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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRZD_african-american-civil-war-memorial_Washington-DC.html
This memorial is dedicated to those who served in the African American units of the Union Army in the Civil War. The 209,145 names inscribed on these walls commemorate those fighters of freedom.
[Names of the officers and enlisted men who serve…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRZ7_phyllis-wheatley-ywca_Washington-DC.html
This was the city's first Young Women's Christian Association and the nation's only independent Black YWCA. It was organized in Southwest Washington as the Colored YWCA in 1905 by members of the Book Lovers Club, a Black women's literary group le…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRYP_we-had-everything-we-needed-right-here_Washington-DC.html
Black businesses sprung up everywhere on U Street in the early 1900s. As racial segregation increased, African Americans in Washington began a tradition of protest. They also responded by creating institutions of there own. In the 25 years from 18…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRW3_freedmens-memorial-monument-to-abraham-lincoln_Washington-DC.html
In grateful memory of Abraham Lincoln. This monument was erected by the Western Sanitary Commission of Saint Louis, Mo., with funds contributed solely by emancipated Citizens of the United States declared free by his Proclamation, January 1st A.D.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRH0_a-country-road_Washington-DC.html
Step back into the 19th century with a walk down Grant Road, ahead and to your left. This winding byway recalls Tenleytown's farming past. In fact Grant Road's undisturbed quality earned it National Historic District and DC Historic District desig…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRGA_herb-cottage_Washington-DC.html
The Herb Cottage was built as the temporary baptistry of Washington National Cathedral. The first Bishop of Washington, Henry Yates Satterlee, commissioned this building from architect T. Henry Randall (1862-1905). It was begun in 1903 and complet…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRG9_john-j-donovan-jr_Washington-DC.html
This Plaque is Dedicated toJohn J. Donovan, Jr.who was a leading figure in Washington, D.C. commercial real estate development for over three decades (mostly with Oliver Carr Companies) until his retirement in 2005. John directed the design and de…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRG8_memorial-continental-hall_Washington-DC.html
has been designated aRegistered NationalHistoric Landmark
under the provisions of theHistoric Sites Act of August 21, 1935This site possesses exceptional valuein commemorating or illustratingthe history of the United States
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRFG_bernardo-de-g-lvez-memorial_Washington-DC.html
Bernardo de G?lvez(Count de G?lvez)1746 - 1786"Bernardo de G?lvez the great Spanish soldier carried out a courageous campaign in lands bordering the lower Mississippi. This masterpiece of military strategy lightened the pressure of the English in …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRD6_fort-greble_Washington-DC.html
Earthworks of Fort Greble are visible beyond this exhibit.
Fort Greble was named in honor of Lt. John T. Greble, slain at the Battle of Big Bethel, June 10, 1861, the first U.S. Military Academy graduate killed in the Civil War.