Markers in this series follow the details of the life of Eleanor Roosevelt. In addition to being a notable American First Lady, she was also a delegate to the United Nations, and a notable advocate for civil rights in the early 20th century.
On West Airport Road near 10th Street, on the right when traveling north.
At this location on June 5, 1933, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, dedicated Douglas International Airport as the first international airport in the United States.
Designed by J. P. Sexton as the first . . . — — Map (db m28357) HM
Near Convention Way at Marina Park Way, on the right when traveling west.
San Diego’s Cultural Oasis
Located just minutes away from downtown San Diego, Balboa Park provides an enriching experience for more than 14 million visitors from near and far each year. Referred to as “the Smithsonian of the . . . — — Map (db m73907) HM
On Main Street at Library Place, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Marian Anderson was born in Philadelphia on February 27, 1897. Although her early musical training was sporadic, a scholarship enabled her to study abroad under distinguished teachers.
When Arturo Toscanini heard her perform at the Salzburg . . . — — Map (db m193431) HM
On S. Main Street (Delaware Route 54) near McCabe Street, on the right when traveling south.
Constructed in 1904, this was once the residence of John G. Townsend, Jr. (1871-1964), agricultural pioneer and statesman. His long and distinguished public career included service as Governor of Delaware (1917-21), United States Senator . . . — — Map (db m37344) HM
On E Street Northwest west of 15th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
”. . . Now I shall plant, if at all, more for the public than for myself.”
John Quincy Adams, diary entry for July 5, 1826, shortly before beginning the first major planting program at the White House. Massachusetts . . . — — Map (db m61677) HM
On 3rd Street Northwest at U Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north on 3rd Street Northwest.
To your right is Lucy Diggs Slowe Hall, a Howard University dormitory. It opened in 1942 as U.S. government housing for African American women who came to DC to take new war-related jobs or fill in for men who left to join the military during . . . — — Map (db m130836) HM
On Tracy Place Northwest at Kalorama Road Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Tracy Place Northwest.
Sheridan-Kalorama has been home to many influential women. While she lobbied our political leaders to support Nationalist China, Madame Chiang Kai-Shek lived nearby at 2443 Kalorama Rd. Others include presidential wives Eleanor Roosevelt, a wise . . . — — Map (db m112604) HM
On M Street Southeast east of Water Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east.
The Seafarers Yacht Club is the oldest African American boat club on the East Coast. It was founded in 1945 by Lewis T. Green, Sr., a vocational arts teacher in the DC Public Schools who built boats as a hobby. Needing a dock, he contacted the U.S. . . . — — Map (db m89445) HM
Near Maine Avenue Southwest at 9th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
"a magnificent waterfront entranceway…"
Pierre Charles L'Enfant
architect of the Nation's Capital City, describing the Southwest Waterfront to President George Washington
Situated at the confluence of the Potomac and . . . — — Map (db m109326) HM
On 7th Street Southwest south of G Street Southwest, on the right when traveling north. Reported unreadable.
Who are these famous Civil Rights leaders?
Barbara Jordan (upper left)(some text missing due to illegibility)
Patsy Mink (wearing... (some text missing due to illegibility) ... supporter of civil rights . . . — — Map (db m130649) HM
On Water Street Southwest just south of M Place Southwest, on the left when traveling north.
This Potomac Riverfront has hosted numerous celebrations, and the views during the Cherry Blossom Festival from the Southwest Waterfront are unrivaled, attracting the likes of President Wilson and Eleanor Roosevelt. — — Map (db m239003) HM
On 7th Street Southwest south of G Street Southwest, on the left when traveling south.
Dr. Dorothy Height worked to advance women's, civil, and human rights with many of our nation's leaders. How many can you recognize?
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Dr. Dorothy Height
Has lived at 700 7th Street, SW since 1983. As President Emmerita . . . — — Map (db m112797) HM
On Ohio Drive Southwest south of West Basin Drive Southwest, on the right when traveling north.
The original 1997 memorial barely hinted at Franklin Roosevelt's paralyzed legs - much as FDR had during his Presidency. Roosevelt's battle with polio was not a secret. The president worried that if people knew he was unable to walk, his . . . — — Map (db m197626) HM
Near Ohio Drive Southwest, 0.2 miles south of West Basin Drive Southwest, on the right when traveling north.
FDR believed that the failure of an international organization after World War I led directly to World War II. Under Roosevelt's urging, representatives from 26 countries signed a "Declaration by United Nations" in 1942. After FDR died, Eleanor . . . — — Map (db m197637) HM
On South Elm Avenue just south of West 6th Street, on the left when traveling south.
