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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ2U_abraham-lincoln-walked-here_Washington-DC.html
"Tonight, beautiful women, perfume, and the violins' sweetness ... [yet during the war] the amputation, the blue face, the groan, the glassy eye of the dying." Walt Whitman
At 10:30 p.m. on March 4, 1865, a tired and gaunt President Lincoln ar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ1H_lincoln-memorial_Washington-DC.html
[Dedication by Royal Cortissoz, above the statue by sculptor Daniel Chester French:]
"In this temple as in the hearts of the people for whom he saved the Union the memory of Abraham Lincoln is enshrined forever." [Inscription on deck above the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ1G_spiritual-life_Washington-DC.html
Washington's first black Muslim temple opened in 1940 when the Nation of Islam established Temple No. 4 at 1525-1527 Ninth Street. The Nation of Islam's second national leader, Elijah Muhammad (1897-1975), presided over the event. Founded in Chic…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ0B_the-christian-index_Washington-DC.html
America's oldest existing religious newspaper was first published on this city block at 925 E Street on February 2, 1822. Founded by the legendary Baptist leader Luther Rice, the paper was originally known as The Columbian Star and utilized to pro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ02_patent-office-building_Washington-DC.html
This building was designed by Robert Miles, Architect,pursuant to an Act of Congress, approved July 4, 1836for a Patent Office Buildingoccupied byDepartment of Interior1852-1925United States Civil Service Commissionsince 1932
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIZY_the-daguerre-monument_Washington-DC.html
[Inscription on Monument's front, 1890]:DAGUERRE[Inscription on 1890 monument's south side]:To commemorate the half century in photography 1839 - 1889. Erected by the photographers association of America Aug. 1890.
[Inscription on 1890 monumen…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIZT_the-restoration-of-800-f-street_Washington-DC.html
These five landmark buildings on the 800 block of F Street have been restored by Douglas Jamel in conjunction with the International Spy Museum. Erected between 1875 and 1892, the structures are fine examples of Victorian commercial architecture a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIZP_general-post-office_Washington-DC.html
General Post Officehas been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935. This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the history of the United Stat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIZN_blodgetts-hotel_Washington-DC.html
[The Great Seal of the United States]
In 1800, the building erected on this site by Samuel Blodget was the scene of the first theatrical performance given in Washington.
From 1812 to 1836 it sheltered the city post office and, for part of th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIZJ_freedom-plaza_Washington-DC.html
"I have a dream."? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Martin Luther King, Jr. August 1963The block-long plaza at 13th and Pennsylvania Avenue just ahead to your left honors civil rights leader Martin Luther King with the name Freedom Plaza. King completed …