John Ericsson National Memorial
John Ericsson Memorial, located near the National Mall at Ohio Drive and Independence Avenue, SW, in Washington, D.C., is dedicated to the man who revolutionized naval history with his invention of the screw propeller.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: dbking, Public domain.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: sculpture by James Earle Fraser
- Also known as: “John Ericsson Memorial”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument.
Lincoln Memorial
Photo: UpstateNYer, Public domain.
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. Lincoln Memorial is situated 950 feet north of John Ericsson National Memorial.
Washington Monument
Photo: Greyfiveys, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Washington Monument is situated 1 mile east of John Ericsson National Memorial.
Pentagon
Military installation
Photo: David B. Gleason, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Pentagon is the headquarters building of the United States Department of Defense, in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. The building was constructed on an accelerated schedule during World War II. Pentagon is situated 1 mile south of John Ericsson National Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Foggy Bottom and Golden Triangle.
Foggy Bottom
Suburb
Photo: bootbearwdc, CC BY 2.0.
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 D.C.
Golden Triangle
Neighborhood
The Golden Triangle is a neighborhood and business improvement district in Washington, D.C. 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.
Rosslyn
Suburb
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rosslyn is a heavily urbanized unincorporated area in northeastern Arlington County, Virginia, United States. It is in Northern Virginia, north of Arlington National Cemetery and directly across the Potomac River from Georgetown and Foggy Bottom in Washington, D.C. Rosslyn encompasses the Arlington neighborhoods of North Rosslyn and Radnor/Ft.
John Ericsson National Memorial
- Categories: National Memorial of the United States and historic site
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.88667° or 38° 53′ 12″ northLongitude
-77.05018° or 77° 3′ 1″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
87C4VWPX+MWOpenStreetMap ID
node 358960222OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Uzbek—“John Ericsson National Memorial” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “John Ericsson National Memorial”
- French: “John Ericsson National Memorial”
- German: “John Ericsson Memorial”
- German: “John Ericsson National Memorial”
- Hebrew: “אנדרטת ג’ון אריקסון”
- Portuguese: “John Ericsson National Memorial”
- Russian: “Национальный мемориал Джона Эрикссона”
- Spanish: “Memorial nacional John Ericsson”
- Swedish: “John Ericsson National Memorial”
- Urdu: “جان ایرکسن میموریل”
- Uzbek: “Jon Eriksson milliy yodgorligi”
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