1 • Helen Keller Southern Magnolia Planted on July 9, 2000 by family in honor of Venus Guess a devoted mother and grandmother. The towering Helen Keller Southern Magnolia may have been one of the trees Helen Keller climbed in the yard . . . — — Map (db m214868) HM
Near Unnamed Cemetery Road, 0.1 miles north of Myrtle Street.
Born in Savannah, Georgia, May 15, 1860
Moved to Rome, Georgia, March 1866
Graduated from Rome Female College, 1876
Attended New York Art Students League, 1884-1885
Her father, The Rev. Mr. Samuel Edward Axson was pastor of Rome’s . . . — — Map (db m39430) HM
On Mimosa Boulevard at Bulloch Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Mimosa Boulevard.
Built in the early 1840's by Major James Stephen Bulloch. His second wife, married in 1832, was Martha Elliott. Their second daughter, Martha (Mittie) Bulloch and Theodore Roosevelt married here in 1853. Their son Theodore Roosevelt was the 25th . . . — — Map (db m55963) HM
Near Main Street (Love Avenue) (U.S. 41) just north of 1st Street East, on the left when traveling north.
Lt. Col. Henry Tift Myers was born in the Myon Hotel in Tifton on September 16, 1907. He graduated from Culver Military Academy in 1925 and the University of Georgia in 1929. He joined the Army Air Corps, graduating at the top of his class in 1932. . . . — — Map (db m197699) HM
On West Walnut Street east of North Capital Avenue, in the median.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) and Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (AER) were one of the first power couples in American politics. FDR's sweeping vision helped rescue the United States from the worst economic depression in its history and led the country . . . — — Map (db m132850) HM
On West Michigan Street at North Senate Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West Michigan Street. Reported missing.
African-American leaders formed the Young Men’s Prayer Band in 1900. It became a branch of the city YMCA by 1910. Black and white leaders helped raise funds for a new building here, which opened as the Senate Avenue YMCA in 1913. Booker T. . . . — — Map (db m127963) HM
On North Miro Street at Anette Street, on the left when traveling east on North Miro Street.
Fannie C Williams Pioneer in Public EducationAs one of New Orleans' premier educators in the first half of the twentieth century, Fannie C. Williams steered this school through decades of challenge and change. An active civic leader, she was . . . — — Map (db m115964) HM
Near Searsport Avenue (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling west.
Originally a cigar making factory, the building shown became Perry's Tropical Nut House when owner Irving Perry started selling pecans in 1926. The business flourished as automobile traffic along Route 1 grew and it soon became . . . — — Map (db m59506) HM
On 60th Avenue at L Street, on the right when traveling north on 60th Avenue.
The first service of the Sylvan Baptist Church was held on the first Sunday in July, 1925, under a brush harbor on this site. The church was organized with six Baptist believers in Christ. Deacons Earl Luckett, John Lane, William Lane, Ambrose . . . — — Map (db m125050) HM
On Crescent Road, 0.2 miles west of Greenhill Road, on the right when traveling west.
First Lady of the Land, First Lady of the World, wife of our 32nd President, First Chairman of the U.N. Commission on Human Rights. From this point she surveyed the site and spurred the work of building Greenbelt, the first garden community in the . . . — — Map (db m188) HM
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt took a great interest in Greenbelt and visited the town on numerous occasions. Mrs. Roosevelt participated directly in extensive planning and development. She believed that decent housing and a nurturing environment . . . — — Map (db m2474) HM
Near Main Street (Massachusetts Route 10) at Masonic Street, on the right when traveling east.
Commercial development along upper Main Street followed the industrial expansion spurred by the Civil War. As Northampton became a manufacturing center, its business district expanded to accommodate a growing and changing population. In the 1860s . . . — — Map (db m138438) HM
On Main Street at North Pearl Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street.
The 1927 Eola Hotel is the tallest building in downtown Natchez. Named for Eola Levy, the daughter of developer Isadore Levy, it became a center for social activity for the city. Celebrities who visited the hotel in the mid-1900s . . . — — Map (db m114303) HM
On Honeysuckle Road, on the right when traveling west.
Mina Miller Edison was not content simply to be the wife of America's most famous inventor. As a devout Methodist, she firmly believed that each individual possesses the power to make positive change in their community. Her passion for . . . — — Map (db m95020) HM
On Kessler Road, on the left when traveling north.
