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Agricultural Gifts to the World
About 60 percent of the world's diet today is derived from Native American foods, such as potatoes, chilies, tomatoes, and even chocolate!
Native peoples encouraged the growth of various plants together (biodive…
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This boulder traveled more than 18,000 miles from the southernmost point of South America! Between 65 and 145 million years old, this granite stone was given to the museum by the Yagán people of Chile. The Yagán want this stone to represent thei…
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First cultivated by Native peoples in the Southwest nearly 3,000 years ago, the sunflower has become one of the most well-known and highly prized plants across the world.
The Hidatsa, who live in present-day North Dakota, cultivated several var…
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Lessons from the Sun
The museum doors—etched with sun symbols—open to the east and greet the rising sun as do many traditional Native homes. Most Native peoples honor the sun as a life-giver and calendar, instructing when to plant, ha…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22YG_wetlands_Washington-DC.html
These diverse wetlands—and the ducks, squirrels, and dragonflies that make their home here—represent the original Chesapeake Bay environment, the largest estuary in North America. Chesapeake means "Great Shellfish Bay" in the Algonquia…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22X7_houseboats-on-the-waterfront_Washington-DC.html
Preparations for World War II ended plans of filling the Southwest yacht basins with pleasure crafts. Instead, a severe housing shortage during the war turned the waterfront into a home for houseboats, providing an obvious alternative for the many…
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The Maine Avenue Fish Market is the oldest continuously operating open-air fish market in the United States. When it opened in 1805, Washington was the center of the local fish and oyster trade, In the 1900s, it was known for the "jolly fish …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22PF_potomac-river-shoreline_Washington-DC.html
The two-mile-long harbor known as the Washington Channel was established during a massive reclamation effort in the 1880's, creating Potomac Park and the adjacent Tidal Basin.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22PE_creating-the-waterfront_Washington-DC.html
Before the 1800s, the Southwest Waterfront formed the eastern bank of the Potomac, but sediment accumulated as farming increased, making the river hard to navigate and prone to flooding. In 1882, plans to dredge the river were approved, with mater…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22MQ_urban-renewal_Washington-DC.html
At the beginning of the 20th century, Southwest was considered a decaying neighborhood suffering from poor housing and urban blight. In 1945, the Redevelopment Land Agency was created and its urban renewal efforts saw the displacement of approxima…