Historical Markers and War Memorials in Capitol Hill, District of Columbia
Washington and Vicinity
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On Columbus Circle Northeast near Louisiana Avenue Northeast.
Dedicated by Maryland State Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, April 21, 1934. Growing on land that was once a part of Maryland and was in 1790 her gift to the United States of America for the national capitol, the 31 trees in this group . . . — — Map (db m186804) HM
Near Constitution Avenue Northeast (Alternate U.S. 1) at 2nd Street Northeast, on the right when traveling west.
Of this House
The oldest part is one of the earliest buildings in this region.
Robert Sewall bought the property and enlarged the house in 1799, and rebuilt and greatly altered it after war damage in 1814.
Residence and office of . . . — — Map (db m69271) HM
On Columbus Circle Northeast at Delaware Avenue Northeast on Columbus Circle Northeast.
To
the memory of Christopher Columbus
whose high faith
and
indomitable courage
gave to mankind
a new world
Born MCDXXXVI
Died MDIV — — Map (db m186805) HM
Near Maryland Avenue Northeast (Alternate U.S. 1) at 3rd Street Northeast.
This residence was designed by architect Appleton P. Clark, Jr. and built in 1891 for Daniel Birtwell. In 1900, George Bruce Cortelyou occupied the house when he became secretary to President McKinley. Cortelyou continued to serve in public office . . . — — Map (db m69292) HM
On Columbus Circle Northeast at Delaware Avenue Northeast, on the right when traveling east on Columbus Circle Northeast.
Union Station
Architecture by
Daniel Burnham, 1908
Designed in the Beaux-Arts style, this was the world's largest train station when it opened - the station and terminal zone originally covered approximately 200 acres and included 75 . . . — — Map (db m8442) HM
On 2nd Street Northeast at Constitution Avenue Northeast (Alternate U.S. 1), on the right when traveling south on 2nd Street Northeast.
“[The British] put a slow match to the [Sewall] house … and those rockets burst until … they made the rafters fly East and West.” — Enslaved African American diarist and eyewitness, Michael Shiner.
As the British . . . — — Map (db m87856) HM
On 2nd Street Northeast north of East Capital Street Northeast, on the right when traveling north.
This house belongs to and is for the use of the people of the State of Florida. Through their contributions the building was purchased and renovated to create Florida house, the first state house in the Nation’s Capital. It is dedicated to all . . . — — Map (db m113706) HM
Near A Street Northeast east of Frederick Douglas Court Northeast, on the left when traveling east.
Orator - Publisher - Statesman
Precursor of the Civil Rights Movement
An ex-slave who rose to world renown as an abolitionist and who served in high government posts under presidents Grant through Cleveland, Frederick Douglass resided in this . . . — — Map (db m69264) HM
On East Capitol Street Northeast at 12th Street Northeast, in the median on East Capitol Street Northeast.
In grateful memory of Abraham Lincoln. This monument was erected by the Western Sanitary Commission of Saint Louis, Mo., with funds contributed solely by emancipated Citizens of the United States declared free by his Proclamation, January 1st . . . — — Map (db m41617) HM
On Constitution Avenue Northeast (Alternate U.S. 1) west of 2nd Street Northeast, on the right when traveling west.
From June to December 1917 members of the National Woman's Party were imprisoned for picketing the White House to publicize the struggle to win the vote for Women. Those incarcerated in the District of Columbia's workhouse in Occoquan, Virginia . . . — — Map (db m71336) HM
On 11th Street Northeast south of C Street Northeast, on the left when traveling south.
Designed 1916
in Moorish Revival Style
Architect
William S. Plager
(1860-1946)
Photo: circa 1926
Goode Collection
Library of Congress
Redesigned 1941
in Art Deco Style
Architect
Mihran Mesrobian . . . — — Map (db m134068) HM
On 9th Street Northeast at A Street Northeast, on the right when traveling south on 9th Street Northeast.
