modernist suburban architecture and encourage audience participation. For Gordon Bunshaft, a site-specific . . . — — Map (db m184559) HM
Near Jefferson Drive Southwest west of 3rd Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
Buffalo Dancer II
Case bronze, ed. 2/4
26/7920
Gift of the Pueblo of Pojoaque, George Rivera and Glenn Green Galleries
For the Pueblo Indians of the Southwest, the Buffalo Dance is an enduring celebration, a prayer for the well-being . . . — — Map (db m113968) HM
On Jefferson Drive Southwest just west of 3rd Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
Buffalo Dancer II, 2008
Cast bronze, ed. 2/4
26/7920
Gift of the Pueblo of Pojoaque, George Rivera, and Glenn Green Galleries, 2010
For the Pueblo Indians of the Southwest, the Buffalo Dance is an enduring . . . — — Map (db m161596) HM
On 12th Street Southwest at Jefferson Drive Southwest, on the right when traveling south on 12th Street Southwest. Reported permanently removed.
The ready-cut Christmas tree industry started in the mid-nineteenth century with trees cut from the forest. The planting of trees in plantations began in the early twentieth century and increased greatly after the Second World War.
There are . . . — — Map (db m184538) HM
On 12th Street Southwest at Jefferson Drive Southwest, on the right when traveling south on 12th Street Southwest. Reported permanently removed.
Rice is the oldest known cultivated food in the world tracing back to 5000 B.C.
Rice is a dietary staple of more than half the world's population and is grown on every continent except Antarctica. In the United States rice is commercially . . . — — Map (db m184539) HM
On Daniel French Drive Southwest, 0.1 miles north of Independence Ave SW, on the left when traveling south.
On June 25, 1950, North Korea invaded South Korea. The United States, under United Nations Command, rushed to defend the South Korean peninsula. In November 1950, China sent ground troops in support of North Korea. American soldiers, sailors, . . . — — Map (db m205393) HM
On Jefferson Drive Southwest at 14th Street Southwest (U.S. 1) on Jefferson Drive Southwest.
Dedicated in memory of Jean Hillery and Thomas Quadros, Food Safety and Inspection Service Compliance Officers, who lost their lives in the line of duty June 21, 2000 — — Map (db m47354) HM
On 17th Street Southwest at Independence Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling north on 17th Street Southwest.
"Every officer in our navy should know by heart the deeds of John Paul Jones,"
President Theodore Roosevelt.
The American Revolution
A bold captain—fearless even when facing the superior British . . . — — Map (db m17764) HM
On 17th Street Southwest at Independence Avenue Southwest, on the left when traveling south on 17th Street Southwest.
[North Face inscriptions - above and beneath Captain Jones' statue:] John Paul Jones
1747-1792
First to compel foreign man-of-war to strike colors to the Stars and Stripes.
[South Face inscriptions - above and beneath a bas relief . . . — — Map (db m19534) HM
On Jefferson Drive Southwest east of 12th Street Southwest, on the left when traveling east.
This statue of the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution was made in 1881 by the American sculptor William Wetmore Storey, then working in Rome. Unveiled April 19, 1883. — — Map (db m213) HM
On Independence Avenue Southwest west of 4th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
Jupiter is a gas giant planet consisting mostly of hydrogen and helium. Astronomers have discovered more than 60 moons orbiting Jupiter. In 1610 Italian astronomer Galileo discovered the four largest moons, although he saw them only as "stars." . . . — — Map (db m111397) HM
On Daniel French Drive Southwest north of Independence Avenue Southwest, on the left when traveling south.
[Inscription: Panel 1]:
Our nation honors her sons and daughters who answered the call to defend a country they never knew and a people they never met.
