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Little Ebenezer

 
 
Little Ebenezer Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 10, 2018
1. Little Ebenezer Marker
Inscription. As our nation celebrated its 200th anniversary in 1976, Ebenezer United Methodist Church celebrated 138 years of service to God, humanity, country, home, and community. This model is a replica of Little Ebenezer, the frame church that stood on this site before the present brick structure. The first public school for Negro pupils in the District of Columbia was held in this early church.
 
Erected 1976.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansEducationReligion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1838.
 
Location. 38° 53.069′ N, 77° 0.034′ W. Marker is in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Capitol Hill. It is on 4th Street Southeast north of D Street Southeast, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 400 D Street Southeast, Washington DC 20003, 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: Seventy Fifth Anniversary (a few steps from this marker); Ebenezer United Methodist Church (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Ebenezer United Methodist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); American Legion Post 8 (about 500 feet away,
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measured in a direct line); Original Site Of Providence Hospital (about 700 feet away); 408 Seward Square, S.E. (approx. 0.2 miles away); "The Maples" (approx. 0.2 miles away); Life on the Park (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Southeast Washington.
 
Little Ebenezer Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 10, 2018
2. Little Ebenezer Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 422 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 10, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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