Dedicated in memory of
Lola Beaver
1910 - 2006
Human and Animal Rights Advocate
Seamstress, Dancer, Choreographer
Owner - the Costume Studio
🎭
Established by D.C. Council as
"Lola Beaver Memorial Park" . . . — — Map (db m230703) HM
On C Street Northeast at Maryland Avenue Northeast (Alternate U.S. 1), in the median on C Street Northeast.
(Inscription, south face of monument base:)
Sacred to the memory of
Nathanael Greene, Esquire,
a native of the State of Rhode Island
who died on the 19th of June 1786 -
late Major General in the service of the U.S. . . . — — Map (db m30771) HM
On Constitution Avenue Northeast (Alternate U.S. 1) at 2nd Street Northeast, on the right when traveling west on Constitution Avenue Northeast.
Residence of Albert Gallatin, Peace Negotiator and Secretary of the Treasury 1801-1814, who negotiated the treaty of Ghent, 1814. When the British marched on Washington in the summer of 1814, some American patriots with Commodore Joshua Barney and . . . — — Map (db m61571) HM
On F Street Northeast at 3rd Street Northeast, on the right when traveling east on F Street Northeast.
Stuart-Hobson Middle School, one block to the east of this sign, was built in 1927 on the site of an old brewery, one of nearly two dozen that operated in DC after the Civil War. Almost all of the breweries were run by German immigrants who . . . — — Map (db m71681) HM
On F Street Northeast at 2nd Street Northeast, on the right when traveling east on F Street Northeast.
This is the western edge of what once was the rough, working-class Swampoodle neighborhood.
In the early days the marshy Tiber Creek ran between what are now North Capitol and First Streets, NE. Legend has it that lingering rain puddles . . . — — Map (db m130581) HM
On 1st Street Northeast (Alternate U.S. 1) south of Constitution Avenue Northeast, on the right when traveling north.
The Reserve Officers Association of the United States was founded in 1922 by combat veterans of World War I at the request of their commander, General of the Armies John "Black Jack" Pershing. The Association holds a Congressional Charter to enhance . . . — — Map (db m129667) HM
On Constitution Avenue Northeast (Alternate U.S. 1) at 1st Street Northeast, on the right when traveling east on Constitution Avenue Northeast.
The Reserve Officers Association of the United States was founded in 1922 by combat veterans of World War I at the request of their commander, General of the Armies John "Black Jack" Pershing. The Association holds a Congressional Charter to enhance . . . — — Map (db m211556) HM
Near 1st Street Northeast south of Maryland Avenue Northeast, on the right when traveling north.
July 4, 1815
The cornerstone of the Old Brick Capitol
built by Washington citizens
to house the Congress
was laid on this site.
The Congress met here from December 13, 1815
through March 3, 1819.
President Monroe was inaugurated here . . . — — Map (db m39411) HM
On Constitution Avenue Northeast (Alternate U.S. 1) west of 2nd Street Northeast, on the right when traveling west.
The Sewall-Belmont House & Museum, one of the oldest residential properties on Capitol Hill, has been the historic headquarters of the National Woman's Party since 1929. Named after Robert Sewall, the original owner of the site, and Alva . . . — — Map (db m70955) HM
On Maryland Avenue Northeast at 2nd Street Northeast, on the right when traveling west on Maryland Avenue Northeast.
Out of the past so great
to build a greater future
in honor and memory
of the Veterans of all America's wars
who by their service kept the
Torch of Freedom
burning
this monument is dedicated by
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the . . . — — Map (db m116132) WM
Near 1st Street Northeast south of Constitution Avenue Northeast (Alternate U.S. 1), on the right when traveling south.
Front:
One of the icons of world architecture, the U.S. Capitol has been the meeting place of Congress since 1800. President George Washington laid the cornerstone on September 18, 1793. While under construction, the the building was . . . — — Map (db m111467) HM
Near 1st Street Northeast south of Maryland Avenue Northeast.
