On Howard Place Northwest east of 6th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
ΑΦΑ
The Seven Jewels
Jewel Henry Arthur Callis Jewel Charles Henry CHapman Jewel Eugene Kinckle Jones Jewel George Biddle Kelley Jewel Nathaniel Allison Murray Jewel Robert Harold Ogle . . . — — Map (db m217654) HM
On Euclid Street Northwest west of Georgia Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29), on the left when traveling east.
During the Civil War, thousands of once-enslaved people crowded into DC, desperate for shelter, work, and protection. Most vulnerable were orphans and children separated from their families. In 1863 the National Association for the Relief of . . . — — Map (db m130762) HM
On Howard Place Northwest east of 6th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
Founders Library houses wide-ranging collections, the university's museum, and the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, one of the world's largest repositories dedicated to the culture and history of people of African descent. Dedicated in 1939, the . . . — — Map (db m116653) HM
Near Georgia Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29) north of Howard Place Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
Howard Hall was completed in 1869 as the home of white Civil War General Oliver Otis Howard (1830-1909), for whom Howard University was named. As commissioner of the Bureau of Refuges, Freedman and Abandoned Lands (Freedman's Bureau), General Howard . . . — — Map (db m65707) HM
On 6th Street Northwest at Howard Place Northwest on 6th Street Northwest.
Howard University, one of the oldest Black colleges in the United States, was established by Congress in 1866 to educate formerly enslaved individuals. Its name honors Freedman's Bureau Commissioner General Oliver Otis Howard, a member of the white . . . — — Map (db m66401) HM
Near 6th Street Northwest south of Fairmont Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
The Howard University Gallery of Art was established in 1928 on the lower level of Rankin Chapel. Professor James V. Herring (1897-1969), founder of the University's Art Department, and professor and artist James A Porter (1905-1970) were its . . . — — Map (db m85112) HM
On Howard Place Northwest west of 5th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
Founders - January 5, 1911
Elder Watson Diggs, Dr. Ezra D. Alexander, Dr. Byron Kenneth Armstrong, Atty. Henry Tournerasher, Dr. Marcus Peter Blakemore, Paul Waymond Caine, George Wesley Edmonds, Dr. Guy Levis Grant, Edward Giles Irvin, John . . . — — Map (db m217659) HM
On 4th Street Northwest south of College Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
Kelly Miller (1863-1939), a prominent Howard University scholar and leader, taught mathematics and sociology. He went on to serve as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Miller laid the groundwork for the formation of African American sociology . . . — — Map (db m111801) HM
On Bryant Street Northwest east of 6th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east.
During the Civil War (1861-1865), thousands of formerly enslaved people came to Washington in search of new lives. They needed work, education, shelter and health care. In 1862 the U.S. government responded with Freedmens Hospital, located . . . — — Map (db m130764) HM
On Georgia Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29) south of Euclid Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
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, . . . — — Map (db m114359) HM
On 4th Street Northwest north of College Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
Front of Marker:
Omega Psi Phi
Fraternity, Inc.
Founded November 17, 1911
Howard
University
Washington, D.C.
Manhood
Founder
Edgar A. Love
1891 - 1974
Dedicated Nov. 16, 1975
Sampson P. . . . — — Map (db m112012) HM
Near College Street Northwest east of 6th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
In tribute to three visionary Howard University students, the Founders of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., A. Langston Taylor of Tennessee, Leonard F. Morse of Massachusetts and Charles I. Brown of Kansas, who here resolved in 1914 to establish a . . . — — Map (db m112008) HM
On Howard Place Northwest east of 6th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
We, the surviving members of the 2515 ASU, ASTP, who met and studied at Howard University in 1943-44 and others who joined us as members of the Prometheans, Inc., do hereby dedicate this memorial to our deceased, our families and friends, Howard . . . — — Map (db m217658) HM WM
Near College Street Northwest east of 6th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
In Recognition of
Sara Winifred Brown, M.D.
Her medical degree was awarded by Howard University in 1904. She served as the first female graduate trustee of Howard University, 1924-1948.
In 1910, she was one of the founders of the . . . — — Map (db m112010) HM
On Georgia Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29) at Howard Place Northwest, on the right when traveling south on Georgia Avenue Northwest.
As the Civil War was ended in 1865, most formerly enslaved African Americans arriving in the District could not read or write. The following year members of the First Congregational Society considered organizing a school to train teachers and . . . — — Map (db m130765) HM
On 6th Street Northwest at Fairmont Street Northwest on 6th Street Northwest.
The body of water that inspired the line in Howard Universitys alma mater, “far above the lake so blue stands old Howard firm and true,” is McMillan Reservoir, which opened in 1902 to supply water to the city. The reservoir and . . . — — Map (db m130766) HM
On 5th Street Northwest at McMillan Drive Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 5th Street Northwest.
The Lovers' Stroll A Legacy Begins
Charles Robert Samuel Taylor, a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, which was founded on Howard University's campus on January 9, 1914, envisioned a sister organization that would give life and inspiration . . . — — Map (db m174830) HM
Near 6th Street Northwest south of Howard Place Northwest, on the left when traveling south.
