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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BXV_cedar-of-lebanon_Washington-DC.html
This tree commemorates the 100th anniversary of the 1904 groundbreaking of the new National Museum. A wooded park, with a variety of trees including these cedars, previously stood here.
Dedicated on June 15, 2004
Photo caption:Smithsonian Se…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BUZ_solomon-g-brown_Washington-DC.html
Solomon G. Brown (1829-1906), the Smithsonian'sfirst African-American employee, retired in 1906after 54 years of service. Brown, well-known for hislectures on natural history, was also an avid poet and Anacostia community leader.
Wisdom from …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18FK_preserving-the-past_Washington-DC.html
This massive granite building was completed in 1899 to house the U.S. Post Office Department and the busy city post office. Designed by the U.S. Treasury Department architects under Willoughby J. Edbrooke, it was Washington's first steel-frame bui…