Plant a Victory GardenAfter World War II began, nearly all of America’s industries converted to wartime production. Companies that built radios, cars and refrigerators began to manufacture jeeps, trucks and planes. This placed a great strain on . . . — — Map (db m54509) HM
Near New York State Route 9H, 0.2 miles north of Fischer Road, on the right when traveling south.
From the early 1950s through the mid 1960s, the defunct Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse was revived as an ad hoc community meeting hall. On October 10, 1952, former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt visited the schoolhouse to officially dedicate the Ichabod . . . — — Map (db m244478) HM
Near Albany Post Road (U.S. 9) at FDR Drive, on the left when traveling north.
The house before you today is dramatically different from the farmhouse FDR’s father purchased in 1867. Over the years, the home reflected the changing circumstances in FDR’s life. In good times, he expanded the house to meet the needs of his . . . — — Map (db m83110) HM
Near Sagamore Hill Road, on the right when traveling east.
“Tired of living here and there in rented houses,” wrote Eleanor Roosevelt, in 1937 she and her husband Ted Jr. purchased four acres of Sagamore Hill from his mother. The Georgian-style home, built in 1938, sat at the south end of the . . . — — Map (db m90365) HM
On Washington Square West near Washington Sqaure North.
October 11, 1884 - November 7, 1962
Humanitarian, Reformer, Stateswoman
made this her Greenwich Village home from 1942 until 1949 — — Map (db m214277) HM
On LaGuardia Place near Bleeker Street, on the right when traveling north.
Unveiled in 1994, this dynamic statue of Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia (1882-1947) is by the well-known sculptor Neil Estern (b. 1926). La Guardia, the son of a United States Army bandleader, was born on December 11, 1882, at 177 Sullivan Street in . . . — — Map (db m140734) HM
On Washington Square North near Fifth Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
In the early 1950s , the City of New York proposed running a four-lane, partially sunken broadway through the middle of Washington Square Park. In February 1952, Mrs. Shirley Hayes (1912-2002), a young mother of four sons (Dennis, Timothy, . . . — — Map (db m138949) HM
The first lady of The United States (1933 - 1945), as a political activist known for her unwavering support for human rights, lived here from 1959 to 1962. As a delegate to The United Nations (1946 - 1952), she chaired the commission that drafted . . . — — Map (db m152503) HM
On Riverside Drive at West 72nd Street, on the left when traveling north on Riverside Drive.
Born in New York City on October 11, 1884, she was orphaned at age ten and educated in England. She married Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1905 and bore six children between 1906 and 1916. She became a leader in New York State’s Democratic Party in . . . — — Map (db m170326) HM
Near Haviland Road, 0.5 miles east of U.S. 44, on the left when traveling east.
Eleanor Roosevelt, joined by the state superintendent of public works (left) and the bridge designers (right), cuts the ribbon at the August 25, 1930, opening of the Mid-Hudson Bridge.
Background photograph courtesy New York State Bridge . . . — — Map (db m145280) HM
On East Howard Street (U.S. 176) at North Trade Street (U.S. 176), on the left when traveling east on East Howard Street.
Constructed 1925 as retail showroom and office for Tryon Toy Makers and Wood Carvers, famous craft enterprise founded by Charlotte Yale and Eleanor Vance in 1915. Designed by Tryon architect J. Foster Searles to evoke the European inspiration for . . . — — Map (db m40924) HM
Susan Brownell Anthony
Woman Suffrage Leader
Visited October 19, 1878
"To secure both national and 'domestic tranquility,' to 'establish justice,' to carry out the spirit of our Constitution, put into the hands of all women....the . . . — — Map (db m53838) HM
University Hall was completed in 1893. It is constructed of Amherst Sandstone. The bell tower rises to a height of 148 feet. The structure houses administrative offices, classrooms, and the legendary Gray Chapel. Among the celebrities who have . . . — — Map (db m12845) HM
On Lincoln Highway East (Pennsylvania Route 16), on the left when traveling east.
Carved out of a remote wilderness, McConnellsburg served the flood of travelers heading west in the late 18th century. Taverns, like the Fulton House, sprang up all along the packhorse trail from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh.
Whether by . . . — — Map (db m167242) HM
On Walnut Street just east of South 20th Street, on the right when traveling west.
