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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBIU_brigadier-general-casimir-pulaski_Washington-DC.html
(Bronze Plaque):Brigadier GeneralCasimir Pulaski1748-1779The bronze equestrian statue of Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski, portrays the Revolutionary War hero in the uniform of a Polish cavalry commander. Born in Winiary, Poland on March 4, 1748 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBI7_permanence-and-grandeur-building-the-federal-triangle_Washington-DC.html
The Original PlanYou are standing on Pennsylvania Avenue, the nation's symbolic Main Street. Known for inaugural and other parades and civic demonstrations, its importance dates back to Pierre L'Enfant's 1791 plan for the city of Washington. L'Enf…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBHZ_general-winfield-scott-hancock_Washington-DC.html
(Left):GeneralWinfield ScottHancock(Right):Born February 14, 1824.Died February 9, 1886.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBHW_alexander-graham-bell_Washington-DC.html
From the to floor of this buildingwas sent on June 3, 1880over a beam of light to 1325 L Street,the first wireless telephone messagein the history of the world.The apparatus used in sending the messagewas the photophone invented byAlexander Graham…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBH3_major-general-james-b-mcpherson_Washington-DC.html
(Right):Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson.Atlanta.July 22, 1864.(Left):Erected by his comradesof The Society ofThe Army of the Tennessee
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBH1_site-of-chamberlins_Washington-DC.html
The SiteofChamberlin'sWhereThe General SocietySons of the Revolutionwas organizedApril 19, 1890
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBGA_bethune-museum-archives_Washington-DC.html
Mary McLeod Bethume "Council House"National Historic SiteDesignated October 15, 1982by Act of CongressBorn on July 10, 1875, in Mayesville, South Carolina, Mary McLeod Bethune was the daughter of sharecroppers. After attending Scotia Seminary in N…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBEN_washington-meridian_Washington-DC.html
The stone marking the Washington Meridian was formerly located 52 feet, nine inches west of this tablet which was presented by the Army and Navy Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBAX_lanier-place_Washington-DC.html
Banker Archibald McLachlan and Smithsonian Institution naturalist George Brown Goode developed Lanier Heights in the early 1890s. Goode laid out streets and encouraged Smithsonian colleagues to purchase lots. McLachlan built the elegant Ontario Ap…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB88_you-had-to-wear-a-tie_Washington-DC.html
You are standing on Washington's historic Black Broadway-the heart of African American life in Washington, D.C. from about 1900 to the 1950s. Duke Ellington, its most famous native son, grew up, was inspired, trained, and played his first music he…