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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ICV_the-peirce-family-estate_Washington-DC.html
The stone mill was an important part of the Peirce family's business. Like most farms of the 1800s, this was also a diversified and constantly evolving operation. The family managed hundreds of acres devoted to fields, pastures, and orchards. A sa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ICU_springhouse_Washington-DC.html
This small stone structure was built by Isaac Pierce in 1801. Constructed around a natural spring, it was used as a cooling place for cheese, milk, and butter products, during the hot summer months. It also provided a clean water supply.
A firep…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ICT_peirce-still-house_Washington-DC.html
The Peirce Still House, built between 1796 and 1811, was part of a large plantation owned by Isaac Peirce, a Quaker from Pennsylvania and slave owner, who purchased the property in 1795. Much of the Peirce Estate became part of Rock Creek Park whe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GYC_nelson-mandela_Washington-DC.html
Panel 1:A Tribute to Nelson Mandela
This tribute to Nelson Mandela was unveiled on 21 September 2013 by the Hon. Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa, and H.E. Ebrahim Rasool, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D3H_liberation-of-the-grand-duchy-of-luxembourg_Washington-DC.html
Sixty years after the liberation of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg by American troops, this plaque was unveiled by Their Royal Highnesses, Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa on September 13, 2004, as a token of gratitude of the Lux…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C9Q_klingle-mansion_Washington-DC.html
This Pennsylvania Dutch style structure was built in 1823 by Joshua Pierce. The west side was added in 1843. It encloses ten rooms within its three stories. A utility house and potting shed flank the rear.
Joshua was an avid horticulturist, and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C9F_herring-highway_Washington-DC.html
Peirce Mill Dam was completed in 1906 to create a scenic waterfall on Rock Creek. Since its construction, the dam has prevented spawning herring and other migratory and resident fish from swimming further upstream. A Denil fishway was installed in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C9C_pierce-mill_Washington-DC.html
The last of several grain mills operating on Rock Creek during an era when most American mills derived their power from small streams located near an Indian site. The land was conveyed to Isaac Pierce by the Revolution patriot William Deakins in 1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1A7O_black-and-gray-squirrels_Washington-DC.html
"We ask every American to lend a hand to save Silver-Tail" — William Temple Hornaday (1913)
When the gray squirrel nearly disappearedThe gray squirrel once was considered such a pest that bounties were put on it. In 1749, Pennsylvania pai…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1A7G_redwood_Washington-DC.html
The Woodley Park neighborhood that is now home to several thousand residents as well as the National Zoo was once sparsely settled countryside. The farmhouse shown here, known as Redwood, was built around 1819 on a hill that rose 40 feet above cur…