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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24P8_1806_Washington-DC.html
Better roads link the nation and enable people and goods to move inland. In 1806, Thomas Jefferson signs the law authorizing the construction of the first federal highway, the National Road.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24P7_ships-wheels_Washington-DC.html
Ships' Wheels
Starting in the 18th century, helm wheels begin to replace tillers for turning ships' rudders, making steering easier.
Steering wheels of the USS Hartford, 1864. Naval Historical Center NH 49501.
Transportation Walk
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Suspension Bridge
Suspension bridges span the widest openings. Cables stretched over high towers conduct the weight of roadway and traffic to the anchorages at each end.
Golden Gate Bridge, Cecil W. Stoughton, 1972. National Park Service Histo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24P5_1865-1869_Washington-DC.html
Chinese were hired to do the dangerous work of blasting and laying ties over the treacherous High Sierras. Comprising nearly 80% of Central Pacific's workforce, their contributions made possible the Transcontinental Railroad.
Chinese workers al…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24P4_1830_Washington-DC.html
Chief engineer Jervis designs the steam engine Experiment for the Mohawk & Hudson Railroad. The first free-swinging four-wheel front truck becomes the standard American design and enables speeds of 80 miles per hour.
John Bloomfield Jervis, c.1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1W2O_washington-navy-yard-and-annex-historical_Washington-DC.html
This marker is made up of five separate panels.
This historic Sentry Tower and Wall, which date to 1906, once marked the northern boundary of the Navy Yard Annex. The Washington Navy Yard, located just east of this site, has been home to the U.S.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1W1V_william-prout-community-builder-historical_Washington-DC.html
Most of the land that is now Capitol Hill - including portions of the Navy Yard - once belonged to William Prout, who lived in a large house on this block. In 1799 and 1801 he sold and traded land to the U.S. government for both the yard and the M…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1W1P_edge-of-the-row-historical_Washington-DC.html
America's oldest navy and marine installations are just blocks from where you are standing. This is the northern edge of a Capitol Hill community shaped by the presence of the U.S. military. Eighth Street is its commercial center. The Washington N…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OIF_seafarers-yacht-club_Washington-DC.html
The Seafarers Yacht Club is the oldest African American boat club on the East Coast. It was founded in 1945 by Lewis T. Green, Sr., a vocational arts teacher in the DC Public Schools who built boats as a hobby. Needing a dock, he contacted the U.S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OFI_willard-park_Washington-DC.html
On display in Willard Park, named for the early 20th century commandant of the Yard, are naval artifacts from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Behind you is the gun mount from the battleship Maine, sunk on the eve of the Spanish-American Wa…