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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C45_military-road-school_Washington-DC.html
The Military Road School opened in 1864 here along what then was Military Road, an artery linking Civil War forts. The School was one of the first to open after Congress authorized public education for Washington's African Americans in 1862. Stude…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C3Y_bradford-pear-tree_Washington-DC.html
(Pyrus calleryana Bradford)An ornamental shade tree developed byU.S.D.A. ScientistsPlanted May 2, 1966byMrs. Lyndon B. JohnsonOrville L. Freeman, Secretary of AgricultureVa. & Md. 4-H ClubsIn behalf of National BeautificationReplaced May 2, 1987
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C3X_smokey-bear-blue-spruce_Washington-DC.html
Blue SprucePicea pungensPlanted April 11, 1984To honor the 40th birthday of Smokey BearbyJohn R. Block, Secretary of Agriculture R. Max Peterson, Chief, USDA Forest Serviceand the Forester's Wives Club of Washington, D.C.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C02_asbury-united-methodist-church_Washington-DC.html
Stories of slavery and freedom, of struggle and achievement are woven through the history of this African American congregation. Founded in 1836, by the time of the Civil War Asbury United Methodist Church was the preeminent Black church in the ci…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BXV_cedar-of-lebanon_Washington-DC.html
This tree commemorates the 100th anniversary of the 1904 groundbreaking of the new National Museum. A wooded park, with a variety of trees including these cedars, previously stood here.
Dedicated on June 15, 2004
Photo caption:Smithsonian Se…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BVP_theodore-roosevelt-worshiped-here-regularly_Washington-DC.html
Theodore RooseveltWorshiped Here RegularlyFrom 1901 to 1909While Vice President and Presidentof the United Stateson July 1, 1902 heLaid the Cornertone andon June 7, 1903 delivered an address at the dedicationof this church
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BUZ_solomon-g-brown_Washington-DC.html
Solomon G. Brown (1829-1906), the Smithsonian'sfirst African-American employee, retired in 1906after 54 years of service. Brown, well-known for hislectures on natural history, was also an avid poet and Anacostia community leader.
Wisdom from …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BSX_battle-of-bladensburg_Washington-DC.html
This is the site of the Battle of Bladensburg which took place in the War of 1812. Commodore Joshua Barney and his 500 Marines were greatly outnumbered by the British Expeditionary Force of 4,500 trained regulars. The battle raged for four hours b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BL0_fort-lincoln-mausoleum_Washington-DC.html
The finest Community Mausoleum in the world, Embellished with cathedral -type, art stained glass windows of breath-taking beauty. A great memorial dedicated and perpetually endowed for all those entombed within its marble halls. Its interior combi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BD3_original-federal-boundary-stone-northeast-7_Washington-DC.html
Placed in 1791-1792, this is one of forty Aquia Creek sandstone markers outlining the original boundaries of the Federal District as commissioned by President Washington. In 1916, The District of Columbia Daughters of the American Revolution insta…