- Scott Circle
Scott Circle is a
traffic circle in the northwest quadrant ofWashington, D.C. , at the junction of Massachusetts Avenue, Rhode Island Avenue, and 16th Street, N.W. N Street stops short of meeting the circle from either direction, and is connected to Rhode Island and Massachusetts avenues throughCorregidor Street andBataan Street.The through lanes of 16th Street pass under Scott Circle in a tunnel that opened on
December 29 ,1941 . The service lanes of 16th Street intersect the circle.The embassies of
Australia and thePhilippines are located on Scott Circle.A statue of
Winfield Scott [http://www.dcmemorials.com/index_indiv0001752.htm (photo)] was erected in Scott Circle in 1874. TheDaniel Webster Memorial and a memorial toSamuel Hahnemann [http://www.dcmemorials.com/index_indiv0001740.htm (photo)] can be found on the periphery of the circle.ee also
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List of Circles in Washington, D.C. External links
* [http://www.schuminweb.com/schumin-web/life-and-times/2005/counter-inaugural-3.asp The Schumin Web: Counter-Inaugural Part 3, showing a protest march passing through the tunnel]
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