First Air Mail Marker

The First Air Mail Marker is a plaque in West Potomac Park, Washington, D.C. It is located on east shore of the Potomac River beside Ohio Drive. The marker commemorates the first regularly scheduled United States airmail service flight.

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Type: Park
Description: marker commemorating the first air mail flight
Also known as: “Air Mail Marker” and “First Airmail Flight Marker”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Thomas Jefferson Memorial and Washington Monument.

Thomas Jefferson Memorial

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The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is a national memorial in Washington, D.C., built in honor of Thomas Jefferson, the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence and the nation's third president.

Washington Monument

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The Washington Monument is a 555-foot tall obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United States and the nation's first president.

Lincoln Memorial

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The Lincoln Memorial is a U.S. national memorial honoring Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, located on the western end of the National Mall of Washington, D.C. The memorial is built in a neoclassical style in the form of a classical temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Southwest and Golden Triangle.

Southwest

Quarter

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Southwest is the southwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and is located south of the National Mall and west of South Capitol Street.

Golden Triangle

Neighborhood

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The Golden Triangle is a neighborhood and business improvement district in Washington, D.C., United States. Covering 43 blocks, it encompasses the western part of Washington's central business district, running from the front yard of the White House's north side to Dupont Circle and from 16th Street NW to 21st Street NW and including sections of K Street and Connecticut Avenue.

Foggy Bottom

Suburb

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Foggy Bottom is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States, located in the city's northwest quadrant. It stretches west of the White House towards the Potomac River, north of the National Mall, east of Georgetown, south of the West End neighborhood and west of Downtown.

First Air Mail Marker

Categories: commemorative plaque and historic site
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.88178° or 38° 52′ 54″ north

Longitude

-77.04359° or 77° 2′ 37″ west

Elevation

16 feet (5 metres)

Open location code

87C4VXJ4+PH

GeoNames ID

4137469

Wikidata ID

Q34807624

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In Other Languages

“First Air Mail Marker” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Air Mail Marker”

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