Historical Markers and War Memorials in Georgetown, District of Columbia

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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Georgetown, District of Columbia

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1 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — "…a headquarters to call our own" — NSCDA — 1891 —

In 1891, women descended from Colonial era leaders founded The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America (NSCDA) to preserve and share United States history. Over the next four decades, the NSCDA restored historic properties, raised money . . . — — Map (db m189262) HM

2 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — "Evermay" — Georgetown Historic District —

Samuel Davidson, a Scot of original character, purchased the site and built Evermay, 1792-1794, with proceeds of the sale of lands he owned which include part of the present site of the White House and Lafayette Square. Davidson was buried in a . . . — — Map (db m33792) HM

3 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — "The Birth of Camelot" —

On Sunday, May 13, 1951 (Mother's Day), a third term congressman from Massachusetts, John F. Kennedy, met his future wife, Jacqueline Bouvier at a dinner party in this Georgetown townhouse hosted by their mutual friend and reporter, Charles . . . — — Map (db m199527) HM

4 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — "The bramble and trees…had made them invisible" —

What is seen, and sometimes not seen, on the landscape informs the process of understanding history and historic preservation. If you look up and around, what do you see? In 1804, Dumbarton House sat on an urban farm owned by Joseph Nourse . . . — — Map (db m189266) HM

5 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — “… on a high, dry, & handsome situation” —

Built in 1799, Dumbarton House stands as an example of Federal period architecture, a popular style in the United States from 1780 to 1820. Americans sought inspiration from classical Greece and Rome—in architecture as well as politics—to suggest . . . — — Map (db m226899) HM

6 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — 1667 Wisconsin Ave. NW —

Georgetown Historic District 1667 Wisconsin Ave. NW National Register of Historic Places — — Map (db m98981) HM

7 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — 5 Congress at Oak Alley — Old Georgetown —

This building dates to the late 1700's and reputedly was constructed from brick which had been used as ballast in a ship from England. Originally the first apothecary store in Washington, it became a sign shop around 1860. In the 1890's, it was . . . — — Map (db m113645) HM

8 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — A Drugstore Like No Other —

A simple corner drug store was a gathering place for famous Georgetowners in the 1970s. "Doc" Dalinsky's drug store at 1344 Wisonsin Avenue was a popular hangout for many notable Georgetowners, especially when Doc hosted brunch on Sunday — the . . . — — Map (db m113651) HM

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9 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — A Georgetown "Cathedral" —

Almost a miniature Gothic cathedral, Christ Church behind you was built in 1885. It is the third building to occupy the spot since a group of Georgetown Episcopalians founded the parish in 1817. Among the founders were Francis Scott Key, author of . . . — — Map (db m113421) HM

10 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — A Long Stretch of Quiet and Peace… —

…a long stretch of quiet and peace at the capital’s back door…a wilderness area where we can commune with God and with nature. …a place for boys and girls, men and women…hike 15 or 20 miles on a Sunday afternoon…sleep on high dry ground in . . . — — Map (db m167593) HM

11 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Alfred and Hannah Pope — Georgetown African American Historic Landmark — 2020 —

Alfred Pope and his mother, Jedidah, moved from South Carolina and lived with Congressman John Carter at 3013 Q Street. Hannah worked as a lady's maid at Tudor Place. She was the daughter of Barbara Cole, whose family was enslaved to George . . . — — Map (db m234906) HM

12 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Alfred Lee Feed and Grain Store — Georgetown African American Historic Landmark — 2020 —

Alfred Lee, one of Georgetown's more prosperous African Americans, began operating a store in the center market near Constitution and 7th Street about 1830. In 18670, looking to expand his business, Alfred purchased several M Street properties and . . . — — Map (db m240110) HM

13 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Ambassador David K. E. Bruce — Evangeline Bell Bruce House —

1405 34th Street c. 1810 Foundation for the Preservation of Historic Georgetown Easement acquired September 1996 — — Map (db m97748) HM

14 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — America's Oldest Catholic University —

Georgetown University, founded in 1789 by the Reverend John Carroll as a school for students of "Every Religious Profession," is the oldest Catholic university in America, administered by the Jesuits since 1805. According to the 1831 University . . . — — Map (db m121208) HM

