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DC Memorialist is run by Fiona Clem, a local historian, licensed DC tour guide, member of the Washington Guild of Professional Tour Guides, and author of Meridian Hill Park, Images of America.
Francis Asbury Statue

Francis Asbury Statue

Posted on March 13, 2010October 18, 2019

Statue: Francis Asbury (August 20, 1745 – March 31, 1816) Location: 16th Street and Columbia Roads, N.W. Sculptor: Henry Augustus Lukeman, New York Cost: Gift to the United States by the Methodist Episcopal church at a cost of about $60,000 (1924) Dedication: Wednesday, October 5, 1924, 2:30pm Site approval was made on August 9, 1924….

James Buchanan

Posted on March 4, 2010March 3, 2023

Memorial: James Buchanan, served as President from 1857-1861Sculpture: Hans SchulerArchitect: William Gordon BeecherDedication: June 26, 1930, 2:30pmCeremony: President Hoover addressed the crowdCost: $100,000 given by Mrs. Harriet Lane Johnston, Buchanan’s niece and hostess of the White House during his administration. About Buchanan Buchanan was born in Franklin County, Pa., on April 23, 1791, and died…

Dante Alighieri

Posted on March 4, 2010October 18, 2019

Dante Alighieri, Italian poet (1265 – 1321) Location: Meridian Hill Park, southeast side of lower park, near 15th Street and Florida Avenue, NW. The location was originally called Poet’s Corner. Sculptor: Ettore Ximenes, Italy Designer: Whitney Warren Ceremony: Commissioner Rudolph, M. Rene Viviani, Amb. Ricci Dedication: Thursday, December 1, 1921, 3:30pm The statue of Dante…

The Smithsonian Institution

Posted on March 4, 2010August 28, 2017

The Smithsonian Institution is made up of 19 museums and galleries and the National Zoo – it is the world’s largest museum.

Golf Courses

Posted on March 4, 2010August 28, 2017

There are three golf courses in Washington, D.C. run by the National Park Service: Rock Creek Golf Course, N.W., East Potomac Golf Course, S.W., and Langston Golf Course, S.E.

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