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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBH3_major-general-james-b-mcpherson_Washington-DC.html
(Right):Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson.Atlanta.July 22, 1864.(Left):Erected by his comradesof The Society ofThe Army of the Tennessee
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBH1_site-of-chamberlins_Washington-DC.html
The SiteofChamberlin'sWhereThe General SocietySons of the Revolutionwas organizedApril 19, 1890
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBGA_bethune-museum-archives_Washington-DC.html
Mary McLeod Bethume "Council House"National Historic SiteDesignated October 15, 1982by Act of CongressBorn on July 10, 1875, in Mayesville, South Carolina, Mary McLeod Bethune was the daughter of sharecroppers. After attending Scotia Seminary in N…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBEN_washington-meridian_Washington-DC.html
The stone marking the Washington Meridian was formerly located 52 feet, nine inches west of this tablet which was presented by the Army and Navy Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBAX_lanier-place_Washington-DC.html
Banker Archibald McLachlan and Smithsonian Institution naturalist George Brown Goode developed Lanier Heights in the early 1890s. Goode laid out streets and encouraged Smithsonian colleagues to purchase lots. McLachlan built the elegant Ontario Ap…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB88_you-had-to-wear-a-tie_Washington-DC.html
You are standing on Washington's historic Black Broadway-the heart of African American life in Washington, D.C. from about 1900 to the 1950s. Duke Ellington, its most famous native son, grew up, was inspired, trained, and played his first music he…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB7Q_the-latino-community_Washington-DC.html
This is the heart of Washington's Latino community. Once centered here and in nearby Mount Pleasant and Columbia Heights, the community now extends throughout the region. As early as the 1910s, the Mexican, Ecuadoran, Cuban, and Spanish embassi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB70_fashionable-16th-street_Washington-DC.html
Today's 16th Street from the White House to Silver Spring, Maryland is one of the city's key gateways. But through the 1890s it jogged left where Mt. Pleasant Street runs today and then dead-ended at the edge of today's Rock Creek Park. After d…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB5Z_army-medical-museum_Washington-DC.html
Army Medical Museum has been designated a registered National Historic Landmark under the provision of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935. This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating and illustrating the history of the United St…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB5J_ambassadors-of-faith_Washington-DC.html
Three dramatic religious structures dominate this corner. They are among some 40 religious institutions lining 16th Street between the White House and the Maryland state line. Many serve as unofficial "embassies" representing the interests of t…
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