15 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — An Industrial Georgetown — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior — Reported unreadable

If you could have walked along the towpath here in the 19th and early 20th century, your senses would have been overwhelmed by industrial pollution. The dust from coal being unloaded from canal boats fogged the air. The stench of animal fat being . . . — — Map (db m113411) HM

16 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Anne Marie Becraft Hall — The Oldest Building on Campus 1792 —

Anne Marie Becraft (1805-1833) was a 19th-century free woman of color who founded one of the first schools for black girls in the Georgetown neighborhood. In 1831, she joined the Oblate Sisters of Providence, the first female religious order in the . . . — — Map (db m212203) HM

17 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — At All Hours — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —

“It shall be their duty, at all hours, by night as well as by day, to pass all boats and floats presenting themselves at their locks.” —Charles Mercer, President, C&O Canal Company. Every time his boat passed through a lock, a . . . — — Map (db m128) HM

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18 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Benjamin Banneker and Suter's Tavern — Georgetown African American Historic Landmark — 2020 —

When President George Washington commissioned Andrew Ellicott to mark the boundaries of the nation's capital in 1791, Ellicott chose Benjamin Banneker as his assistant. One of Maryland's most illustrious free African Americans, Benneker was a . . . — — Map (db m237623) HM

19 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — bluemercury — Founded 1999 — Historic Site —

On this site in September 1999, bluemercury opened the doors to its first friendly neighborhood beauty store. — — Map (db m198650) HM

20 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Box Knot — North Garden — [Tudor Place] —

The original Box Knot, located on the east side of the Center Walk, fell into disrepair during the Civil War. The garden's design was lost until 1929, when Armistead Peter 3rd "rediscovered" it in the book Historic Gardens of Virginia, . . . — — Map (db m241125) HM

21 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Brinetown and Western High School — Georgetown African American Historic Landmark — 2020 —

When Western High School—today the Duke Ellington School for the Arts—was built in 1898. African Americans in the Old Brinetown neighborhood around 35th Street and Reservoir Road were displaced to create housing for white families. The expansion of . . . — — Map (db m198645) HM

22 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Canal House —

The original Canal House was built in 1878 to store the feed and horses of the Georgetown Railroad Company. In the 1890's it was converted into a power generating plant for public transit. Today the Canal House stands as another example of the . . . — — Map (db m121206) HM

23 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Chesapeake & Ohio Canal —

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal. Commenced at Georgetown. July 4th 1828. Chief Engineer Benjamin Wright. Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Company, 1850. President James M. Coale. Directors William A. Bradley, Henry Daingerfield, Wm. Cost Johnson, John . . . — — Map (db m118) HM

24 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal — National Historical Marker —

One of the best preserved and least altered of old American canals, the Chesapeake and Ohio grew from Washington's vision of linking the valleys of the early west with the east by “ties of communication.” The Potomac Company . . . — — Map (db m97477) HM

25 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Cold Frames — North Garden — [Tudor Place] —

In the early 20th century, cold frames were used in the Tudor Place garden to grow vegetables and herbs. These structures, with origins in the 18th century, extend the growing season by creating a raised and enclosed bed in which seeds can be . . . — — Map (db m241128) HM

26 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Colonel Ninian Beall —

Born Scotland 1625 - Died Maryland 1717 Patentee of Rock of Dunbarton Member of the House of Burgesses Commander in Chief of Provincial Forces of Maryland In grateful recognition of his services "upon all incursions and disturbances of . . . — — Map (db m110022) HM

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27 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Creating a National Park — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —

“It is a refuge, a place of retreat, a long stretch of quiet and peace at the Capital's back door . . .” —William O. Douglas Look around you. The park you stand in exists because people cared. In January 1954, Justice William O. . . . — — Map (db m129) HM

28 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Crossroads of Georgetown —

You are standing at what has been the crossroads of Georgetown since Colonial times. George Town was laid out on the bluffs above the harbor on either side of Wisconsin Avenue. The avenue then was called Frederick Town Rolling Road because it was . . . — — Map (db m113647) HM

