Soapstone Valley

Soapstone Valley (HM23WG)

Location: Washington, DC 20008
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 56.88', W 77° 3.703'

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Forest Hills Neighborhood

—Art on Call —


Forest Hills Neighborhood
Art on Call

Soapstone Valley


Here the Nacotchtank Indians quarried soapstone and carved vessels. Archaeologist William Henry Holmes studied prehistoric workshops in this valley and other parts of the Rock Creek Watershed in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

Artist: Mary Belcher

Art on Call is sponsored by Cultural Tourism DC,
the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities,
the District Department of Transportation
and Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development.

Additional Sponsors: Councilmember Mary Cheh,
Advisory Neighborhood Alliance, and Duron and Sherwin Williams Paint.

The Call Boxes in Forest Hills are located at Albemarle and 30th Street,
Albemarle and Linnean, Connecticut and Tilden, Connecticut and
Windom
Ellicot and 30th Place, Tilden and Linnean, and the 2900 block of Upton Street.
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HM NumberHM23WG
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Placed ByCultural Tourism DC
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, December 18th, 2017 at 7:01am PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 321333 N 4313027
Decimal Degrees38.94800000, -77.06171667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 56.88', W 77° 3.703'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 56' 52.8" N, 77° 3' 42.18" W
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Area Code(s)202
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 4516 30th St NW, Washington DC 20008, US
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