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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NZN_evalyn-walsh-mclean-and-the-hope-diamond_Washington-DC.html
A Cinderella world once existed behind the stone wall you see straight ahead , occupied by Evalyn Walsh McLean.
Evalyn was the only daughter of multimillionaire Thomas F. Walsh — he struck gold in Colorado — and Carrie Bell Reed, a s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NFU_washington-national-cathedral_Washington-DC.html
Pierre L'Enfant's plan for the Federal City in 1791 included a church, "for national purposes," but it was not until 1893 that the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation was given a charter to establish a cathedral. Located on Mount S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KG8_suburban-style_Washington-DC.html
Until 1890 Tenleytown was a rural crossroads. Then the electric streetcar arrived, followed by the Permanent Highway Plan. Real estate men promoted new houses at the top of the town: city conveniences, country charm, and great views, with a 25-min…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CMC_all-hallows-guild_Washington-DC.html
In recognition of the contributionsmade by generations of All Hallows Guild members since 1916to the gardens, oak grove, and grounds of Washington National Cathedrala haven of peace and refreshmenta revelation of God's beautyand a gateway to parad…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CM9_why-are-these-stones-here_Washington-DC.html
The limestone pinnacles were damaged in the August 23, 2011, earthquake here. The ground shook for less than a minute but caused the 301-foot central tower of Washington National Cathedral to whip back and forth. Some of the 50-ton pinnacles (deco…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AJ5_a-spirit-of-community_Washington-DC.html
Text On Main Face of Marker Episcopalians first gathered here to worship in 1874, when St. Alban's Church, located on Wisconsin Avenue and Massachusetts, started a mission for the area. In good weather, services took place under a majestic oak tr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17EA_fort-reno_Washington-DC.html
To your right is "Point Reno" the highest point in Washington — 409 feet above sea level, to be exact.
This unsurpassed vantage brought the Civil War (1861-1865) to Tenleytown. After the Union defeat at Bull Run in July 1861, northern tro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11KN_the-road-to-fort-duquesne_Washington-DC.html
This memorial was erected in 1907 by the Society of Colonial Wars in the District of Columbiato mark the road over which on April 14, 1755a division of the British Army under General Braddock marched on its way to Fort Duquesne.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYZE_american-university_Washington-DC.html
Beyond Ward Circle to your left is the campus of American University, chartered byCongress in 1893. Methodist Bishop John Fletcher Hurst guided the university's development as a center for training future public servants. With its schools in busin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYZD_in-touch-with-the-world_Washington-DC.html
"Tenley Tower," behind you, dates from the mid-1940s. Western Union Telegraph Co. built it as part of an experimental system using microwaves to transmit telegrams in the mid-Atlantic region. This new technology helped erase telegraph wires and po…