29 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Daniel Boone Trail Marker —

Original plaque presented to Western High School by Ezra Meeker representing the Daniel Boone Association on May 11, 1926. This granite monument was presented by the Western High School History Club on June 4, 1934. Monument restored in 2014 with . . . — — Map (db m211968) HM

30 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Dedicated to the Memory —

Dedicated to the memory of those unknown who were enslaved and buried in the Archdiocese of Washington The souls of the just are in the hand of God, and no torment shall touch them Wisdom 3:1 [Additional sign to . . . — — Map (db m147417) HM

31 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Dumbarton House — Headquarters of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America — Georgetown Historic District —

The site was part of a tract called “The Rock of Dumbarton” patented 1703 by Ninian Beall. The house was probably started 1799 by Samuel Jackson. It was completed 1805 by Joseph Nourse, first Registrar of the Treasury. He sold the . . . — — Map (db m95765) HM

32 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Dumbarton Oaks —

In 1702 The Rock of Dumbarton was granted by Queen Anne to Colonel Ninian Beall — In 1717 Colonel George Beall - his son - added to his lands - In 1780 Thomas Beall - his son - sold the property to William Dorsey and in 1801 William Hammond . . . — — Map (db m101367) HM

33 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Dumbarton United Methodist Church — One of America's Oldest Methodist Societies —

First organized in a cooper's shop in 1772. Bishop Asbury preached here. This church was built in 1849 and renovated tin 1898. It served as a Civil War Hospital in 1862. President Lincoln attended this church on March 8, 1863 to hear Bishop Simpson . . . — — Map (db m113904) HM

34 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Early African American Georgetown —

Georgetown's first African Americans were brought as slaves to labor for the tobacco industry and for domestic service in the houses of wealthy tobacco merchants. Others came as freed men and women before and after the Civil War. Over time, in . . . — — Map (db m113639) HM

35 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — East Lawn — North Garden — [Tudor Place] —

In the early 19th century, the northeast portion of the garden was an orchard with pears, apples, and other fruits. By the 1880s, this area was leveled and converted into a lawn tennis court used by Britannia's grandchildren. They formed the . . . — — Map (db m241127) HM

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36 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Eastern Redbud —

Botanical Name: Cercis canadensis Common Name: Eastern redbud, American redbud, American Judas tree Mature Size: 20 to 30 feet tall, 30 to 35 feet wide Bloom Time: Spring Flower Color: Pink Native . . . — — Map (db m189269) HM

37 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Edward Clark Thomson —

In honor of Edward Clark Thomson President Emeritus and Co-Founder The Friends of Book Hill Park — — Map (db m218208) HM

38 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Emma V. Brown Residence — 3044 P Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

Emma V. Brown (1840-1902) was an accomplished poet and the first African American teacher to be employed by the DC Public Schools. Educated at Myrtilla Miner's school on N Street, NW, and at Oberlin College, native Washingtonian Brown opened a . . . — — Map (db m97745) HM

39 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Epiphany Catholic Church — Est. 1925 —

In 1923 the Archbishop authorized the establishment of the Epiphany Mission where African Americans created a new community under the leadership of the Josephite Fathers. In 1925 the church was built and the mission became Epiphany Parish — — Map (db m113637) HM

40 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — First Baptist Church, Georgetown — 2624 Dumbarton Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

The first Baptist church established in Georgetown was funded in 1862 by the Reverend Sandy Alexander (1818-1902), a former slave who led the church until 1889. Among the founding members was Collins Williams, a preacher from Fredericksburg, . . . — — Map (db m33773) HM

41 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — For God And Country —

For God And Country [Left plaque on bottom of memorial:] In memory of all those who have given their lives for their country ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Presented by . . . — — Map (db m117950) WM

42 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Forrest Marbury House — Circa 1788 — Category I Landmark, National Register of Historic Places —

• Site of a dinner hosted by General Uriah Forrest for his old friend and former commander, President George Washington, on March 29, 1791. Landowners of Carrollsburg and George town attended. An agreement was reached for the sale of half of . . . — — Map (db m82654) HM

43 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Francis Scott Key — 1779-1843 — Reported permanently removed