1950 * Korea * 1953
[Panel 2]:
Freedom Is Not Free . . . — — Map (db m8829) WM
On Independence Avenue Southwest west of 3rd Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
The circles and moon phases marked on the pavement refer to a phenomenon known as lunar standstills. Lunar standstills occur every 18.6 years when the moon reaches a northern extreme at summer solstice and a southern extreme at winter solstice. . . . — — Map (db m110068) HM
On Jefferson Drive Southwest west of 4th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
This tiny sphere is the planet Mars at one 10-billionth actual size. Its small moons can't be seen at this scale.
If Mars were this big, how far away would the Sun and other planets be? Look at the map on the lower panel to find your . . . — — Map (db m110566)
Near Independence Avenue Southwest west of 4th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
This museum's meadow environment consists of abundant grasses, wildflowers, and shrubs. The plants are perennials, growing or lying dormant with the seasons.
Plant Medicine
Meadows are important sources of medicinal plants used by . . . — — Map (db m113955) HM
On Jefferson Drive Southwest west of 4th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
This tiny sphere is the planet Mercury at one 10-billionth actual size.
If Mercury were this big, how far away would the sun and other planets be? Look at the map on the lower panel to find your position in the solar system.
Bottom . . . — — Map (db m110564) HM
On Jefferson Drive Southwest just west of 7th Street Southwest, on the left when traveling east.
With their distinctive orange and black wings, monarchs are one of the most recognizable butterfly species in the world. They are also one of the most well-traveled, flying more than 3,000 miles each year to their winter homes in Mexico and . . . — — Map (db m184555) HM
On Independence Avenue Southwest west of 4th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. How did the Moon form? Scientists think it formed when a planetary object the size of Mars collided with Earth about 4.5 billion years ago. The Moon is covered with impact craters that formed when . . . — — Map (db m111398) HM
On Maryland Avenue Southwest at 3rd Street Southwest, on the left when traveling west on Maryland Avenue Southwest.
This memorial recognizes American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian men and women who have served in every branch of the United States Armed Forces, from the Revolutionary War to the present day, and the support and sacrifices . . . — — Map (db m161605) WM
Near Independence Avenue Southwest east of 3rd Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
Always Becoming
Mud mixture (soil, sand, straw, and water), clay, stone, black locust wood, bamboo, yam vines, and pigment
26/5840
Naranjo-Morse and her family return annually to explore how this family of contemporary clay sculptures, . . . — — Map (db m113956) HM
On Maryland Avenue Southwest west of 3rd Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
Always Becoming
Mud mixture (soil, sand, straw, and water), clay, stone, black locust wood, bamboo, yam vines, and pigment.
26/5840
Naranjo-Morse and her family return annually to explore how this family of contemporary clay . . . — — Map (db m113958) HM
On Independence Avenue Southwest at Maryland Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling west on Independence Avenue Southwest.
Always Becoming, 2007
Mud mixture (soil, sand, straw, and water), clay, stone, black locust wood, pigments
26/5840
Commissioned from the artist, 2007
Naranjo-Morse and her family return annually to . . . — — Map (db m161600) HM
On Maryland Avenue Southwest at Independence Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling west on Maryland Avenue Southwest.
Always Becoming, 2007
Mud mixture (soil, sand, straw, and water), clay, stone, black locust wood, pigments
26/5840
Commissioned from the artist, 2007
Naranjo-Morse and her family return annually to explore . . . — — Map (db m161601) HM
On Daniel French Drive Southwest, 0.1 miles north of Independence Avenue Southwest, on the left when traveling south.
From 1950 to 1953, American troops were joined by soldiers of other nations to defend South Korea from invasion by North Korea. Today, the Korean War Veterans Memorial remembers their service and sacrifice.
