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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27UO_nineteenth-street-baptist-church_Washington-DC.html
The Nineteenth Street Baptist Church building occupied this site from 1871 until 1975.
The first Baptist congregation in the city met here in 1802, with both white and black attending services. The "First Baptist Church" moved in 1833 and this …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26JU_b-kate-raudenbusch-b-based-new-york-ny_Washington-DC.html
Kate Raudenbush is a self-taught, Burning Man-bred sculptor, known for her large-scale, geometric works. Her immersive, experiential environments are spaces for exploration, human connection, and intellectual curiosity—even sacred—work…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26JT_b-jack-champion-b-based-oakland-ca_Washington-DC.html
In 2016, Jack Champion brought his first solo artwork to the playa at Burning Man: a group of five resin crows collectively called Murder. Champion later cast this pair of sturdier, oversized bronze birds in the image of the originals.
Observe …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26FC_b-laura-kimpton-with-jeff-schombert-b-based-san-francisco-ca_Washington-DC.html
Kimpton is best known for her monumental word sculptures, which she has been bringing to Burning Man since 2009. Kimpton often covers these works with laser-cut birds, a motif she uses to represent freedom from the weight of our words and thoughts…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26FB_b-mr-and-mrs-ferguson-b-based-in-san-francisco-ca_Washington-DC.html
Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson met on a dance floor at Burning Man in 2008 and fell in love. Though she lived in Canada and he in the U.S., they began a long-distance romance and artistic collaboration, inspired by the DIY, can-do attitude fundamental to B…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26C5_b-mischell-riley-b-based-in-carson-city-nv_Washington-DC.html
Mischell Riley brought Maya's Mind to Burning Man in 2017; this work followed a ten-foot-tall bust of Leonardo da Vinci that she created for the event in 2016. With their rugged finishes, Riley's works blend with the dusty surrounds of Burning Man…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM260G_pablo-neruda_Washington-DC.html
Pablo Neruda
1904 - 1973
Premio Nobel
De Literatura
1971
[Translated into English:]
Pablo Neruda
1904 - 1937
Nobel Prize
For Literature
1971
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM260F_gabriela-mistral_Washington-DC.html
Gabriela Mistral
1889 - 1957
Premio Nobel
De Literatura
1945
[Translated into English:]
Gabriela Mistral
1889 - 1957
Nobel Prize
for Literature
1945
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM260E_inuksuk_Washington-DC.html
[English portion:]
An Inuksuk is a northern stone land marker used by the Inuit for navigation, communication and to mark hunting and fishing grounds; it symbolizes the traditional Inuit way of life.
Canada presented the Inuksuk to the Organiz…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM260D_cordell-hull_Washington-DC.html
[Front of marker:]
Cordell Hull
1981-1955
"Let each American nation
vie with the other in the
practice of the policy of
the good neighbor"
"Peace must be our passion"
[Back of marker:]
Cordell Hull
Secretary of State
Modelle…