The Evening Bulletin published the photo (large image) in 1939 of the "old Henry Charles Lea Mansion, which is being torn down to make way for a modern funeral home." The Bringhurst Funeral home (bottom left) at the southwest corner of . . . — — Map (db m191917) HM
On South 7th Street at Chestnut Street (County Road 3008), on the right when traveling north on South 7th Street.
The Public Ledger Building, on the south side of the 600 block of Chestnut Street, was designed by Horace Trumbauer and completed in 1924. The Public Ledger was Philadelphia's leading newspaper during the early 1900's and was absorbed into . . . — — Map (db m220488) HM
On Mt Pleasant Road, 0.1 miles north of Iris Lane, on the right when traveling north.
Originally called "Westmoreland Homesteads," Norvelt was established April 13, 1934, by the federal government as part of a New Deal homestead project. With 250 homes, Norvelt provided housing, work, and a community environment to unemployed workers . . . — — Map (db m55589) HM
On Tracy Road (U.S. 41) at Justus Street, on the left when traveling north on Tracy Road.
In 1932, Myles Horton and Don West founded Highlander Folk School, located ½ mile north of this site. It quickly became one of the few schools in the South committed to the cause of organized labor, economic justice. and an end to racial . . . — — Map (db m150471) HM
On NW 3rd Street at North Mabie Avenue, on the right when traveling west on NW 3rd Street.
Formal education began for students of Happy, Texas when the original settlement, two miles east, moved to this townsite in 1906 in response to the newly laid Santa Fe Rail Line. Sarah Ann Rose taught local students in a one-room frame schoolhouse . . . — — Map (db m91351) HM
On Vermont Route 110, 1 mile north of Vermont Route 14, on the right when traveling north.
The farmhouse on this site, dating from the late-18th century, was purchased by Irene and Robert Slater in 1934, along with a barn and 145 acres of land. During the Great Depression, like many Vermont farmers, the Slaters took in tourists to . . . — — Map (db m85971) HM
On Whitetop Mountain Road (County Route 600) at Mud Creek Lane, on the left when traveling north on Whitetop Mountain Road.
The White Top Folk Festival was held annually
from 1931 to 1939, (except 1937) on Whitetop
Mountain—the second highest peak in Virginia.
Annabel Morris Buchanan, John Powell, and
John A. Blakemore organized the event that featured banjo . . . — — Map (db m65774) HM
On HIghlands Parkway (U.S. 58) close to Old Park Road (County Route 754), on the right when traveling west.
Whitetop, Mt. Rogers. Visible at great distances, Whitetop Mountain was known as the “Meadow Mountain” in colonial times. With a climate similar to southern Canada, this beloved mountain is Virginia’s second highest peak and immediately . . . — — Map (db m71555) HM
On North Mary Peake Boulevard, 0.3 miles south of West Walker Road, on the right when traveling south.
This was the commercial hub of Aberdeen Gardens, a mini-mall that included a grocery store, barbershop and tavern. Although it has seen many changes since the neighborhood was created in 1939, it has been a vital part of the community. . . . — — Map (db m166457) HM
Near Water Street at Ballard Street (Virginia Route 1020), on the right when traveling west.
Since the October 19, 1781, victory at Yorktown, Virginia, five U.S. Navy ships have been named Yorktown. The first (1840) was constructed at Gosport Shipyard, the present-day Norfolk Naval Shipyard. The 16-gun ship sloop hit a reef in the . . . — — Map (db m64612) HM
On Beechurst Avenue (West Virginia Route 7) north of 7th Street when traveling north.
In 1891, a small group of glass-making artisans from Seneca County, Ohio, founded the Seneca Glass Company. For almost 100 years, Seneca Glass Company’s highly skilled craftspeople manufactured glassware and exquisitely etched lead crystal by hand, . . . — — Map (db m74624) HM
On Scotts Run Road (County Road 19/25) at Number Three Hill Road (County Road 19/26), on the right when traveling south on Scotts Run Road.
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt visited Scott's Run in 1933 in the height of the Great Depression when FDR was creating the New Deal. She visited households without fanfare (including Lou Birurakis' mother) and even went into the mines. Upon seeing the . . . — — Map (db m176173) HM
On West Virginia Route 7 east of #8 Hollow Road, on the left when traveling east.
Scotts Run By the 1930s 10,000 residents representing 28 nationalities and tied to the coal industry crowded the hillsides, victims of severe poverty brought on by a coal recession and Great Depression. "The Shack" and Scotts Run Settlement . . . — — Map (db m50473) HM
On West Park Avenue at Connecticut Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Park Avenue. Reported missing.