General Plan for the Improvement of the U.S. Capitol Grounds by Frederick Law Olmstead, 1874
Following the extension of the Capitol in the 1850s-1860s, the grounds were enlarged in 1872. In 1874 Congress commissioned Frederick Law Olmstead . . . — — Map (db m27891) HM
On Louisiana Avenue Northwest west of North Capitol Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
On March 3, 1869, President Andrew Johnson signed the Congressional Act chartering The Masonic Mutual Relief Association that became Acacia Life Insurance Company
Built as its headquarters and occupied by Acacia until 1997, the building . . . — — Map (db m186817) HM
On Northwest Drive Northwest west of New Jersey Avenue Northwest, on the left when traveling west.
1 Summerhouse
Constructed in 1879-1880 , the Summerhouse offers visitors a shaded place to rest, admire views of the Capitol, and have a drink of water. Olmstead's principal architectural assistant Thomas Wisedell, was the designer. The . . . — — Map (db m111446) HM
On 1st Street Northwest at Northwest Drive Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 1st Street Northwest.
General Plan for the Improvement of the U.S. Capitol Grounds
by Frederick Law Olmsted, 1874
Following the extension of the Capitol in the 1850s-1860s, the grounds were enlarged in 1872. In 1874 Congress commissioned Frederick Law . . . — — Map (db m186819) HM
On 1st Street Northwest at Constitution Avenue Northwest on 1st Street Northwest.
The Robert A. Taft Memorial Carillon
Sculpture by Wheeler Williams
Architecture by Douglas W. Orr, 1959
The memorial consists of a 100-foot Tennessee marble tower and a 10-foot bronze statue of Senator Taft. The twenty-seven . . . — — Map (db m111460) HM
On 1st Street Northwest at Northwest Drive Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 1st Street Northwest.
The Peace Monument
By Franklin Simmons, 1878
The Peace Monument, also called the Naval Monument, was erected to commemorate the naval deaths at sea during the Civil War. at the top of the 44-foot monument, Grief, sometimes called . . . — — Map (db m186860) HM
Near New Jersey Avenue Northwest just south of C Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
Here were the lots acquired on October 3, 1798 by General George Washington and on which he built two brick dwellings from designs by Dr. William Thornton. A dwelling remodeled from the two dwellings was owned and occupied by Admiral Charles Wilkes . . . — — Map (db m181817) HM
On Louisiana Avenue Northwest just east of New Jersey Avenue Northwest, on the left when traveling north.
[Panel 1 of the historical narrative at memorial entrance]:
On February 19, 1942, 73 days after the United States entered World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 which resulted in the removal of 120,000 . . . — — Map (db m40541) HM
On East Capitol Circle Northwest at Pennsylvania Avenue Northest, in the median on East Capitol Circle Northwest.
In memory of the officers seamen and marines of the United States Navy who fell in defence of the union and liberty of their country 1861-1865 — — Map (db m18594) HM
On 1st Street Northwest near Louisiana Avenue Northwest, on the right.
West side of marker
This memorial to
Robert A Taft
presented by the
people to the Congress
of the United States
stands as a tribute,
to the honesty
indomitable courage
and high principles of
free government
. . . — — Map (db m111449) HM
On 7th Street Southeast just south of Virginia Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling south.
The Marine Barracks Annex was established August 23, 2004, and is home to "The President's Own" United States Marine Band. Founded by an Act of Congress in 1798, the Marine Band is the oldest continuously professional musical organization in the . . . — — Map (db m210267) HM
On South Carolina Avenue Southeast just east of 6th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east.
Since 1936 Friendship House, across the street, has operated an array of social service programs from this grand Federal style house, also known as "The Maples." Friendship House is the city's oldest such agency. It was founded in 1904 by . . . — — Map (db m166999) HM
On Eighth Street Southeast at G Street Southeast, on the right when traveling north on Eighth Street Southeast.
