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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWNX_the-general-dwight-david-eisenhower-plaza_Washington-DC.html
Panel 1:Dedicated in gratitude to the Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe, General Dwight David Eisenhower and the valiant soldiers of all Allied Armies he led into battle. Victorious in battle, they brought the Third Reich to an end, enc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW5U_bald-cypress_Washington-DC.html
This tree commemorates the many contributions Native Americans have made to American agriculture, plants domesticated and harvested by Native Americans in the New World still make up a significant proportion of all vegetables produced worldwide.No…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW5J_steven-thomas-stefani-iv_Washington-DC.html
United States Department of AgricultureAn American chestnut (Castanea dentate) treehas been planted in honor ofForest Service Range Conservationist,Steven Thomas Stefani IV (1978-2007)who died serving his country, helping the people ofGhazni, Afg…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVVJ_jean-hillery-and-thomas-quadros_Washington-DC.html
United States Department of AgricultureAmerican Linden or Basswood(Tilia Americana) Dedicated in memory of Jean Hillery andThomas Quadros, Food Safety and Inspection Service Compliance Officers, who lost their lives in the line of duty June 21…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLRU_housing-reform-and-the-syphax-school_Washington-DC.html
In the 1890s, American cities had a common problem. The working poor lived in deteriorating housing, often no better than wooden shacks. In Washington much of this housing lined the city's hidden alleys. But people needed healthier and safer place…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLRR_linking-the-island-to-the-city_Washington-DC.html
A massive, Romanesque style Metropolitan Street Railway car barn once commanded the corner behind you across O Street, with repair shops across Fourth Street. They dated from the 1880s, and were part of Washington's first street railway system. St…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLRA_harbour-square_Washington-DC.html
Harbour Square, completed 1966, contains seven historic dwellings. Development of the historic structures was initiated by James Greanleaf in the early 1790's. The financier sold individual lots to Thomas Law for the "Barney House" and the Lewis H…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLR8_blending-old-and-new_Washington-DC.html
When urban renewal threatened to destroy three of Washington's oldest structures, dating from the late 1700's, history-minded citizens organized to stop the bulldozers. As a result, when architect Chloethiel Woodard Smith designed the mid-20th cen…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML0L_titanic-memorial_Washington-DC.html
[front (north) face of statue base:] To the brave men who perished in the wreck of the Titanic April 15, 1912. They gave their lives that women and children might be saved. [reverse (south) face of statue base:] To the young and the old …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJVG_original-adas-israel-synagogue_Washington-DC.html
Dedicated 1876 - Restored 1975 Listed on the United States Register of Historic Places and an officially designated Landmark of the District of Columbia Maintained by the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington as the Lillian and …
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