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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQ7_the-canal-connection_Washington-DC.html
President George Washington commissioned Pierre L'Enfant to design the Capital City in 1790. The L'Enfant Plan included a system of canals to transport heavy goods at a time when roads and streets were few and muddy. The Washington City Canal (gre…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPZ_the-washington-city-canal_Washington-DC.html
Completed in 1815, the canal extended east of this point along the line of Constitution Avenue and south around the Capitol with branches leading into the Anacostia River.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPO_lock-keepers-house_Washington-DC.html
Formerly the eastern terminal of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Erected about 1835. The canal passed along the present line of B Street in front of this house emptying into Tiber Creek and the Potomac River.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPE_the-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-memorial_Washington-DC.html
At this site will be erected the Martin Luther King, Jr .Memorial. The memorial will embody the man, the movement and the message. It will honor this 20th century visionary who brought about change through the principles of nonviolence and equally…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6W_georgetown-historic-district_Washington-DC.html
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 the United States.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6N_creating-a-national-park_Washington-DC.html
"It is a refuge, a place of retreat, a long stretch of quiet and peace at the Capital's back door . . ." —William O. Douglas
Look around you. The park you stand in exists because people cared. In January 1954, Justice William O. Douglas o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6F_at-all-hours_Washington-DC.html
"It shall be their duty, at all hours, by night as well as by day, to pass all boats and floats presenting themselves at their locks." —Charles Mercer, President, C&O Canal Company.
Every time his boat passed through a lock, a boat captai…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4L_the-star-spangled-banner_Washington-DC.html
The Flag. The immortal words "star-spangled Banner" refer to the magnificent flag which Francis Scott Key saw "by the dawn's early light" after the British bombardment of Fort McHenry on September 14, 1814. It is the largest flag ever flown in bat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4E_francis-scott-key_Washington-DC.html
1779-1843. The author of our National Anthem was a lawyer, patriot, community leader and poet. His home and law office stood approximately 100 yards west of here. Francis Scott Key lived there from 1803 to about 1833 with his wife, the former Mary…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM43_francis-scott-key-park_Washington-DC.html
A Place With Its Own History.
Before 1620 the area of the Francis Scott Key Park was inhabited by members of the Algonquian, Nacostine, Nacotchatank, Piscatoway and Patawomeke tribes. In 1634 it became part of the English Colony of Maryland.
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