"My God! What is this?"

"My God! What is this?" (HM2CSC)

Location: Washington, DC 20565
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 53.431', W 77° 1.188'

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President James A. Garfield was leaving Washington, DC for his college reunion. He entered the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad station that would have been standing in front of you on the morning of July 2, 1881. Charles Guiteau, a mentally ill office seeker who supported a rival faction of Garfield's own Republican Party, fired two shots. Garfield cried out "My God, what is this?" as he was hit in the arm and back. He collapsed on the station floor. For more than two months Americans watched their president suffer from his wounds and poor medical care. He was moved out of the summer heat of the White House to the seaside town of Elberon, New Jersey where he died on September 19, 1881.
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HM NumberHM2CSC
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Year Placed2018
Placed ByNational Park Service
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Date Added Thursday, December 13th, 2018 at 10:03pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 324824 N 4306566
Decimal Degrees38.89051667, -77.01980000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 53.431', W 77° 1.188'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 53' 25.86" N, 77° 1' 11.28" 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 600 Constitution Ave NW, Washington DC 20565, US
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