War Garden

War Garden (HM23SL)

Location: Washington, DC 20540
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 53.278', W 77° 0.32'

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The AOC has recreated a War Garden as it would have been during World War I. Materials, planting schedules and methods such as companion planting and succession planting, have been adopted from period publications. The vegetables are primarily heirloom varieties that were available to the public in 1917.

Beans
Cabbage
Corn
Kohlrabi
Lettuce
Peas
Radish
Swiss Chard

Architect of the Capitol
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HM NumberHM23SL
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Placed ByArchitect of the Capitol
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Date Added Thursday, December 14th, 2017 at 10:01am PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 326073 N 4306255
Decimal Degrees38.88796667, -77.00533333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 53.278', W 77° 0.32'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 53' 16.68" N, 77° 0' 19.2" W
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Area Code(s)202
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 100-198 Independence Ave SE, Washington DC 20540, US
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