The buildings near this corner were built during a wave of private development that began after the United States won the Spanish-American War in 1898, and became a world power for the first time. As America flexed its muscles, the world — . . . — — Map (db m130725) HM
On D Street Southeast west of 3rd Street Southeast, on the right when traveling west.
Chartered 1922
In memory of all members of
the Armed Forces who served their country
American Legion Post 8
Sons of the American Legion Squadron 8
American Legion Auxiliary — — Map (db m116123) WM
On 8th Street Southeast at Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast, on the left when traveling south on 8th Street Southeast.
The large building that wraps around this corner was constructed as a department store in 1892 by Elizabeth A. Haines. She proudly advertised it as "the largest store in the world, built, owned and controlled by a woman." Back then extended . . . — — Map (db m130726) HM
On 4th Street Southeast south of Independence Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling south.
The Presbytery of the Potomac organized the Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church on April 11, 1864 and installed its organizing pastor, the Reverend John Chester, D.D.
This gothic style building was designed by Washington architect Emil . . . — — Map (db m116128) HM
On 11th Street Southeast at East Capitol Street Southeast, on the right when traveling north on 11th Street Southeast.
Carolina Theatre
was located at the southwest corner of Eleventh Street & North Carolina Avenue
Razed early 1970s
Drawing of entrance on North Carolina Avenue based on plans at the National Archives
B.F. Meyers (1865-1940), . . . — — Map (db m128222) HM
On I Street Southeast at 7th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling west on I Street Southeast.
When the Southeast-Southwest Freeway above you was constructed along the route of Virginia Avenue in the 1960s, houses and businesses were destroyed and hundreds of residents were relocated.
Fashionable dwellings (included the home of . . . — — Map (db m184999) HM
On G Street Southeast at F Street Terrace Southeast, on the right when traveling east on G Street Southeast.
This is Christ Church, Washington Parish, the first Episcopal church established in Washington City (1794), and attended by Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Quincy Adams.
At first Christ Church met in a nearby tobacco warehouse. In . . . — — Map (db m130727) HM
On 8th Street Southeast at E Street Southeast, on the right when traveling north on 8th Street Southeast.
The home/music studio of John Esputa, Jr., once occupied part of the site of 507 Eighth Street across the street. Among Esputa’s students was John Philip Sousa, whose irresistible marches made him one of America’s first musical superstars. By . . . — — Map (db m231582) HM
On Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast at 3rd Street Southeast, on the right when traveling west on Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast.
The original Library of Congress occupied a room in the U.S. Capitol. When British troops burned the Capitol in 1814, the collection was destroyed. After the war Thomas Jefferson helped re-establish the library by selling to Congress at a . . . — — Map (db m80848) HM
On 7th Street Southeast north of C Street Southeast, on the right when traveling south.
Established by order of President Thomas Jefferson 1805, this building constructed 1873, designed by Adolf Cluss, additions 1907-8 by Snowden Ashford.
Eastern Market, one of three public markets proposed in L’Enfant’s Plan, was established in . . . — — Map (db m20358) HM
Ebenezer United Methodist Church is Capitol Hill’s oldest independent Black congregation.
Ebenezer UMC was founded in 1827 by African Americans who left a biracial church on Capitol Hill because the White congregants practiced segregation. The new . . . — — Map (db m30053) HM
On D Street Southeast at 4th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling west on D Street Southeast.
The first public school for colored children of the District of Columbia. Named Little Ebenezer and located within the boundaries of the Capitol Hill Historic District. Designated a Category II Landmark by the Joint Committee on Landmarks April 29, . . . — — Map (db m116119) HM
On Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast east of 7th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east.
America’s oldest navy and marine installations are just blocks from where you are standing.
This is the northern edge of a Capitol Hill community shaped by the presence of the U.S. military. Eighth Street is its commercial center. The . . . — — Map (db m130729) HM
On 9th Street Southeast near E Street Southeast, on the right when traveling south.