From 1938 to 1954, Monongalia High was the only African American high school in the county. New Deal WPA funds paid for the new school. Dedicated by Eleanor Roosevelt on May 27, 1938, it served black high school students until 1954, when the county . . . — — Map (db m213807) HM
On North Mountaineer Highway (West Virginia Route 92) at D Road 16, on the right when traveling south on North Mountaineer Highway.
Established 1933,-'34 under Federal
Homestead Act, one of several model
planned-communities nationwide, and
a pet project of Eleanor Roosevelt,
to assist unemployed through self-sufficient farming and handicrafts.
Town built on 2,400 acres, . . . — — Map (db m169689) HM
On Q Road at A Road, on the right when traveling south on Q Road.
"We felt like one big family, willing to help someone with their troubles.
Nobody had too much; we were all striving for the same thing."
- Lova McNair
Because Arthurdale depended on the homesteaders working together . . . — — Map (db m170280) HM
Near Q Road just south of A Road, on the left when traveling south.
The Great Hall was used for Town Meetings, Social Events and Worship by the original Homesteaders. The idea for the hall was Eleanor Roosevelts and she supervised the construction. Material for the building came from the first church in Valley . . . — — Map (db m170265) HM
On George Washington Highway (U.S. 50) 2 miles west of Garrett Highway (U.S. 219), on the right when traveling west.
Preston County. Formed from Monongalia in 1818 and named for James Preston, 13th governor of Virginia. Here is model Federal homestead project, sponsored by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, the wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President.
. . . — — Map (db m156429) HM
On Coopers Rock Road (County Road 73/73) 0.2 miles west of County Road 73/12, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
Monongalia County. Formed, 1776, from District of West Augusta. All or parts of 21 other counties, including three in Pennsylvania, were carved from it. Named for the Monongahela River, bearing an Indian name, which means the "River of Caving . . . — — Map (db m83470) HM
On West Virginia Route 26 near at the Pennsylvania state line, on the right when traveling south.
Preston County. Formed from Monongalia in 1818 and named for James Preston, 13th governor of Virginia. Here is model Federal homestead project, sponsored by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, the wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President.
. . . — — Map (db m74509) HM
On West Virginia Route 7 near the state line with Maryland, on the right when traveling west.
Preston County. Formed from Monongalia in 1818 and named for James Preston, 13th governor of Virginia. Here is model Federal homestead project, sponsored by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, the wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President.
. . . — — Map (db m75147) HM
On Seneca Trail (U.S. 219) 0.3 miles north of Hock Back Road (County Road 118), on the right when traveling south.
Preston County. Formed from Monongalia in 1818 and named for James Preston, 13th governor of Virginia. Here is model Federal homestead project sponsored by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, the wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President. . . . — — Map (db m153129) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 219) at Fountain Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
This house was built in 1890 by Dr. Humboldt Yokum. The son of Dr. George Yokum, he grew up in the house next door. Humboldt acted as peace emissary during the controversy over moving the county seat. He rode into Elkins to head off the faction of . . . — — Map (db m24789) HM
On Seneca Trail (U.S. 250), on the right when traveling north.
The earliest efforts to provide relief in the coal camps were privately funded. In May 1933, as part of the
First Hundred Days legislation, Congress passed the National Industrial Recovery Act. This included funds
for the subsistence homestead . . . — — Map (db m165098) HM
On South Randolph Street (U.S. 33) at 11th Street (U.S. 48), on the right when traveling north on South Randolph Street.
Kump House
Home of Gov. Herman Guy Kump. Built 1924-25, on site of Civil War-era Goddin Tavern. Designed by Clarence Harding of Washington, DC. Eleanor Roosevelt and other notables were guests during 1930s and '40s. Named to National . . . — — Map (db m23300) HM
On this site, in 1885, James Roosevelt, businessman and country gentleman of Hyde Park, New york, built the cottage shown below. The Cottage was intended to be a summer retreat for his wife, Sara Delano, and their son Franklin Delano Roosevelt. . . . — — Map (db m25456) HM
Passamaquoddy Bay takes its name from the Native American Passamaquoddy Tribe. The word means People of the Pollock-Spearing Place. The Passamaquoddy have a rich heritage, once occupying much of what is now eastern Maine and western New . . . — — Map (db m63617) HM
The Roosevelt Campobello International Park is a unique example of international cooperation - jointly administered, staffed, and funded by the peoples of Canada and the United States. Established by international treaty in 1964, the . . . — — Map (db m63591) HM
