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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM198N_from-beer-garden-to-park-view_Washington-DC.html
"Innumerable colored Chinese lanterns ... shedding that dim uncertain light which is the delight of lovers and the poetry of beer drinking" — Washington Post, June 1879 Back when this area was open fields, German Americans created an amus…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18JX_charles-r-drew-and-lenore-robbins-drew_Washington-DC.html
Dr. Charles R. Drew (1904-1950), renowned for his blood plasma research, was associated with Howard University College of Medicine during most of his career. In 1941 Drew joined a national effort to set up a blood banking process but left because …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18JQ_the-former-engine-co-24-of-the-district-of-columbia-fire-department_Washington-DC.html
The facade of the original house for Engine Company 24 was located at 3702 Georgia Avenue, N.W. just north of this site. Built in 1911, the firehouse was designed by Luther Leisenring and Charles Gregg. It originally housed horses and horse-drawn …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18JP_the-modern-shopper_Washington-DC.html
Braving a blizzard in February 1936, eager customers lined up to experience a modern, self-service, cash-only supermarket. Nehemiah Cohen and Samuel Lehrman's Giant Food here on Georgia Avenue was the chain's first. Although the Memphis-born Piggl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZSL_mr-lincolns-ride_Washington-DC.html
It's the summer of 1862. Early morning, but already hot and dusty. You're standing at this spot, when you see a tall man on horseback. It's President Abraham Lincoln. You're pleased to see him, but not surprised. After all, he rides by here often.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFP4_main-street_Washington-DC.html
Marker Front:Fourteenth Street has always been the business backbone of Columbia Heights. Beginning in the 1890s, electric streetcars dropped passengers at nearly every corner, attracting commerce. By 1925 storefronts occupied the blocks between E…
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