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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVKE_the-american-meridian_Washington-DC.html
To your left is the hemisphere of the Atlantic, the hemisphere of Europe and Africa, of Roman numerals and Indian script, of the Silk Road and the rising sun.
To your right is the hemisphere of the Pacific and the American West, the hemisphere …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVEZ_enid-a-haupt-garden_Washington-DC.html
Panel 1:Enid A. Haupt Garden. A popular urban oasis since its completion in 1987, the 4.2-acre Enid A. Haupt Garden comprises three distinct gardens. The design of each reflects the cultural and aesthetic influences celebrated in the Smithsonian C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVDY_fort-stanton_Washington-DC.html
Earthworks of Fort Stanton are visible in the wooded area 200 yards in front of you.
Diagram: Fort Stanton from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers drawing.
Fort Stanton was named for Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, was the first fort constructe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVDF_andrew-jackson-downing_Washington-DC.html
[Inscription on urn pedestal, 1856]:This vase was erected by his friends in memory ofANDREW JACKSON DOWNINGwho died July 28, 1852, aged 37 years.
He was born, and lived, and died upon the Hudson River. His life was devoted to the improvement o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVD0_arts-and-industries-building_Washington-DC.html
The Arts and Industries Building, the second oldest Smithsonian building, was the first building designed for the National Museum, as the Smithsonian's first museum was known. It was constructed between 1879 and 1881 to meet the need for more exhi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV8Z_fort-dupont_Washington-DC.html
Panel 1:Civil War Defenses of WashingtonFort DuPontThis small work was one of the defenses begun in the fall of 1861 on the ridge east of the Anacostia River. It was named after Admiral Samuel DuPont, a commander of the South Atlantic Blockade Squ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV8T_spencer-fullerton-baird_Washington-DC.html
Second Secretary of the Smithsonian InstitutionPioneer in American Natural History
[on reverse of statue:] ("Opus, Baskin, 1976")
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV8O_original-smithsonian-institution-building_Washington-DC.html
Erected 1847-57. Designed by James Renwick, Jr. in twelfth century Romanesque style for the first offices, research laboratories, exhibits, collections, and lectures of the Smithsonian Institution. Dedicated to the increase and diffusion of knowle…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV8A_martin-luther-king-jr-memorial_Washington-DC.html
"With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith, we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith, we will be able to…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV0A_fort-mahan_Washington-DC.html
Fort MahanCivil War Defenses of Washington 1861-1865
Earthworks of Fort Mahan are visible; follow path at the top of the hill.[Illustration:]Fort Mahan from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers drawing.
- Fort Mahan was named after West Point profe…