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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB7Q_the-latino-community_Washington-DC.html
This is the heart of Washington's Latino community. Once centered here and in nearby Mount Pleasant and Columbia Heights, the community now extends throughout the region.
As early as the 1910s, the Mexican, Ecuadoran, Cuban, and Spanish embassi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB70_fashionable-16th-street_Washington-DC.html
Today's 16th Street from the White House to Silver Spring, Maryland is one of the city's key gateways. But through the 1890s it jogged left where Mt. Pleasant Street runs today and then dead-ended at the edge of today's Rock Creek Park.
After d…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB5Z_army-medical-museum_Washington-DC.html
Army Medical Museum has been designated a registered National Historic Landmark under the provision of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935. This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating and illustrating the history of the United St…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB5J_ambassadors-of-faith_Washington-DC.html
Three dramatic religious structures dominate this corner. They are among some 40 religious institutions lining 16th Street between the White House and the Maryland state line.
Many serve as unofficial "embassies" representing the interests of t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB4D_life-on-the-park_Washington-DC.html
During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Union Army Carver Hospital and barracks occupied Meridian Hill. The facilities attracted African American freedom seekers looking for protection and employment. By war's end, a Black community had put down roo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB4C_the-roots-of-reed-cooke_Washington-DC.html
In 1947, the building on your left opened as the National Arena, a public roller rink and bowling alley. It also hosted professional wrestling, roller derbies, and rock concerts. In 1986 it became the Citadel Motion Picture Center, where portions …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB1K_meridian-hill-malcolm-x-park_Washington-DC.html
Long before Europeans arrived, Meridian Hill was a sacred place for Native Americans. As recently as 1992, a delegation of Native Americans walked across the continent to this park to mourn the 500th anniversary of Columbus's arrival. They were re…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB15_mrs-hendersons-legacy_Washington-DC.html
As you look up the hill, you can see Peter C. L'Enfant's 1791 plan for Washington ended up here in front of you at Boundary Avenue, now Florida Avenue. Back then, when people walked or rode in horse-drawn vehicles, it was hard to climb this steep …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMATL_mary-surratts-boarding-house_Washington-DC.html
"The nest in which the egg was hatched."President Andrew Johnson, April 1865.The building at 604 H Street, today Golo's Chinese Restaurant, is intimately connected with the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theater, just five bl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAH3_former-site-columbian-harmony-cemetery_Washington-DC.html
Many distinguished Black citizens including Civil War veterans were buried in this cemetery. These bodies now rest in the new National Harmony Memorial Park Cemetery in Maryland.