William Thornton

William Thornton is a tomb in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. William Thornton is situated nearby to Anna Thornton, as well as near George Hadfield.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Congressional Cemetery and D.C. Jail.

Congressional Cemetery

Cemetery

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The Congressional Cemetery, officially Washington Parish Burial Ground, is a historic and active cemetery located at 1801 E Street in Washington, D.C., United States, in the Hill East neighborhood on the west bank of the Anacostia River. Congressional Cemetery is situated 600 feet south of William Thornton.

D.C. Jail

Prison

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The District of Columbia Jail or the D.C. Central Detention Facility is a jail run by the District of Columbia Department of Corrections in the Hill East neighborhood of Washington, D.C., U.S. D.C. Jail is situated 700 feet east of William Thornton.

Eastern Methodist Cemetery

Cemetery

Eastern Methodist Cemetery, also known as Old Ebenezer Cemetery and Ebenezer Cemetery, was a 4-acre cemetery located in the Hill East neighborhood of Washington, D.C., in the United States. Eastern Methodist Cemetery is situated 710 feet northwest of William Thornton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hill East and Fairlawn.

Hill East

Neighborhood

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Hill East is a residential neighborhood in Washington, D.C. located in the Southeast quadrant of the city. It is bounded by the Kingman Park neighborhood at East Capitol Street SE to the north, by the Anacostia River to the east and south, and by Capitol Hill at 15th Street to the west.

Fairlawn

Neighborhood

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Fairlawn is a working class and middle class residential neighborhood in southeast Washington, D.C., United States. It is bounded by Interstate 295, Pennsylvania Avenue SE, Minnesota Avenue SE, Naylor Road SE, and Good Hope Road SE.

Greenway

Neighborhood

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Greenway is a residential neighborhood in Southeast Washington, D.C., in the United States. The neighborhood is bounded by East Capitol Street SE, Interstate 295 SE, Fairlawn Avenue SE, Minnesota Avenue SE, Pennsylvania Avenue SE, The western part of the…

William Thornton

Type: Tourist attraction
Categories: tourism, tomb, and historic site
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.88239° or 38° 52′ 57″ north

Longitude

-76.97782° or 76° 58′ 40″ west

Open location code

87C5V2JC+XV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1831646773

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=tomb

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

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Notable Places Nearby

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