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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12S4_arts-and-artists_Washington-DC.html
Woodrow Wilson Plaza honors President Woodrow Wilson, noted scholar and former president of Princeton University. Located just inside the Ronald Reagan building ahead is the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the nation's memorial t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12S2_completing-the-triangle_Washington-DC.html
The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center honoring the 40th president, filled the last open space in the Federal Triangle. When former First Lady Nancy Reagan dedicated it in 1998, the redevelopment of this area of Pennsylvania Ave…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12S1_open-for-business_Washington-DC.html
Across the street the Department of Commerce's Herbert C. Hoover Building anchors the Federal Triangle, just as the department - with its mission of promoting trade, supporting economic development, and strengthening the competitiveness of America…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12QH_washington-dc-capital-and-city_Washington-DC.html
This is the John A. Wilson Building, Washington, DC's city hall, home to DC's mayor and city council. When completed in 1908, it was known as the District Building (for District of Columbia). Cope and Stewardson of Philadelphia won the competit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10KJ_petrified-wood_Washington-DC.html
about 200 million years oldFound near Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona Contributors:Mr. and Mrs. James M. GrayMr. and Mrs. Herbert ZuhlCity of Holbrook, Arizona
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYQH_national-intelligencer_Washington-DC.html
Founded by Samuel Harrison Smith and later published by Joseph Gales, Jr. The National Intelligencer for 65 years was a leading journal in the nation's capital, a vital force in the country's political life, a principal source of information about…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXGN_u-s-post-office-department_Washington-DC.html
Inscription above the frieze, center, west side entablature: The Post Office Department, in its ceaseless labors, pervades every channel of commerce and every theatre of human enterprise, and while visiting, as it does kindly every fireside, mi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXGM_daniel-patrick-moynihan-place_Washington-DC.html
SenatorDaniel Patrick Moynihan wrote the Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture and the proposal for the redevelopment of Pennsylvania Avenue, which President John F. Kennedy proclaimed on May 23, 1962.He served in the cabinet or sub-cabinet …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQU4_united-states-capitol_Washington-DC.html
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 damaged by British t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQHT_colossal-head-4-replica_Washington-DC.html
This portrait of an Olmec ruler is among 17 colossal heads known from one of the world's great ancient civilizations. Without wheels or iron tools, the Olmec created spectacular monumental sculptures and ceremonial centers on Mexico's Gulf Coast.I…
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