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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRCM_frederick-douglass-national-historic-site_Washington-DC.html
Also known as Cedar Hill, this site encompasses the estate owned by Frederick Douglass from 1877 until his death in 1895. In honor of Douglass' work as an author, orator, abolitionist, statesman, and civil rights leader, this site is designated a …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR8R_fort-davis_Washington-DC.html
The Civil War Defenses of WashingtonFort DavisOne of several earthworks commenced late in 1861 to guard the nation's capital from the ridge east of the Anacostia River. The fort was named in honour of Colonel Benjamin F. Davis of the 8th New York …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMJA_campbell-african-methodist-episcopal-church_Washington-DC.html
Campbell AME, established in 1867 as Mount Zion AME, was an outgrowth of its overcrowded parent church, Allen Chapel AME, founded in 1850. When it moved to a location near the present one in 1890, Mount Zion was renamed for AME Bishop Jabez B. Cam…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMIY_lincoln-theatre-and-lincoln-colonnade_Washington-DC.html
The Lincoln Theatre , built by white theater magnate Harry Crandall, opened in 1922 under African American management as U Street's most elegant first-run movie house. With 1,600 seats, it also was one of the biggest. In addition to films, the Lin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMIV_barry-farm-hillsdale_Washington-DC.html
In 1867 the U.S. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands (Freedmen's Bureau) purchased 375 acres from white farmers David and Julia Barry to resettle formerly enslaved African Americans. By 1870 more than 500 families had purchased lots …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMF5N_uss-balao-ss-285_Washington-DC.html
Battle Flag of USS BALAO [illustration] Displacement: 1,526 [tons](surfaced), 2,414 (submerged)Length: 311' 9"Draft: 16' 10" Speed: 20.25 k. (sufaced), 8.75 k. (submerged)Complement: 6 officers and 60 enlisted menArmament: 10 21" torpedo tubes,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6TY_battery-ricketts_Washington-DC.html
Earthworks of Battery Ricketts are visible inside the wooded area in front of you. Battery Ricketts, built to defend an area in front of Fort Stanton, was named for Maj. Gen. James B. Ricketts.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6QC_swift-boat-pcf1_Washington-DC.html
Dedicated on 23 April 1998by Senator John F. Kerryand Wade Sanders of theSwift Boat Sailors Association, Inc.in recognition of those who servedand in memory of lost comrades
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6JO_navy-gun-car_Washington-DC.html
One of theUnited States Naval Railway BatteriesDesigned, constructed and shipped abroadby theBureau of Ordnance, Navy DepartmentPlaced in operation in FranceandManned by naval personnelUnder the command ofRear Admiral C.P. Plunkett, U.S.N.—&…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM33U_the-worlds-largest-chair_Washington-DC.html
Presented to Curtis Bros. for their outstanding leadership and service to the public by the Basset Furniture Industries. The chair made of solid Honduras mahogany is 19½ feet tall and weighs 4600 pounds. Designer: Leo M. JiranekBuilder: J.…
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