Barry Farms in District of Columbia
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Bonus Army

The Bonus Army was the popular name of an assemblage of some 43,000 marchers—17,000 World War I veterans, their families, and affiliated groups—who gathered in Washington, D.C. , in the spring and summer of 1932 to demand early cash-payment redemption of their service certificates. Its organizers called it the Bonus Expeditionary Force to echo the name of World War I's American Expeditionary Force, while the media called it the Bonus March. It was led by Walter W.

Located at 38.8667, -76.9981 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1932 in Washington, D.C., Great Depression in the United States, History of the United States (1918–1945), Political repression in the United States, Protest marches in Washington, D.C.

USS Barry (DD-933)

USS Barry (DD-933) was one of eighteen Forrest Sherman-class destroyers of the United States Navy, and was the third US destroyer to be named for Commodore John Barry. Commissioned in 1954, she spent most of her career in the Caribbean, Atlantic, and Mediterranean, but also served in the Vietnam War, for which she earned two battle stars. Another notable aspect of her service was the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. Decommissioned in 1982, she is now a museum ship at the Washington Navy Yard.

Located at 38.8716, -76.9963 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Forrest Sherman-class destroyers, Cold War destroyers of the United States, Vietnam War destroyers of the United States, Museum ships in Washington, D.C., Ships built in Maine, 1955 ships, Military and war museums in Washington, D.C., Museums established in 1984

Congress Heights (WMATA station)

Congress Heights is an island platformed Washington Metro station in the Congress Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C. , United States. The station was opened on January 13, 2001, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for only the Green Line, the station is located at Alabama Avenue and 13th Street, lying under St. Elizabeths Hospital. Congress Heights is the last Green Line station in the District of Columbia going southeast.

Located at 38.8454, -76.9878 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Green Line (Washington Metro), Washington Metro stations in Washington, D.C., Railway stations opened in 2001, 2001 establishments in the United States

Anacostia (WMATA station)

Anacostia is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C. on the Green Line. The station is located in the Anacostia neighborhood of Southeast Washington, with entrances at Shannon Place and Howard Road near Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue SE (a major street serving the southeastern portion of the city). The station serves as a hub for Metrobus routes in Southeast, Washington, D.C. and Prince George's County, Maryland.

Located at 38.8621, -76.9953 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Green Line (Washington Metro), Washington Metro stations in Washington, D.C., Railway stations opened in 1991

11th Street Bridges

The 11th Street Bridges are a pair of one-way bridges across the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. , United States. The southbound structure is officially named the Officer Kevin J. Welsh Memorial Bridge, while the northbound structure is officially named the 11th Street Bridge. The bridges convey Interstate 295 across the Anacostia to its northern terminus at Interstate 695. The bridges also connect the neighborhood of Anacostia with the rest of the city of Washington.

Located at 38.872, -76.9893 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Bridges over the Anacostia River, Bridges completed in 1965, Bridges completed in 1970, Road bridges in Washington, D.C., Interstate 95, Bridges on the Interstate Highway System

Barry Farm

Barry Farm is a small neighborhood in Southeast Washington, D.C. , adjacent to St. Elizabeths Hospital. It is today almost entirely occupied by public housing projects and has a reputation for violent crime, poverty, and neglect. The entire neighborhood of public housing is planned for a complete redevelopment from single-use, single-income (low) into a mixed-use, mixed-income neighborhood designed to complement its historic setting and location adjacent to the Anacostia Metro Station.

Located at 38.8593, -76.9991 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Washington, D.C., Public housing in the United States

Fort Stanton (Washington, D.C.)

Fort Stanton was a Civil War-era fortification constructed in the hills above Anacostia in the District of Columbia, USA, and was intended to prevent Confederate artillery from threatening the Washington Navy Yard. It also guarded the approach to the bridge that connected Anacostia (then known as Uniontown) with Washington. Built in 1861, the fort was expanded throughout the war and was joined by two subsidiary forts: Fort Ricketts and Fort Snyder.

Located at 38.86, -76.9772 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Civil War defenses of Washington, D.C., Forts in the District of Columbia, American Civil War forts, History of the District of Columbia

Douglass (Washington, D.C.)

Douglass is a residential neighborhood in Southeast Washington, D.C. , on the eastern side of St. Elizabeths Hospital, on the border of the Congress Heights Metro Station. It is bounded by Suitland Parkway to the north and east, Alabama Avenue to the south, and the St. Elizabeths campus to the west.

Located at 38.8502, -76.98 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Frederick Douglass, Neighborhoods in Washington, D.C.

Honfleur Gallery

Honfleur Gallery located on Good Hope Road in the historic Anacostia neighborhood of Washington, D.C. , is a gallery that was established in January 2007 by the Action to Rehabilitate Community Housing group. The art gallery opened amid concerns of whether an art gallery was what the neighborhood needed.

Located at 38.8671, -76.9873 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Art galleries in Washington, D.C., Art galleries established in 2007, 2007 establishments in the United States

D.C. United Stadium

D.C. United Stadium is an informal name that has been given for several soccer-specific stadium sites in the Washington, D.C. area. Ever since the initial proposal in 2006, D.C. United has had two additional stadium proposals that have failed to form. The present proposal is a stadium in Buzzard Point, seating an unconfirmed amount of people.

Located at 38.8686, -76.9989 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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D.C. United, Major League Soccer stadiums, Proposed stadiums, Soccer venues in Maryland, Proposed stadiums in the United States

American Poetry Museum

The American Poetry Museum (APM) is a museum dedicated to American poetry, located in Anacostia, Washington, D.C. , USA. The museum was founded in 2004. As well as a traditional museum role, APM also provides a community meeting place.

Located at 38.8668, -76.9886 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums established in 2004, Poetry museums, Literary museums in the United States, History museums in Washington, D.C., American poetry

Chair (sculpture)

Chair is a public artwork designed as an advertisement by Bassett Furniture, located at the intersection of Martin Luther King Ave. and V. Street S.E. , in the Anacostia neighborhood of Washington, D.C. , United States of America. Chair was originally surveyed as part of the Smithsonian's Save Outdoor Sculpture! survey in 1994. It was once considered the world's largest chair, but has been overtaken by works like Broken Chair in Geneva and the temporary The Writer on Hampstead Heath in London.

Located at 38.8654, -76.9897 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Novelty buildings in the United States, Outdoor sculptures in Washington, D.C., Roadside attractions in the United States, Chairs, Advertisements, Aluminium sculptures, 1959 sculptures