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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CPV_from-june-to-december-1917_Washington-DC.html
From June to December 1917 members of the National Woman's Party were imprisoned for picketing the White House to publicize the struggle to win the vote for Women. Those incarcerated in the District of Columbia's workhouse in Occoquan, Virginia su…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CG4_hangmans-bastion_Londonderry-DC.html
Bulwarks and bastionsWhen first built, the bastions were known as bulwarks, each called after a person associated with the city from King James I to the Governor of the Plantation. They were renamed during the 1689 siege. This is Hangman's Bastion…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CG3_magazine-gate_Londonderry-DC.html
Fire powerMagazine Gate takes its name from the Plantation city's gunpowder store. The mixture of saltpetre, sulphur and fine charcoal had to be kept very dry as it easily absorbed water. A barrel of gunpowder and a pile of shot was placed beside …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CG2_the-sewall-belmont-house-museum_Washington-DC.html
one of the oldest residential properties on Capitol Hill, has been the historic headquarters of the National Woman's Party since 1929. Named after Robert Sewall, the original owner of the site, and Alva Belmont, the president and benefactor of the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B9J_cortelyou-house_Washington-DC.html
This residence was designed by architect Appleton P. Clark, Jr. and built in 1891 for Daniel Birtwell. In 1900, George Bruce Cortelyou occupied the house when he became secretary to President McKinley. Cortelyou continued to serve in public office…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B91_alva-belmont-house_Washington-DC.html
Of this House
The oldest part is one of the earliest buildings in this region.
Robert Sewall bought the property and enlarged the house in 1799, and rebuilt and greatly altered it after war damage in 1814.
Residence and office of Albert …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B8U_frederick-douglass_Washington-DC.html
Orator - Publisher - StatesmanPrecursor of the Civil Rights MovementAn ex-slave who rose to world renown as an abolitionist and who served in high government posts under presidents Grant through Cleveland, Frederick Douglass resided in this buildi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15TT_residence-of-albert-gallatin_Washington-DC.html
Residence of Albert Gallatin, Peace Negotiator and Secretary of the Treasury 1801-1814, who negotiated the treaty of Ghent, 1814. When the British marched on Washington in the summer of 1814, some American patriots with Commodore Joshua Barney and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXHY_power-from-the-wind_Washington-DC.html
You are looking at a Windspire, a vertical-axis wind turbine that generates electricity from wind power. This model produces about 2,000 kWh of electricity a year in an area with average wind speeds of 12 mph (about ? the needs of the average hous…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXHX_power-from-the-wind_Washington-DC.html
This Skystream 3.7 residential turbine is a new generation of wind generator that hooks directly to your home to reduce or eliminate your monthly electric bill. It's designed to provide quiet, clean electricity in very low winds.
How can a wind…