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Forest Hills Neighborhood
Art on Call
Cultural Institutions
Forest Hills has two major cultural institutions in the neighborhood, the Hillwood Estate Museum & Gardens, and the Levine School of Music.
Built in 1926, the Hillwood Museum …
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Forest Hill Neighborhood
Art on Call
Peirce Mill
In the 1820s, Isaac Peirce built the mill that exists today on land he purchased in 1794. In 1892, Rock Creek Park was established and the Federal Government acquired the mill.
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Welcome to Peirce Mill, a National Park Service site within Rock Creek Park. This land was once part of a large complex of buildings and fields, marking the historical intersection of the agricultural and industrial ages. Explore and enj…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM253X_anthony-holmead-site_Washington-DC.html
Mitchell Park was the site of the two-story brick Holmead farmhouse built in 1795 by Anthony Holmead. The house remained in the hands of the Holmead descendants until the 20th century. In 1929 the house was razed by the German government which own…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2539_simon-bolivar-1783-1830_Washington-DC.html
Simón Bolivar (1783-1830)
Libertador de Venezuela, Colombia
Panamá, Perú, Ecuador y Bolivia.
Translated in English:
Simón Bolivar (1783-1830)
Liberator of Venezuela, Colombia
Panama, Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2536_diplomacy_Washington-DC.html
Diplomacy
Surrounding you are some of the 75 embassies, chanceries and diplomatic residences that lend a vibrant international presence to Sheridan-Kalorama. The practice of diplomacy — the conduct of relations among nations that invo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM252I_jeju-dol-hareubang-51228-51452-46028-54616-47476-48169_Washington-DC.html
While wooden carved statues called Jangseung traditionally stood near villages on the Korean mainland, stone statues called Dol Hareubang are native to the volcanic island of Jeju, off Korea's southern coast.
Historically, Dol Hareubang were er…
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Joel Barlow
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Joel Barlow (1754-1812) served in the American Revolution and was a businessman, diplomat and published poet. In 1796-97 he negotiated the release of Americans held for years by the Turkish regent of Algiers. Thomas J…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24N1_woodrow-wilson-house_Washington-DC.html
Woodrow Wilson House
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 illustrating
the history of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24N0_robert-emmet-irish-patriot_Washington-DC.html
"I wished to procure for my country the guarantee which Washington procured for America"
The centerpiece of this small park is a sculpture of Irish patriot Robert Emmet that serves as a tribute to how American democracy inspired the independenc…