Additional Information: Registration: Registration opens on February 6! Start Time: The 5K begins at 9:00 AM inside the cemetery. Registration begins at 7:30 AM in the Chapel. Pre Race [...]
SIGN UP HERE! David Herold, (LOC) On Friday, April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was shot in the head while watching a play at Ford's Theatre. The assassin, [...]
Purchase Tickets Here! Congressional Cemetery is the final resting place of many mothers. Some were biological mothers, like Lucy Bell, who devoted her life to fighting for her family’s freedom [...]
Purchase Tickets Here! Many groups have contributed to building community and culture in Washington, DC, including Jewish Americans. Their contributions are as rich and varied as Jewishness itself, reflecting the [...]
Purchase Tickets Here! Historic Congressional Cemetery is one of the only known cemeteries in the world with a dedicated LGBTQ+ section. To explore LGBTQ+ history and gay legacy in the [...]
Purchase Tickets Here! African Americans buried at Congressional Cemetery represent many facets of the American experience through history. Among them are a woman born into slavery whose family fought for [...]
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