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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25H3_1971_Washington-DC.html
The final game in Washington ends in a forfeit win for the Yankees when fans storm the field. For over three decades the Nation's Capital is without a major league team.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25H2_1961_Washington-DC.html
The original Senators move to Minneapolis to become the Twins, and Washington, D.C. is granted an expansion team. In 1962, the new Senators begin play at D.C. Stadium.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25H1_1948_Washington-DC.html
The Homestead Grays win the last of 9 Negro National League Titles during their heyday in Washington, D.C.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25GZ_1937_Washington-DC.html
Washington hosts its first Major League All Star Game. The city would also host All Star Games in 1956, 1962, and 1969.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25GY_1924_Washington-DC.html
The Washington Senators defeat the New York Giants to win the World Series for the first and only time in the history of the franchise.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25GX_1910_Washington-DC.html
President William Howard Taft becomes the first President to throw out the "ceremonial" first pitch to a major league game in Washington, D.C.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25GW_1859_Washington-DC.html
The Nationals Baseball Club of Washington, D.C. is founded by a group, including government clerks, only 13 years after the first rules of the game were established.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25ES_crane-runway_Washington-DC.html
The ability to move large machinery was essential to assembly and manufacturing at the Naval Gun Factory, and crane systems were both inside buildings and across outdoor spaces of the yard to coordinate numerous manufacturing efforts. They facilit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25EI_lumber-shed-form-and-function_Washington-DC.html
The Lumber Storage Shed, constructed in 1918-1919 in the wake of World War I, is one of the last surviving service facilities at the Navy Yard. Originally composed of two open-air concrete structures set parallel to each other, the separate compon…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25EH_foundry_Washington-DC.html
The Foundry was critical to the mission of the National Gun Factory and consisted of the Steel Foundry, Brass Foundry, Brass Casting Cleaning Shop, and Smelting Plant. Constructed in 1913, the Steel Foundry was the largest of the structures and pr…
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