Washington Naval Yard
The Washington Naval Yard exists from the year 1800 on and was one of the first naval facilities of the U.S. Navy. The complex consisted of shipyards and administrative buildings. Guns were also contructed here. During the Second World War, ships with war damaged were repaired on this location.
Nowadays it is a National Historic Landmark. The U.S. Navy Museum is also located here.
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Source
- Text: Fedor de Vries
- Photos: Flickr
Nearby
Museum
- U.S. Navy Museum Washington DC - Washington DC
- National Guard Memorial Museum - Washington
- National Air and Space Museum - Washington DC
Point of interest
- Library of Congress - Washington D.C.
- United States Capitol - Washington
- The White House - Washington
Monument
- Memorial Kip A. Poremba - Washington DC
- Anne Frank Tree Washington DC - Washington DC
- Ulysses S. Grant Memorial Washington DC - Washington DC
Cemetery
- Grave Sergeant Leonard P. Matlovich - Washington
- Commonwealth War Grave Mt Olivet Cemetery - Washington
- Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington
Remembrance Stone
- Memorial Stones Roosevelt Dr Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington
- Memorial Stones McClellan Dr Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington
- Memorial Stones Memorial Dr Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington
Fortification
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