As you walk down this path, . . . — — Map (db m205395) HM
On Jefferson Drive Southwest east of 12th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
Erected 1847-57. Designed by James Renwick, Jr. in twelfth century Romanesque style for the first offices, research laboratories, exhibits, collections, and lectures of the Smithsonian Institution. Dedicated to the increase and diffusion of . . . — — Map (db m46413) HM
Near Independence Avenue Southwest west of 4th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
This observatory is named to celebrate the spirit of Emma Phoebe Waterman Haas. In 1913 she became the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of California, Berkeley. She was the first woman to perform original research with . . . — — Map (db m114106) HM
On Jefferson Drive Southwest west of 7th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
These tiny spheres are the dwarf planet Pluto and its moon Charon at one 10-billionth actual size.
If Pluto were this big, how far away would the Sun and planets be? Look at the map on the lower panel to find your position in the solar . . . — — Map (db m112462) HM
Near Jefferson Drive Southwest west of 7th Street Southwest, on the left when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
For Yayoi Kusama pumpkins represent a source of radiant energy. They are, perhaps, the artist's most beloved motif, appearing in painting, drawings, sculptures, and some of her most important installations. Both endearing and grotesque, the giant . . . — — Map (db m114001) HM
On Independence Avenue Southwest west of 7th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
For Yayoi Kusama, pumpkins represent a source of radiant energy. They are perhaps the artist's best-loved motif, appearing in paintings, drawings, sculptures, and some of her most important installations. Both endearing and grotesque, the giant . . . — — Map (db m239860) HM
On Jefferson Drive Southwest east of 12th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
"There is no better time, no better place to celebrate the cultures of the American people and those from around the world than at the Folklife Festival on the National Mall."
Ralph Rinzler
(1934-1994)
Founding Director
of the . . . — — Map (db m188504) HM
On Independence Avenue Southwest, 0.3 miles west of Lincoln Memorial Circle Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
Arlington Memorial Bridge has served as a monument to the sacrifices and valor of our nation's military personnel since its dedication in 1932. Now that it is nearly 90 years old, the National Park Service and Federal Highway Administration are . . . — — Map (db m140993) HM
On Jefferson Drive Southwest just west of 4th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
We Were Always Here, 2012
Old-growth Western red cedar, Port Orford cedar, old-growth Douglas fir, oak, maple, stain, sealer
26/8842
Commissioned from the artist, 2011
In creating these two poles from a . . . — — Map (db m161597) HM
Near Jefferson Drive Southwest west of 4th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
We Were Always Here, 2012
Old-growth Western red cedar, Port Orford cedar, old-growth Douglas fir, oak, maple, stain, sealer
Commissioned from the artist 2011 (26/8852)
In creating these two poles from a single old-growth cedar . . . — — Map (db m113974) HM
Near Jefferson Drive Southwest west of 3rd Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
For centuries, Native peoples have used the bark, roots, and leaves of the sassafras tree as medicine and flavoring in food and beverages.
As Native peoples taught settlers how to harvest and use sassafras, demand grew quickly. In the 1700s, . . . — — Map (db m113972) HM
Near Independence Avenue Southwest west of 4th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
Why does Saturn have "ears"? The 17th-century astronomer Christiaan Huygens was the first to suggest that the curious protrusions on both sides of Saturn were in fact a magnificent ring system. Scientists later discovered that the rings are made . . . — — Map (db m111405) HM
On 14th Street Southwest (U.S. 1) at Jefferson Drive Southwest, on the right when traveling north on 14th Street Southwest.
Planted April 11, 1984 to honor the 40th birthday of Smokey Bear
by John R. Block, Secretary of Agriculture
R. Max Peterson, Chief, USDA Forest Service
and the Forester's Wives Club of Washington, D.C. — — Map (db m70456) HM
Near Jefferson Drive Southwest east of 12th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
Second Secretary
of the Smithsonian
Institution
Pioneer
in American
Natural History
[on reverse of statue:]
("Opus, Baskin, 1976") — — Map (db m46418) HM
Near Independence Avenue Southwest west of 4th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
Where are stars born? Stars form in a large, dense region of hydrogen and helium gas and dust called a nebula (Latin for "cloud"). When a nearby cosmic collision or pressure from a supernova causes a nebula to collapse it divides into many . . . — — Map (db m111409) HM
On Jefferson Drive Southwest east of 14th Street Southwest (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling east.
