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[3] The blue water was gone by the end of the summer. Memorial Plaza features The Lone Sailor, a statue by Stanley Bleifeld and tribute to all personnel of the sea services overlooking the Granite Sea, a map depicting the world's oceans, using an azimuthal projection centered on Washington, DC. [4]
The Museum of Hygiene was made into a Navy medical school in 1902. [10] Beginning in 1903, the Naval Medical Hospital was constructed behind the old observatory, and it remained in use until 1942, when both the medical school and hospital operations were transferred to the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. [ 9 ]
Additionally, the facility houses a memorial honoring seven employees who died in the attacks of September 11, 2001 at the Pentagon, the Torch Bearers Wall, which recognizes employees' exceptional contributions to the agency’s mission, and the DIA Museum, which chronicles the history of the agency along with associated historical artifacts.
The first executive offices were constructed between 1799 and 1820 on the former site of the Washington Jockey Club, flanking the White House. [5] In 1869, following the Civil War, Congress appointed a commission to select a site and submit plan and cost estimates for a new State Department Building, with possible arrangements to house the War and Navy departments.
The National Museum of American History: Kenneth E. Behring Center is a historical museum in Washington, D.C. It collects, preserves, and displays the heritage of the United States in the areas of social, political, cultural, scientific, and military history. Among the items on display is the original Star-Spangled Banner.
The view of Washington, DC taken from the 2nd floor bay window. The site of the Frederick Douglass home originally was purchased by John Van Hook in about 1855. Van Hook built the main portion of the present house soon after taking possession of the property. For a portion of 1877, the house was owned by the Freedom Savings and Trust Company ...
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The Blue Line is a rapid transit line of the Washington Metro system, consisting of 28 stations in Fairfax County, Alexandria and Arlington, Virginia; Washington, D.C.; and Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The Blue Line runs from Franconia–Springfield to Largo.