SAMUEL F.B. MORSEARTIST AND INVENTOROPENED AND OPERATEDON THIS SITE UNDER THEDIRECTION OF THEPOST OFFICE DEPARTMENTTHE FIRST PUBLIC TELEGRAPH OFFICEIN THE UNITED STATES APRIL 1ST 1845"WHAT HATH...
From 1951 to 1952, at the advanced age of 88, [Mary Church] Terrell led a campaign to end segregation at the lunch counter of Hecht's Department Store (formerly on this site).This was part of a...
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...
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 practical form of photography...
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The Restoration of 800 F StreetThese five landmark buildings on the 800 block of F Street have been restored by Douglas Jemal in conjunction with the International Spy Museum. Erected between 1875...
THE FRATERNAL ORDER KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS WAS FOUNDED ON THIS SITE 914 E STREET, N.W. ON FEBRUARY 19, 1864 CHARTER GRANTED BY PRESIDENT LINCOLN Submitted by @mywolfson.
National Historic Landmark plaque marking the location of the Old Patent Office Building, Washington DC. This was the third public building constructed in Washington DC, after the White House and...
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...
Site of the old Carroll Hall1865-19041 - The original Carroll Hall2 - In it was started St. John's College - 18663 - In it was started Sisters of the Poor - 18714 - In it was started...
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,...
A HISTORICAL LAND MARK "SURRATT BOARDING HOUSE" 604 H STREET, N.W. (THEN 541) IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN WHERE THE CONSPIRATORS PLOTTED THE ABDUCTION OF U.S. PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN IN 1865 ...
Abraham Lincoln died in this house April 15, 1865 at 7:22 am. Purchased by the United States in 1896. Submitted by Gilda Spitz.
Homeless JesusBlessed by Donald Cardinal WuerlAsh Wednesday 2015Artist: Tim Schmalz