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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/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 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIYV_abraham-lincoln_Washington-DC.html
Abraham Lincolndied in this houseApril 15, 1865 at 7:22 a.m.Purchased bythe United Statesin 1896.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIYN_john-wilkes-booths-escape_Washington-DC.html
"My brother saw Booth as he came down the alley and turned into F Street." Henry Davis, 1901.
Twelve-year-old Henry Davis and his brother often looked out the back window of their Ninth Street home before they went to bed. They were fascinated …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIK2_united-states-capitol-grounds_Washington-DC.html
[Diagram of Capitol Square - East and West Plazas]
General Plan for the Improvement of the U.S. Capitol Grounds by Frederick Law Olmstead, 1874
Following the extension of the Capitol in the 1850s-1860s, the grounds were enlarged in 1872. In …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIAV_market-space-yesterdays-town-square_Washington-DC.html
"Hay for the horses, produce for the table, live chickens for the pot, and a hat for your head."
All this and more could be had right here during the Civil War. The triangular area just ahead to your left was called Major Space. The city's spra…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI2A_the-navy-memorial-from-bow-to-stern_Washington-DC.html
"...without a decisive naval force we can do nothing definitive, and with it, everything honorable and glorious."George Washington.
The United States Navy Memorial's roots are as old as the Nation's Capital itself . Major Peter C. L'Enfant envi…