In 1866 the Navy completed the hospital you see across the street to treat injured and ailing seamen. With beds for 50, it included the carriage house/stable and cast-iron fence and (around the corner) the gazebo. Its front door originally . . . — — Map (db m130732) HM
On F Street Terrace Southeast north of G Street Southeast, on the left when traveling north.
You are standing in one of Washington’s remaining inhabited alleys, behind the buildings that face G, E (there is no F Street here), Sixth and Seventh streets. In 1897 the alley had 22 tiny dwellings sheltering well over 100 people. Today six . . . — — Map (db m130734) HM
On G Street Southeast west of 7th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling west.
Author, Bandmaster,
composer of:
Stars and Stripes Forever,
Washington Post,
"Semper Fidelis",
and other famous marches,
was born in this house
on November 6, 1854
Restored 1960-1 Randall C. & Jaquire D. . . . — — Map (db m39264) HM
On North Carolina Avenue Southeast west of 7th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east.
Executive Director of
Market 5 Gallery and Kuumba Center
at Eastern Market
1973-2008
John Harrod directed Market 5 Gallery and the Kuumba Center after Mayor Walter E. Washington started a neighborhood arts initiative in each ward of . . . — — Map (db m116126) HM
On 6th Street Southeast north of E Street Southeast, on the right when traveling north.
You are standing across from Marion Park, named for Francis Marion, the celebrated South Carolina state senator (1782-1790) who earned the moniker "Swamp Fox" for his brilliant stealth tactics against the British during the Revolutionary War. . . . — — Map (db m130735) HM
Near 8th Street Southeast just north of G Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
Limestone of Lost Legacies is a mural project to memorialize five teens who lost their lives to gun violence in the 2017-2018 school year in the District of Columbia. The five lives being commemorated are a snapshot of the widespread epidemic of . . . — — Map (db m152722) HM
On 4th Street Southeast north of D Street Southeast, on the left when traveling south.
As our nation celebrated its 200th anniversary in 1976, Ebenezer United Methodist Church celebrated 138 years of service to God, humanity, country, home, and community. This model is a replica of Little Ebenezer, the frame church that stood on this . . . — — Map (db m116122) HM
On 7th Street Southeast just south of Virginia Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling south.
The oldest active post in the Marine Corps, Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., was founded in 1801 by President Thomas Jefferson and the second commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. Col. William Ward Burrows. Better known as "8th & I," the Barracks . . . — — Map (db m210266) HM
On East Capitol Street Northeast west of 13th Street Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
Mary McLeod Bethune
1875–1955
Let her works praise her.
I leave you love. • I leave you hope. • I leave you the challenge of developing confidence in one another. • I leave you a thirst for education. • I leave you a . . . — — Map (db m5505) HM
On 7th Street Southeast at C Street Southeast on 7th Street Southeast.
This is Eastern Market, where for more than a century farm products have drawn shoppers from the neighborhood and around the city. It is Washington's only 19th-century market to remain in continuous operation to this day.
Eastern Market . . . — — Map (db m130736) HM
On G Street Southeast at 9th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling west on G Street Southeast.
On your left is Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., the oldest continuously manned post in the U.S. Marine Corps. The installation was originally designed by architect George Hadfield in 1801 with a central parade ground and housing for 500 . . . — — Map (db m130737) HM
On D Street Southeast east of 2nd Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east.
Providence Hospital was located on this site during the years 1861 through 1956. Founded in 1861 by the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul from Emmitsburg, Maryland. The Hospital was chartered by an Act of Congress in 1864.
During . . . — — Map (db m116116) HM
On D Street Southeast at 4th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling west on D Street Southeast.
Site of the First Free School for Negro Children in the District of Columbia given by Joseph S. Martin May 21, 1939.
Garnet C. Wilkinson, First Asst. Supt. •
Howard H. Long, Asst. Supt. •
A. Kiger Savoy , Asst. Supt. •
Corinne E. . . . — — Map (db m212133) HM
On A Street Southeast east of 3rd Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east.
