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BARTON, Clara: "Extra Mile" plaque in Washington, D.C.
Address: 15th St NW between F & G Sts Nearest Metro: Federal Triangle (Orange - Blue)
(dcMem ID #715)
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Clara Barton 1821 - 1912
CLARA BARTON LIVED A LIFETIME OF TIRELESS SERVICE TO OTHERS. DURING THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR, SHE BECAME KNOWN AS THE "ANGEL OF THE BATTLEFIELD.", DELIVERING SUPPLIES AND CARING FOR THE SICK AND WOUNDED. AFTER THE WAR, BARTON ORGANIZED A CAMPAIGN TO LOCATE MISSING SOLDIERS. HER ENDURING LEGACY WAS THE FOUNDING, IN 1881, OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS, AN ORGANIZATION WHOSE NAME BECAME SYNONYMOUS WITH DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE AND RELIEF.
"You must never so much think as whether you like it or not; you must never think of anything except the need, and how to meet it."
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