An American chestnut (Castanea dentate) tree
has been planted in honor of Forest Service Range Conservationist, Steven Thomas Stefani IV (1978-2007) who died serving his country, helping the people of Ghazni, Afghanistan to build better lives. — — Map (db m47730) WM
On 12th Street Southwest at Jefferson Drive Southwest, on the right when traveling south on 12th Street Southwest. Reported permanently removed.
Stewardship and Sustainability
Agriculture is the oldest occupation in the world and farmers are the first conservationists! Farmers work in a uniquely close way to natural resources. The success of their businesses are directly dependent on . . . — — Map (db m184536) HM
Near Independence Avenue Southwest west of 4th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
The Sun is a medium-sized star mostly made of hot hydrogen and helium gas. Its 11-year solar cycle produces such features as sunspots, prominence, filaments, and plages (pronounced "plahzh"), and such events as flares and coronal mass . . . — — Map (db m114102) HM
Near Maryland Avenue Southwest west of 3rd Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
First cultivated by Native peoples in the Southwest nearly 3,000 years ago, the sunflower has become one of the most well-known and highly prized plants across the world.
The Hidatsa, who live in present-day North Dakota, cultivated several . . . — — Map (db m113962) HM
On 12th Street Southwest at Jefferson Drive Southwest, on the right when traveling south on 12th Street Southwest. Reported permanently removed.
Sunflowers are truly American! Of all the crops harvested for seed around the world, sunflowers are the only one that was originally domesticated in the United States. In addition to being cultivated for their delicious sees and oil, sunflowers are . . . — — Map (db m184541) HM
Near Maryland Avenue Southwest west of 3rd Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
Distinguished by its scarlet hourglass-shaped flowers and white sap, the swamp milkweed is a beautiful wetlands plant. The Menominee harvested the plant "heads" when in full bloom and added them to soup, or stored them for winter use. The Sac and . . . — — Map (db m114146) HM
On Jefferson Drive Southwest east of 7th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
On June 18, 1861, T.S.C. Lowe made a tethered observation flight with his gas-filled balloon Enterprise from a spot on the National Mall in front of where the National Air and Space Museum now stands. During this flight, he sent the first telegram . . . — — Map (db m140624) HM
On Daniel French Drive Southwest, 0.1 miles north of Independence Ave Southwest, on the left when traveling south.
In front of you stands the Korean War Veterans Memorial. More than 1.5 million American men and women served in the Korean War. They fought alongside South Korea and other United Nations troops. Together, these forces endured bitter fighting, . . . — — Map (db m205389) HM
Near Independence Avenue Southwest just east of 12th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
The Fountain Garden is modeled after the Court of the Lions at the Alhambra, a 14th-century Moorish palace and fortress in Granada, Spain, now included on UNESCO's World Heritage List. (Moor is a general term for North African Muslims . . . — — Map (db m184548) HM
Near Jefferson Drive Southwest just east of 12th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
In tropical forests, the fig is considered a keystone species because of its abundant, year-round fruiting. When other fruit is not available, figs sustain many species, including fish, lizards, giant tortoises, birds, fruit bats, monkeys, and . . . — — Map (db m184535) HM
Near Jefferson Drive Southwest west of 7th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
"How cunningly nature hides every wrinkle of her inconceivable antiquity under roses and violets and morning dew."
—Ralph Waldo Emerson
Fossil evidence found in Colorado in the U.S. suggests that plants in the rose family have . . . — — Map (db m110773) HM
Near Independence Avenue Southwest just east of 12th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
The Moongate Garden was inspired by architectural and symbolic elements found in the Temple of Heaven, a masterpiece of Chinese architecture and landscape built in Beijing during the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644). Now included on . . . — — Map (db m184546) HM
Near Jefferson Drive Southwest west of 7th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
The Moongate Garden was inspired by architectural and symbolic elements found in the Temple of Heaven, a masterpiece of Chinese architecture and landscape built in Beijing during the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644). Now included on . . . — — Map (db m211338) HM
On 4th Street Northwest at Madison Drive Northwest, on the right when traveling south on 4th Street Northwest.