St. Mark's Church
Congregation established, 1867
Church construction begun, 1888
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior in 1973 under the . . . — — Map (db m116130) HM
On 8th Street Southeast at I Street Southeast, on the right when traveling south on 8th Street Southeast.
If you are hearing the ringing tones of band music, one of the ensembles of the world-famous United States Marine Band may be practicing inside the Marine Barracks.
John Philip Sousa, the neighborhood’s most famous son, spent 19 years . . . — — Map (db m130738) HM
On Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast west of 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west.
The U.S. Capitol was the British troop's first target when they arrived in Washington on August 24, 1814, only hours after their afternoon victory at the Battle of Bladensburg. The invaders fired rockets through the Capitol's windows. When the . . . — — Map (db m80844) HM
On E Street Southeast east of 10th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east.
The Neighborhood
This site has been associated with Navy medicine since 1800 when an apothecary shop located here provided medical services to sailors and marines from the nearby Navy Yard and Marine Barracks.
Naval Hospital, . . . — — Map (db m127966) HM
On First Street Southeast south of Independence Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
Victory Gardens, also called War Gardens, were planted both at private residences and on public land during World War I and World War II to reduce the pressure on the public food supply brought on by the war effort. The AOC donates . . . — — Map (db m134090) HM
On First Street Southeast just south of Independence Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
Victory Gardens, also called War Gardens, were planted both at private residences and on public land during World War I and World War II to reduce the pressure on the public food supply brought on by the war effort. The AOC donates . . . — — Map (db m211483) HM
On Independence Avenue Southeast at 1st Street Southeast, on the right when traveling west on Independence Avenue Southeast. Reported permanently removed.
The AOC has recreated a War Garden as it would have been during World War I. Materials, planting schedules and methods such as companion planting and succession planting, have been adopted from period publications. The vegetables are . . . — — Map (db m111462) HM
On Independence Avenue Southeast east of 1st Street SE, on the right. Reported permanently removed.
The AOC has recreated a War Garden as it would have been during World War I. Materials, planting schedules and methods such as companion planting and succession planting, have been adopted from period publications. The vegetables are primarily . . . — — Map (db m111464) HM
Near Independence Avenue Southeast east of 1st Street Southeast, on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
In March 1917, the National War Garden Commission urged Americans to help its starving allies in Europe by planting vegetables on lands not generally used for gardening. Civilians across the country pitched in, converting every available parcel—from . . . — — Map (db m111463) HM
Near Maryland Avenue Southwest east of 3rd Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
In celebration of the 200th anniversary of the U.S. Botanic Garden's original 1820 charter, the Garden has collaborated with renowned artist Patrick Dougherty to create a custom sculpture to stand throughout the 2020 celebratory year. Over three . . . — — Map (db m198328) HM
On Southwest Drive Southwest at Capitol Driveway Southwest, on the right when traveling west on Southwest Drive Southwest.
1 Summerhouse
Constructed in 1879-1880 , the Summerhouse offers visitors a shaded place to rest, admire views of the Capitol, and have a drink of water. Olmstead's principal architectural assistant Thomas Wisedell, was the designer. The . . . — — Map (db m111468) HM
On 1st Street Southwest at Garfield Circle Southwest on 1st Street Southwest.
General Plan for the Improvement of the U.S. Capitol Grounds
by Frederick Law Olmsted, 1874
Following the extension of the Capitol in the 1850s-1860s, the grounds were enlarged in 1872. In 1874 Congress commissioned Frederick Law Olmsted to . . . — — Map (db m186859) HM
On 1st Street Southwest near Independence Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling north.
U.S. Botanic Garden
Architecture by Bennett, Parsons & Frost, 1933
Easily recognized by the sparkling glass dome of its Conservatory, the U.S. Botanic Garden, overlooking the National Mall, is located near the U.S. Capitol. Visitors . . . — — Map (db m110445) HM
On 1st Street Southwest at Garfield Circle Southwest on 1st Street Southwest.
