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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMA5E_whitney-m-young-jr-memorial-bridge_Washington-DC.html
Named in honor ofWhitney Moore Young, Jr.1921-1971Humanitarian-scholar and venerable leader of the National Urban League whose work produced landmark changes in civil rights laws and notable progress towards social and economic justice in America.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMA1Z_marlon-francisco-morales_Washington-DC.html
In honor of Metro Transit Police Officer Marlon Francisco Morales, who was mortally wounded at the U Street/African American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo Metrorail Station on June 10, 2001.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMA1X_cesar-chavez_Washington-DC.html
Led by his desire to secure a better quality of life for migrant farm workers, Cesar Chavez helped found the United Farm Workers of America, the first effective farm workers' union in the United States. Under his leadership of nonviolent protest, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9SP_second-infantry-division-memorial_Washington-DC.html
[From 1936:]
The Second DivisionTo Our Honored Dead, 1917-1919
ToulonTroyonBois de BelleauVauxSoissons
MaracheSt. MihielBlanc MontMeuse-ArgonneThe Rhine
[From 1962, west inner wing:]
Organized in France in October, 1917; original u…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9QP_the-american-red-cross-harvard-field-hospital-unit_Washington-DC.html
This plaque acknowledges the public spirit of Harvard University and the dedication of the staff of the American Red Cross - Harvard Field Hospital Unit, who provided and staffed a pre-fabricated hospital sent to Salisbury, England, in the summer …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9NR_ceremony-at-the-crossroads_Washington-DC.html
"Imagine a great avenue [with] solid ranks of soldiers, just marching steady all day long, for two days. ..." Walt Whitman.
It took two days for the grand parade of 200,000 victorious Union soldiers described by the great American poet and Civi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9ND_civil-war-camp-to-victorian-neighborhood_Washington-DC.html
The Shaw neighborhood and the Greater U Street Historic District are rich in African American and Civil War history. They are the ideal place for the African American Civil War Memorial now located on this Metro plaza. The neighborhood was named f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM974_walter-reed-army-medical-center_Washington-DC.html
Named in honor of Major Walter Reed, pioneer in military medicine.
Although first envisioned during the Civil War, it was not until 1909 that an army general hospital was built in Washington. Named in honor of Major Walter Reed, famed for conqu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM85X_the-true-reformer-building_Washington-DC.html
The daily lives of residents of this historic African American community were woven together through hundreds of social and civic organizations—fraternal organizations, clubs, school alumni associations, civic associations and the like. The …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM73U_metropolitan-wesley-a-m-e-zion-church_Washington-DC.html
Organized 1832. 2nd Church Built 1833.Admitted to Philadelphia-Baltimore Conference, 1837.3rd Church Built 1888.Relocated present site, 1956.
Bishop Raymond Luthe Jones, Presiding Bishop, 4th Episcopal District.Dr. William B. Baker, Presiding E…