Live Oaks: Specimens of Global, Scholarly and Public Research

Historical marker location:

1500 Constitution Avenue Northwest, The National Mall, District of Columbia

( Marker is on 15th Street Northwest just south of Constitution Avenue Northwest (U.S. 50), on the left when traveling south.)

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.