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Title
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Julia Ward Howe, Plaque
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Biographical Text
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Bronze plaque detailing the history of Howe and the Willard Hotel as well as the individuals who created and funded the plaque. The plaque contains a quote from the “Battle Hymn of the Republic.” It also includes a bronze engraving of Howe’s portrait.
This marker is placed on an exterior wall of the Willard InterContinental Hotel, where Howe wrote the “Battle Hymn of the Republic” in 1861. At that time of the plaque’s creation, this hotel was referred to as the “Old Willard Hotel.” There is also a “Julia Ward Howe” suite at the hotel.
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Text
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In Honor of
JULIA WARD HOWE
WHO WROTE THE
“BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC”
HERE AT THE OLD WILLARD HOTEL
NOVEMBER 21, 1861
“IN THE BEAUTY OF THE LILLIES CHRIST WAS
BORN ACROSS THE SEA
WITH A GLORY IN THE BOSOM THAT TRANSFIGURES
YOU AND ME.”
PRESENTED BY THE
LADIES OF THE GRAND ARMY
OF THE REPUBLIC
JANUARY 24, 1938
COMMITTEE
FRANCIS MARTIN KUHNS EMILY JERMAN TOMPKINS
ANNIE MARIA MICHENER EDINA PEARL TRIGG
MARGARET HOPKINS WORRELL
DONORS
ORPHA M. WHITAKER | DEPARTMENT OF THE POTOMAC
ALICE M. BURKE | DEPARTMENT OF NEW JERSEY
JOSEPHINE MAHAR | DEPARTMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA
MAE B. SLATTERY | DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA & NEVADA
ETHELN P. SMITH | DEPARTMENT OF ILLINOIS
MAMIE GIROUX | DEPARTMENT OF KANSAS
FRANCES DORSEY | DEPARTMENT OF OHIO
DR. ETHEL RICHARDSON | DEPARTMENT OF IOWA
MARIE COPPING | DEPARTMENT OF OKLAHOMA
BETSY ROSS CLUB | DEPARTMENT OF KENTUCKY
AUGUSTA WILLICH CIRCLE NO. 1 | DEPARTMENT OF NEBRASKA
EWING CIRCLE, N.Y., NO 10 | DEPARTMENT OF MINNESOTA
OLD GLORY CIRCLE, ILL | DEPARTMENT OF NEW YORK
SHERMAN CIRCLE, ILL | DEPARTMENT OF INDIANA
SPRINGFIELD CIRCLE, ILL | DEPARTMENT OF COLORADO & WYOMING
SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA CIRCLES | DEPARTMENT OF MICHIGAN
ST. LOUIS, MO. CIRCLE NO 37 | DEPARTMENT OF WEST VIRGINIA
WEST VIRGINIA CIRCLE NO. 4 | DEPARTMENT OF WASHINGTON & ALASKA
PENNSYLVANIA CIRCLES NOS. 50 & 27 | DEPARTMENT OF MISSOURI
MAJ. MCKINLEY MO., NO 18 | DEPARTMENT OF OREGON
GETTYSBURG CIRCLE NO. 44 | DEPARTMENT OF MAINE
LINCOLN CIRCLE, N.Y. | DEPARTMENT OF RHODE ISLAND
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON JUNIORS | DEPARTMENT OF MONTANA
CLEVELAND, OHIO JUNIORS | DEPARTMENT OF IDAHO
PITTSBURGH, PENNA. JUNIORS | DEPARTMENT OF UTAH
WASHINGTON, D.C. JUNIORS
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Date Created
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1938-01-24
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Type
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English
Signage
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Project Researcher
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Bysterbusch, Hailey
Howe, Julia Ward (1819-1910)