Bayard Rustin
Site of the Old Carroll Hall
Site of the Old Carroll Hall 1865-1904 1-The original Carroll Hall 2-In it was started St. John’s College – 1866 3-In it was started Sisters of the Poor – 1871 4-In it was started the Tabernacle...
Eleftherios Venizelos
Eleftherios Venizelos 1864-1936 Liberal Politician, Statesman, Social Reformer One of the most prominent Greek and European Leaders of the 20th Century He marked the modernization of Greece with...
The Daguerre Monument
The Daguerre Monument This monument pays tribute to French artist and inventor Louis-Jacques-Mandé- Daguerre (1787-1851), who revolutionized picture- making in 1839 by introducing the first...
Northern Baptist Convention
n this building on May 16-17, 1907 The Northern Baptist Convention was formed and the Hon. Charles Evans Hughes elected its first president. From Wikipedia: Charles Evans Hughes Sr. (April 11,...
- church
Overthrust Fault
Overthrust Fault This site is an example of an overthrust fault. Soil Lower Cetaceous (Potomac) Sands and Gravels Precambrian Schist Normal Position Before Faulting Soil Schist Thrust Fault...
- geology
- adams morgan
- washington dc
- walter pierce park
Walter Pierce Park
Roads to Diversity Adams Morgan Heritage Trail Walter Pierce Park The Rock Creek Valley, once home to Native Americans, had attracted European settlers by 1703. Before John Quincy Adams...
Mathew Carey (1760-1839)
An Irish Catholic who emigrated to Philadelphia in 1784, Carey was a prominent printer and publisher and prolific writer. He was an influential political economist and nationalist, promoting...
- philadelphia
- irish
- immigration
- printer
Marc Blitzstein (1905-1964)
An influential American composer, lyricist, and translator who brought vernacular to musical theater was born here. Works include the ground- breaking The Cradle Will Rock and an adaptation of The...
- music
- philadelphia
A.M.E. Book Concern
Here in 1836 a church related company began printing hymnals, religious materials, and works by Black authors of the period. In 1847 The Christian Recorder was published here. Bishop Benjamin...
- philadelphia
- churches
- black history