The author of our National Anthem was a lawyer, patriot, community leader and poet. His home and law office stood approximately 100 yards west of here. Francis Scott Key lived there from 1803 to about 1833 with his wife, the former Mary Taylor Lloyd . . . — — Map (db m120) HM

44 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Francis Scott Key Bridge —

This Bridge is named in honor of Francis Scott Key Author of the Star Spangled Banner September 14, 1814 Then conquer we must for our cause it is just And this be our Motto In God is our Trust Erected by the National Society . . . — — Map (db m111006) HM

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45 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Francis Scott Key Park — A Place With It Own History — Reported permanently removed

Before 1620 the area of the Francis Scott Key Park was inhabited by members of the Algonquian, Nacostine, Nacotchatank, Piscatoway and Patawomeke tribes. In 1634 it became part of the English Colony of Maryland. Beginning in the 18th . . . — — Map (db m119) HM

46 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Francis Scott Key Park … a place to reflect — Francis Scott Key Memorial Rock Creek Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —

What is the best form of memorial? A historic home? A monument? A park? Francis Scott Key's home, like his fame, declined after his death. It went through a series of owners who altered the structure and ran different businesses on site, . . . — — Map (db m237624) HM

47 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Freed Slave and Future President —

At the turn of the 19th century, Yarrow Mamout, a slave granted his freedom a few years earlier, amassed $200 and purchased a piece of property and a house at what is now 3330-3332 Dent Place. Born in West Africa, Yarrow worked for 50 years for . . . — — Map (db m112139) HM

48 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — From Seaport to National Park — Rock Creek Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —

During America's early days, the Georgetown waterfront thrived as a port lined with wharves and seagoing vessels. It later became an industrial site. Now it is a National Park. How does an old port and industrial site become a National Park? In . . . — — Map (db m83864) HM

49 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Garage — Tudor Place — Reported permanently removed

In the 1800s, a barn stood to the right of the building you see today. The garage, the left hand portion of the building ahead, was built in 1913-1914 to house the family’s automobile and to provide an apartment for the chauffeur. The last . . . — — Map (db m95957) HM

50 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Garage — Service Plaza — [Tudor Place] —

The Garage was constructed in 1913 by Armistead Peter Jr. It was designed by his brother, Washington architect Walter G. Peter, and featured three automobile bays, second-floor housing for staff, a laundry, and a basement steam boiler to heat . . . — — Map (db m241124) HM

51 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Georgetown and the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal —

Left panel: Georgetown became a port city soon after its 1751 founding. Located on the Potomac River, it was the logical choice for the canal’s terminus. Canal activity further spurred Georgetown’s economic growth. By the late 1800s, it was . . . — — Map (db m97762) HM

52 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Georgetown Historic District —

Georgetown Historic District has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating and . . . — — Map (db m130) HM

53 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Georgetown Refuge — Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail-War of 1812 — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —

In 1814 this was the home of the Charles Carroll family, fiends of President James Madison and his wife, Dolley. Carroll came to the President’s House on August 24, as Madison was returning from the defeat at Battle of Bladensburg. Soon word arrived . . . — — Map (db m95914) HM

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54 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Georgetown Theater, Slave Pen, and the Marshall Family — Georgetown African American Historic Landmark — 2020 —

From 1760 to 1850, at 1351 Wisconsin Avenue stood John Beattie's slave auction house—one of the more humiliating and degrading sites in slavery. (It's the old Georgetown Theater, formerly the Dumbarton Theater.) Beattie's slave pen was nearby, at . . . — — Map (db m234903) HM

55 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Georgetown's First Market —

The citizens of Georgetown were already raising money for good causes two centuries ago. In 1796 the Mayor of Georgetown, Daniel Reintzel, was authorized to demolish a frame market house that stood on this site and erect a new brick market . . . — — Map (db m146212) HM

56 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Georgetown's Watering Holes —

Among the first businesses in historic Georgetown were its inns and taverns. They not only offered food, drink and lodging, but were focal points of community life where political debate and civic meetings took place and business deals were made. . . . — — Map (db m121195) HM

57 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Halcyon House —

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58 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Halcyon House —

