Historical Marker

Butterfly weed

Historical marker location:
1400 Constitution Ave NW, The National Mall, District of Columbia
( Marker is on Madison Drive Northwest, 0.1 miles west of 12th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.)

Asclepias tuberosa. Milkweed family, North America

The District was the site of the first public monument to George Washington: The Washington Monument, which stands in the center of the National Mall, was built to honor the first U.S. president. It was completed in 1884, more than 50 years after construction began.
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