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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM255Y_the-cornerstone-of-the-original-christ-church_Washington-DC.html
This, the cornerstone of the original Christ Church, was placed here on May 5, 1968 during services commemorating the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of the parish.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM254S_herbert-r-morgan_Washington-DC.html
Herbert Morgan
Astronomer
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"Herbert R. Morgan"
For years Hall Place was home to many astronomers who worked nearby at the United States Naval Observatory. One of the most celebrated was Herbert R. Morgan (1875-1957), a longtime…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM254R_emergency_Washington-DC.html
Police and fire call boxes were installed throughout Washington, D.C. neighborhoods to provide emergency communication links between neighborhood streets and local police and fire stations. With the introduction of the 911 emergency call system …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM254Q_victory-gardens_Washington-DC.html
"Victory Gardens"
The community gardens at 42nd Street and Tunlaw Road and in Whitehaven Park were established as part of the Federal National Victory Garden Program during World War II as a way for average Americans to contribute to the war ef…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM254P_tunlaw-road_Washington-DC.html
Tunlaw Road first appeared in official records in 1879. It was named after Tunlaw Farm, now the Wesley Heights neighborhood, which took its name from a prominent walnut tree on the property. The owner spelled the name of his favorite tree backwa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM253V_dischord-records_Washington-DC.html
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"Dischord Records"
Dischord Records is a Washington, D.C. independent record label born right here on Beecher Street in 1980. The label focuses on the independent punk music scene in the Washington area a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM253T_charles-carroll-glover_Washington-DC.html
Considered the father of Rock Creek Park and the National Zoo, Washington banker and philanthropist Charles Carroll Glover (1846-1936) also gave Washington, D.C. 77 acres in the valley of Foundry Branch, just west of this neighborhood. With an a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM252H_a-georgetown-cathedral_Washington-DC.html
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Almost a miniature Gothic cathedral, Christ Church behind you was built in 1885. It is the third building to occupy the spot since a group of Georgetown Episcopalians founded the parish in 1817. Among the founders were Francis Scott Key, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24AQ_volta-bureau_Washington-DC.html
Volta Bureau
has been designated a
Registered National
Historical 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 Unit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24AP_mahorney-harrington-house_Washington-DC.html
In 1821, George MaHorney, a bricklayer, built this two room, two story frame "laborer's cottage." William W. Corcoran, a founder of the Corcoran and Riggs Bank and the Corcoran Gallery of Art, owned the property from 1853, through the Civil War, u…