Home of the first Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Stoddert Built 1783 - 1789 Restoration & Rehabilitation of the estate & gardens by Prospect Associates Edmund W. Dreyfuss A.I.A. Lorraine S. Dreyfuss 1982 - 1992 Historic . . . — — Map (db m211966) HM

59 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Healing in War and Peace —

Georgetown University Hospital, set atop a row of hills along Reservoir Road, promotes good health through patient care, research and education. Founded in 1898 and shaped by Georgetown's Catholic Jesuit heritage, the hospital consistently has . . . — — Map (db m113906) HM

60 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Healy Hall — National Historic Landmark — Georgetown University —

[Panel 1:] Healy Hall bears the name of the Reverend Patrick F. Healy, S.J. 1834-1910 the University's twenty-ninth president 1873-1882 The first Black American to hold a doctorate and the first to serve as president of a major university in . . . — — Map (db m127948) HM

61 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Herman Hollerith — Tabulating Machine —

In this building, Herman Hollerith perfected his pioneering punched card tabulating machines -- the forerunners of today's computer systems. Hollerith moved his business here in 1892 while his early machines were at work on the U.S. census of 1890, . . . — — Map (db m97678) HM

62 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Herring Highway — Rock Creek Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —

Each spring a miraculous journey begins in the Atlantic Ocean. Blueback herring, Alewife, and other migratory fish swim to Rock Creek by way of the Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River. Members of the herring family come to Rock Creek to spawn. Since . . . — — Map (db m40381) HM

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63 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Herring Hill —

You are standing in the heart of a once thriving African American community. At the time of the American Revolution in 1776, one third of Georgetown's population was African American. By the time of the Civil War in the 1860s, many former slaves . . . — — Map (db m110018) HM

64 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Hilleary's Smiling Corner —

Welcome to "Hilleary's Smiling Corner," named for Albert and Flora Hilleary, who ran the corner grocery store here from about 1919 to 1961. Like many other corner stores in Georgetown, this was a gathering place for the neighborhood. Children played . . . — — Map (db m98978) HM

65 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Historic Preservation in Georgetown —

Georgetown citizens have been central to preserving Georgetown's important historic houses. Three of these houses, built at the turn of the 19th century on large plots of land overlooking the port, are now accessible to the public and are . . . — — Map (db m113643) HM

66 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — History of MedStar Georgetown Hospital —

A renowned hospital with a place in history and a vision for the future Founded in 1898, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital is one of the oldest academic teaching hospitals in the national capital region. Through MedStar Health's . . . — — Map (db m193620) HM

67 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — History Preserved and Adapted —

Georgetown began in the 1740s as a tobacco port, where ships departed for Britain, Europe and the West Indies filled with flour, lumber, coal, grain and, above all, tobacco. The fine harbor brought visitors and goods and, with them, prosperity . . . — — Map (db m113415) HM

68 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Hollywood on the Potomac —

Think of Georgetown as the real life equivalent of the MGM back lot. Hollywood has used Georgetown as a backdrop for drama, comedy, intrigue, romance, crime, disaster — and horror. You are standing near the 75 steps that figured prominently in . . . — — Map (db m146211) HM

69 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Holy Hill —

"Holy Hill," the site of Georgetown University, the Convent of the Visitation, and Holy Trinity Church, has been the center of Catholic spiritual life in the nation's capital since its beginnings in the late-18th century. Shortly after the . . . — — Map (db m112129) HM

70 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Holy Trinity Church — [Chapel of St. Ignatius Loyola] —

Erected 1792 First place for public Catholic worship in what is now the District of Columbia — — Map (db m22075) HM

71 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Holy Trinity Parish — 1790 —

Founded by the Jesuit community of George-town College. This church was first dedicated 15 June 1851. Restored and re-dedicated 23 September 1979 The original church, to the rear, was dedicated 1792 and remains the oldest standing . . . — — Map (db m22077) HM

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72 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Houses With A Prospect — Reported damaged

The early mansions of wealthy ship owners, merchants and land speculators in this part of Georgetown were built high above the Potomac River with fine views, or prospects, of the harbor filled with ships and the wilds of Virginia on the other . . . — — Map (db m113401) HM

