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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRQ_the-tayloe-house_Washington-DC.html
Built by Benjamin Ogle Tayloe, 1830OccupantsBenjamin Ogle TayloeGarnet A. HobartJames D. CameronMarcus A. HannaSocial centre during Tayloe period"Little White House"President McKinleyFrequently visited Mr. Hanna
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQR_joseph-henry_Washington-DC.html
This statue of the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution was made in 1881 by the American sculptor William Wetmore Storey, then working in Rome. Unveiled April 19, 1883.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQQ_albert-gallatin_Washington-DC.html
Secretary of the TreasuryGenius of FinanceSenator and RepresentativeCommissioner for the Treaty of GhentMinister to France and Great BritainAnd SteadfastChampion of Democracy1761-1849
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQK_united-states-department-of-the-treasury_Washington-DC.html
Has been designated a Registered 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
U.S. Department …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQH_vietnam-veterans-memorial_Washington-DC.html
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial honors the courage, sacrifice, and devotion to duty and country of the men and women of the armed forces of the United States who served in America's longest war. By virtue of its design, the memorial inspires a conte…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQD_historic-new-york-avenue-presbyterian-church_Washington-DC.html
This church, one of the Nation's most historic, traces its beginnings to a small group of Scottish stonemasons meeting in a carpenter's shop on the grounds of the White House during its construction in 1793.
Many prominent Americans, including…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQ7_the-canal-connection_Washington-DC.html
President George Washington commissioned Pierre L'Enfant to design the Capital City in 1790. The L'Enfant Plan included a system of canals to transport heavy goods at a time when roads and streets were few and muddy. The Washington City Canal (gre…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPZ_the-washington-city-canal_Washington-DC.html
Completed in 1815, the canal extended east of this point along the line of Constitution Avenue and south around the Capitol with branches leading into the Anacostia River.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPO_lock-keepers-house_Washington-DC.html
Formerly the eastern terminal of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Erected about 1835. The canal passed along the present line of B Street in front of this house emptying into Tiber Creek and the Potomac River.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPE_the-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-memorial_Washington-DC.html
At this site will be erected the Martin Luther King, Jr .Memorial. The memorial will embody the man, the movement and the message. It will honor this 20th century visionary who brought about change through the principles of nonviolence and equally…