The Peace Monument
By Franklin Simmons, 1878
The Peace Monument, also called the Naval Monument, was erected to commemorate the naval deaths at sea during the Civil War. At the top of the 44-foot monument, Grief, sometimes called . . . — — Map (db m110449) HM
On Maryland Avenue Southwest west of 1st Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
More than 4,000 years ago, before domestication, citrus was so acidic it couldn't be eaten. Modern citrus varieties are the result of thousands of years of selection from the wild and selective breeding. Lemons, oranges, grapefruits, and Persian . . . — — Map (db m226457) HM
On Maryland Avenue Southwest east of 3rd Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) is native to swamps and bogs of northeastern North America. When the berries are ready to harvest, the yields are flooded and the fruit are gently knocked into the water before being corralled and . . . — — Map (db m211436) HM
On Maryland Avenue Southwest at First Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Maryland Avenue Southwest.
African people have long cultivated a diversity of grains well adapted to their climates, including African rice (Oryza glaberrima). Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), or great millet, is used for both human food and animal feed, and its . . . — — Map (db m226456) HM
On East Capitol Circle Southwest at Maryland Avenue Southwest, in the median on East Capitol Circle Southwest.
(Front):James A. Garfield 1831 - 1881 (Left):Major General USV, Member of Congress, Senator and President of the United States of America. (Right):Erected by his comrades of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland May 12 . . . — — Map (db m18602) HM
Near Maryland Avenue Southwest east of 3rd Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
The chinampas or "floating gardens" of Xochimilco, a borough of Mexico City, have been an important element of local agricultural practices since Aztec times. These islands were built by farmers by bringing up mud from the lake bottom, developing . . . — — Map (db m211438) HM
Near Maryland Avenue Southwest east of 3rd Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
Andean farmers grow many different types of potatoes (Solanum tuberosum). Incas in Peru have built farm terraces for hundreds of years. Terraces allow for growing on very steep terrain and help to conserve water. The stone walls retain . . . — — Map (db m211437) HM
On Maryland Avenue Southwest west of 1st Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
This Skystream 3.7 residential turbine is a new generation of wind generator that hooks directly to your home to reduce or eliminate your monthly electric bill. It’s designed to provide quiet, clean electricity in very low winds. How can a wind . . . — — Map (db m49642) HM
On Maryland Avenue Southwest at 1st Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Maryland Avenue Southwest. Reported permanently removed.
You are looking at a Windspire, a vertical-axis wind turbine that generates electricity from wind power. This model produces about 2,000 kWh of electricity a year in an area with average wind speeds of 12 mph (about ¼ the needs of the average . . . — — Map (db m49643) HM
Near Maryland Avenue Southwest east of 3rd Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
In 1986 President Ronald Reagan signed legislation creating the rose as the national floral emblem for the United States. Plans then got underway to find a site to showcase roses in the nation's capital.
The U.S. Botanic Garden (USBG) was . . . — — Map (db m110456) HM
On 3rd Street Southwest north of Maryland Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
“Although a soldier by profession, I have never felt any sort of fondness for war, and I have never advocated it, except as a means of peace,” General Ulysses S. Grant.
Hiram Ulysses Grant, mistakenly listed as Ulysses Simpson . . . — — Map (db m29459) HM
On 1st Street Southwest west of Garfield Circle Southwest, on the right when traveling south.
The United States Botanic Garden (USBG), established by the Congress in 1820 is one of the oldest botanic gardens in North America. It is a living plant museum dedicated to demonstrating the aesthetic, cultural, economic, . . . — — Map (db m110451) HM
Near Maryland Avenue Southwest west of 1st Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
Gardeners classify roses into groups reflecting the history of their cultivation: wild, old garden, and modern.
Wild roses have flourished in nature for millions of years. Roses cultivated before 1867 are known as old garden roses–or . . . — — Map (db m226459) HM