73 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — How High is the River? — Reported permanently removed

The structure to the right contains a streamgage that records water levels (stage) in the Potomac River. Water levels at this site are measured by sensing the air pressure required to force air bubbles into the river. The water in the river at . . . — — Map (db m113413) HM

74 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — How High is the River? —

The structures to your right contains a streamgage that records water levels in the Potomac River. The hydrograph below shows the Potomac River reached flood levels in June 2018. Water levels at this site are measured by sensing the air pressure . . . — — Map (db m237621) HM

75 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Hughes House — (c. 1859) —

. . . — — Map (db m198644) HM

76 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — In Grateful Commemoration of the Signing of the Constitution — 1787 - 1937 —

Erected by The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America In Grateful Commemoration of the Signing of the Constitution by the following delegates in Philadelphia September 17, 1787 Attest: William Jackson, Secretary . . . — — Map (db m189261) HM

77 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — In Memory of Grosvenor Chapman — 1911-1993 —

His half-century of articulate, constructive and untiring activism on behalf of urban planning and historic preservation helped shape the face of Georgetown and the City of Washington. President and Fellow, Washington Chapter of the AIA . . . — — Map (db m112136) HM

78 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — In Memory of Lucia Eames Blount — (Mrs. Henry Fitch Blount) — June 7, 1841 - September 15, 1925 —

First State Regent of Indiana - 1891 Charter Member, NSDAR - 1891 Vice President General NSDAR - 1892 Historian General NSDAR - 1893 — — Map (db m189272) HM

79 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Jan Karski (n. Jan Kozielewski) (1914-2000) —

Messenger of the Polish People to Their Government in Exile Messenger of the Jewish People to the World The Man Who Told of the Annihilation of the Jewish People While There Was Still Time To Stop It. Named by the State of Israel, . . . — — Map (db m25069) HM

80 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Jesuit Community Cemetery —

Since the year 1808 this site has served as the final resting place for members of the Jesuit community at Georgetown University For God has destined us not for wrath but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, . . . — — Map (db m93102) HM

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81 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — John Carroll — (1735-1815) —

First Archbishop of Baltimore Founder of Georgetown University By Sculptor Jerome Connor commissioned by alumni, faculty and Jesuits To ensure that this University treasure, placed here on May 4, 1912, will forever survive to greet all . . . — — Map (db m190027) HM

82 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — John Fitzgerald Kennedy — Church of the Holy Trinity —

[Rendering of the Seal of the President of the United States] In Memoriam Within the hallowed walls of the historic Church of the Holy Trinity in Georgetown, D.C. worshipped the late President of the United States, John Fitzgerald . . . — — Map (db m193433) HM

83 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — John Laird —

Erected about 1799 by John Laird later occupied by Judge James Dunlop and Robert Todd Lincoln — — Map (db m113642) HM

84 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — John Lutz —

From 1804 to 1841 home of John Lutz Sergeant of General George Washington's guard at Valley Forge — — Map (db m113649) HM WM

85 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Kitchen Yard — [Tudor Place] —

In the early 19th century, this area was a hub of domestic activity with a detached kitchen, laundry, and smokehouse. Archaeological excavations in 2017 revealed an assortment of objects related to the uses of the space, including animal bone, . . . — — Map (db m241122) HM

86 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — La Casa Latina — Georgetown University — Center for Multicultural Equity & Access —

In 2016 La Casa Latina was established with the support of the Latinx Leadership Forum. La Casa Latina is a space for community building, identity exploration and advocacy. — — Map (db m118012) HM

87 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Leo J. O'Donovan, S.J., Hall — Georgetown University — Southwest Quadrangle 2003 —

Compassionate Jesuit, gifted scholar generous friend, loyal alumnus (c' 56) distinguished 47th President of Georgetown University given by friends in loving honor — — Map (db m114041) HM

88 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Let the Good Times Roll —

Georgetown has been a performance hub for musicians in a wide range of popular genres — jazz, folk, blues, bluegrass, country, and rock. During the 1960s and 1970s the Cellar Door, at the corner of 34th and M Streets, featured artists . . . — — Map (db m112123) HM

