Emancipation Memorial

The Emancipation Memorial, also known as the Freedman's Memorial or the Emancipation Group is a monument in in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of It was sometimes referred to as the "Lincoln Memorial" before the more prominent was dedicated in 1922.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: artwork by Thomas Ball
  • Also known as: Abraham Lincoln/Emancipation Monument”, “Emancipation Group”, “Emancipation Monument”, “Freedman’s Memorial”, and “Lincoln Memorial
  • Address: Washington, DC 20002

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lincoln Park and United States Capitol.

Park
, historically known as Lincoln Square, is the largest located in the neighborhood of , United States.

Photo: Ottojula, Public domain.
The , often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government. is situated 1 mile west of Emancipation Memorial.

Memorial
Photo: Robert Berks, Public domain.
is a bronze-cast statue by the American sculptor Robert Berks honoring American educator and activist Mary McLeod Bethune.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Capitol Hill and Hill East.

is a venerable neighborhood just east of the Capitol building, best known as the main residence in the city for the legislative and judicial branches of the U.S. government, and for the staffers who run the place.

Neighborhood
is a residential neighborhood in located in the of the city. It is bounded by the neighborhood at C Street to the north, by the to the east and south, and by at 15th Street to the west.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood of , located in Ward 6 of the city. The neighborhood encompasses the region north of Massachusetts Avenue located north and east of Union Station.

Emancipation Memorial

Latitude
38.88981° or 38° 53′ 23″ north
Longitude
-76.99025° or 76° 59′ 25″ west
Elevation
89 feet (27 metres)
Inception
1876
Open location code
87C5V2Q5+WW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 294985034
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q5368987
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Highlights include Capitol Baptist Church and Lincoln Park United Methodist Church.

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