Near this site The National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry was organized on December 4, 1867 in the office of the Superintendent of the Propagating Gardens, Department of Agriculture. The founders of the Grange were:
Oliver H. Kelley, John . . . — — Map (db m47448) HM
Near Independence Avenue Southwest west of 7th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
Parterre—from a French term meaning "on or along the ground"—originated in the 16th-century Renaissance Italy as an ornamental garden style. The style, which defines garden pace by arranging hedges, flowers, grass, water, and gravel to . . . — — Map (db m110781) HM
Near Independence Avenue Southwest west of 7th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
The pillars of the Renwick Gates were based on this 1849 drawing by James Renwick Jr., the architect of the Smithsonian Castle. They were constructed in the 1980s from the same kind of sandstone that was used to build the Castle. — — Map (db m110725) HM
On Jefferson Drive Southwest just east of 12th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
Coral reefs are in danger. If conditions remain as they are, scientists will predict that more than 90 percent of the world's coral reefs will die by 2050. The biggest threats to reefs are climate change, pollution, and overfishing.
Climate . . . — — Map (db m184552) HM
Near Independence Avenue Southwest just east of 12th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
Like many species, dragonflies are threatened by habitat destruction, pollution, and climate change.
Habitat Destruction
Agriculture and urban development can lead to the draining and destruction of wetlands, leaving dragonflies . . . — — Map (db m184543) HM
Near Maryland Avenue Southwest west of 3rd Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
About 60 percent of the world's diet today is derived from Native American foods, such as potatoes, chilies, tomatoes, and even chocolate!
Native peoples encouraged the growth of various plants together (biodiversity), which promoted healthier . . . — — Map (db m113959) HM
On Maryland Avenue Southwest at Independence Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling west on Maryland Avenue Southwest.
The world derives about 60% of its diet today from foods native to the Americas, including corn, potatoes, tomatoes, quinoa, and even chocolate. Each season some of these foods, which have transformed global cuisine over the last 500 . . . — — Map (db m161603) HM
Near Jefferson Drive Southwest west of 3rd Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
You are standing next to an upland hardwood forest—a group of shrubs and more than 30 species of trees—that reflects the dense forests of the Blue Ridge Mountains and other local sites.
The Forests' Bounty
The Nanticoke and . . . — — Map (db m113971) HM
On Jefferson Drive Southwest at Jefferson Drive Southwest, on the right when traveling north on Jefferson Drive Southwest.
This is the planet Uranus and its 4 largest moons at one 10-billionth actual size.
If Uranus were this big, how far away would Earth and other planets be? look at the map on the lower panel to find your position in the solar system?
. . . — — Map (db m110095) HM
On Jefferson Drive Southwest at 12th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Jefferson Drive Southwest.
United States Department of Agriculture
Dedicated as a Living Reminder in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust by Secretary Dan Glickman
May 2, 2000
Yom Hashoah, Day of Remembrance
Franklin D. Roosevelt Red Bud from a seed collected at . . . — — Map (db m70618) HM
On Jefferson Drive Southwest west of 12th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
“Dedicated to the brave men and women of the United States Department of Agriculture who served the United States of America through military service in time of armed combat.”
Dedicated by: Edward Madigan, Secretary of Agriculture . . . — — Map (db m107190) WM
Near Independence Avenue Southwest west of 4th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
Venus has the hottest surface of any planet in our solar system, even though Mercury is closer to the Sun. Why is Venus so hot? Its atmosphere is mostly carbon dioxide and is 93 times denser than Earth's. The carbon dioxide has caused an intense . . . — — Map (db m111401) HM