89 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Lillie Mackall —

In memory of Ann Lillie Mackall, friend of Rose O'Neal Greenhow and brave-hearted Confederate courier, who Died December 12, 1861, Aged 22 years — — Map (db m68745) HM

90 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Little Jewel — Private Residence —

c. 1869 Erected by Edgar Murphy, prominent African-American carpenter. 1948 - 1961 Home of Julia Child, famous chef, author and television personality. 1970 Renovated by Hugh Newell Jacobson, renowned architect. . . . — — Map (db m241118) HM

91 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — M Street - A Road Well Traveled —

M Street has always been heavily traveled. In 1795 this prompted passage of the first local speeding law, making it illegal to gallop horses on M Street. Back in 1634, things were quieter. Then, Englishman Henry Fleet wrote of finding "deer, . . . — — Map (db m97704) HM

92 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Mahmoud Yarrow or Yarrow Mamout — Georgetown African American Historic Landmark —

Yarrow Mamout, born in 1736, arrived in Annapolis in 1752 on the Elijah and served the Beall family until 1796. His name indicates he was Fulani, an educated devout Muslim, he could read and write in Arabic. Freed at age 60, he used money . . . — — Map (db m187427) HM

93 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — DC-188 — MaHorney - Harrington House — Built c. 1821 — Formerly 64 Lingnen Street - Originally Gay Street —

In 1821, George MaHorney, a bricklayer, built this two room, two story frame "laborer's cottage." William W. Corcoran, a founder of the Corcoran and Riggs Bank and the Corcoran Gallery of Art, owned the property from 1853, through the Civil War, . . . — — Map (db m112144) HM

94 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Margaret Peters and Roumania Peters Walker — Rose Park Tennis Courts —

The families of the Peters Sisters, Friends of Rose Park, DC Department of Parks & Recreation, and the City of Washington, DC are proud to name the Rose Park Tennis Courts after the Peters Sisters who grew up in this neighborhood on O Street, NW. . . . — — Map (db m97732) HM

95 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Margaret Peters and Roumania Peters Walker Rose Park Tennis Courts —

We honor Margaret Peters and Roumania Peters Walker, two sisters who grew up around the corner in the 2700 block of O Street, NW, and who played tennis on these courts from the 1930s through the 1980s. The Peters Sisters taught tennis to . . . — — Map (db m198643) HM

96 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Martin J. O'Gara, S.J. — The O'Gara Terrace — Georgetown University —

Chaplain (Captain) Martin J. O'Gara, S.J., a native of Brooklyn, NY, joined the Georgetown University faculty in 1940 as Assistant Professor of Religion. While at Georgetown, he gave freely of his time and talents to the students both inside and . . . — — Map (db m212202) HM

97 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Montgomery Tavern and Slave Pen — Georgetown African American Historic Landmark — 2020 —

Capable of housing over 300 horses in its stables in the rear, Montgomery Tavern, at 1363-1365 Wisconsin, catered to farmers looking to buy the enslaved at John Beattie's Auction. The enslaved were held in a pen on O Street that stretched from the . . . — — Map (db m234905) HM

98 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Montrose Park — Boxwood and Pergola —

About the Boxwood: The boxwood gardens and boxwood walk are thought to be originally designed and planted around 1850 by garden designer John Henry Small for the Boyce family, who owned the estate where Montrose Park now stands. After the . . . — — Map (db m159620) HM

99 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Mount Zion United Methodist Church and Heritage Center, and the Female Union Band Cemetery — 1334 29th Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

Mount Zion United Methodist Church is Washington’s oldest Black congregation. It was established in 1816 by Shadrack Nugent and 125 other congregants who split from nearby Montgomery Street Methodist Church (now Dumbarton United Methodist) over its . . . — — Map (db m32930) HM

100 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Mt. Zion Cemetery / Female Union Band Society Cemetery — 2527 Q Street Northwest —

Mt. Zion Cemetery (Old Methodist Burial Ground) 1809 - 1950s Female Union Band Society Cemetery 1842 - 1950s have been listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the . . . — — Map (db m189267) HM

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