Pleasant Plains in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Miner Teachers College

2565 Georgia Avenue, NW

— African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

Miner Teachers College Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, June 1, 2013

1. Miner Teachers College Marker

Inscription. Miner Teachers College, which operated here from 1914 until 1955, was the principal school training black teachers in the city for more than 70 years. Named for Myrtilla Miner (1815-1864), a white educator who founded Miner Normal School in 1851, the school became part of the DC Public Schools system in 1879. Under the leadership of Howard University graduate Lucy Ellen Moten (1851-1933), Miner became one of the top teacher training institutions in the country. In 1955 it merged with the white Wilson Teachers College, which became part of the University of the District of Columbia in 1977.

Erected by Cultural Tourism DC.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Women. In addition, it is included in the African American Heritage Trail, and the Historically Black Colleges and Universities series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.

Location. 38° 55.422′ N, 77° 1.339′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Pleasant Plains. It is on Georgia Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29) south of Euclid Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south. The marker is on a wall along the sidewalk in front of Miner Hall,

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Howard University. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2565 Georgia Avenue Northwest, Washington DC 20001, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Beyond the Basics (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); General Oliver O. Howard (about 300 feet away); Howard Hall (about 300 feet away); A Bench By The Road (about 500 feet away); The Lake So Blue (about 500 feet away); Teachers and Preachers (about 500 feet away); Howard University Gallery of Art (about 500 feet away); "Strike!" (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Merriweather Home for Children (was about 400 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker.
[Image caption:]
The Miner Normal School class of 1905. Someone inked checkmarks on their heads of those who passed the course.
Photograph by Scurlock, Charles Sumner School Archives and Museum

Additional keywords. HBCUs

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, June 1, 2013

2. Miner Teachers College Marker

Miner Teachers College image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, June 1, 2013

3. Miner Teachers College

Designed by Leon E. Dessez, this building was constructed in 1913-14 as "Washington Normal School #2." It was informally known as Miner Normal School.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, June 1, 2013

4. Miner Teachers College

Today this colonial revival building is Miner Hall at Howard University.

Arched Dormer Window image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, June 1, 2013

5. Arched Dormer Window

Plaque on the Right of the Front Door image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, June 1, 2013

6. Plaque on the Right of the Front Door

Myrtilla Miner Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, June 1, 2013

7. Myrtilla Miner Plaque

Myrtilla Miner
Born 1815   Died 1864
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Established Education
For
Colored Girls
In The
Dictrict of Columbia
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This Tablet Erected
By The
Trustees Of The Miner Fund
Samuel R. Bond, President

Strive, Gratefully. image. Click for full size.

Public Domain

8. Strive, Gratefully.

Portrait of Myrtilla Miner from Ellen O'Conner's 1885 Biography.

Myrtilla Miner's Grave image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, September 15, 2013

9. Myrtilla Miner's Grave

Myrilla Miner
March 3, 1815.
Dec. 17, 1864. Headstone in Oak Hill Cemetery

Founder of Miner Normal School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, September 15, 2013

10. Founder of Miner Normal School

Reverse of Myrtilla Miner's Headstone in Oak Hill Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,775 times since then and 73 times this year. Last updated on February 24, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on June 6, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 9, 10. submitted on January 24, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.