Presented during the 75th Anniversary
of
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
Founded January 16, 1920
Jylla Moore Foster, Grand Basileus
Grace Walker Phillips, Memorial Chair
July 16, 1995
Builder: M.C.M.C. Designers: Terrence Brown & . . . — — Map (db m115573) HM
On Rhode Island Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29) at 10th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Rhode Island Avenue Northwest.
Benjamin Banneker was born to free parents on November 9, 1731, in Baltimore County, Maryland and spent his childhood on his family's farm. His grandmother taught him to read and write. He later attended a one-room school. Banneker worked a . . . — — Map (db m211190) HM
Near Rhode Island Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29) at 10th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
Banneker Junior High School was built in 1938 at 800 Euclid St., NW as a junior high school In August 1981, Benjamin Banneker Academic High School opened as a specialized public institution, providing secondary students with a highly structured . . . — — Map (db m211184) HM
On 9th Street Northwest south of Q Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
Carter G. Woodson House
has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America. — — Map (db m7121) HM
On 7th Street Northwest at O Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 7th Street Northwest. Reported damaged.
Across the intersection stands the tower of O Street Market. When the market opened in 1881, and refrigerators had not been invented, people shopped here daily for everything from live chickens to fresh tomatoes. At first the vendors were . . . — — Map (db m130893) HM
On N Street Northwest west of 7th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
Immaculate Conception Catholic School has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior September 23, 2003 First school built in 1864 Present school built in 1908 B. . . . — — Map (db m27549) HM
On R Street Northwest at 7th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on R Street Northwest.
Wrapping the corner across Rhode Island Avenue is Asbury Dwellings for senior citizens. In 1901 it opened as the city's white-only McKinley Technical School, memorializing slain President William McKinley (1843-1901). In 1928 the "colored" . . . — — Map (db m130845) HM
On Rhode Island Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29) at 10th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Rhode Island Avenue Northwest.
Shaw Junior High School was established in 1919 at the M Street School (128 M St., NW). Shaw Junior High School was relocated to the former William McKinley Manual Training School building at 7th Street and Rhode Island Ave., NW in 1928. Under . . . — — Map (db m211185) HM
On Rhode Island Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29) at 10th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Rhode Island Avenue Northwest.
The city blocks occupied by today's Benjamin Banneker Academic High School trace their origins to the earliest plans for the nation's capital. Although the surrounding streets appear on the first maps drawn in 1791, the area was sparsely . . . — — Map (db m211192) HM
On California Street Northwest at Phelps Place Northwest, on the right when traveling west on California Street Northwest.
Educational institutions are part of Sheridan-Kalorama's history. Across the street is Our Lady Queen of the Americas Catholic Church. Built in 1904, it housed St. Rose's Industrial School, where orphaned girls were taught home economics. Later St. . . . — — Map (db m112608) HM
On R Street Northwest at 22nd Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on R Street Northwest.
Writers, sculptors, painters, and collectors made Sheridan-Kalorama their home: best-selling mystery writer Mary Roberts Rinehart at 2419 Massachusetts; classicist Edith Hamilton at 2448 Massachusetts; poet/novelist Elinor Wylie at 2153 Florida; . . . — — Map (db m99362) HM
Near Olmsted Walk, 0.1 miles east of Connecticut Avenue Northwest, on the left when traveling east.
Squeezed Out
Downsizing doesn't work for cheetahs; cats in the wild need large areas in which to find food and mates. As their habitat is lost to expanding farmland:
> The range in which they can look for prey gets smaller.
> They . . . — — Map (db m184426) HM
On Nebraska Avenue Northwest north of New Mexico Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
"We dedicate this building to the students of American University who here will discover an increasing fountain of knowledge and to that great body of students who in future days will here assemble."
(From a "Ritual . . . — — Map (db m117837) HM
Near Nebraska Avenue Northwest south of New Mexico Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
Soon after the United States entered the First World War in 1917, the American Universitys offer of its campus and buildings for war work was accepted.
The permanent buildings and part of campus were turned over to the Bureau of Mines on July . . . — — Map (db m34014) HM
Near Nebraska Avenue Northwest north of New Mexico Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
"It is highly proper that our group of noble edifices should begin with the College of History. This science takes the first place...in the development of a great educational scheme—a modern, a complete, and an American University." . . . — — Map (db m117832) HM
On Massachusetts Avenue Northwest south of Wesley Circle Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
John Wesley, founder under God of World Methodism, being an exact copy of the statue standing in the forecourt of Wesleys Chapel, Bristol, England, presented by the Right Hon. the Lord Rank on behalf of the Methodist Church, Great Britain, to the . . . — — Map (db m17871) HM
Near Nebraska Avenue Northwest north of New Mexico Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
These trees uniquely named recognize their origins. Originally planted at this site April 8, 1943 by Sungman Rhee, independence leader and first Korean President and American University President Dr. Paul P. Douglass, as a living symbol to the . . . — — Map (db m117905) HM
Near Nebraska Avenue Northwest north of New Mexico Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
"I prefer to put the money into brains rather than stone and mortar."
Mary Eliza Graydon (d. 1926) was The American University's most generous early benefactor. A devout Methodist, she was inspired by Bishop Hurst's plan for a Methodist . . . — — Map (db m117834) HM
Near Nebraska Avenue Northwest north of New Mexico Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
" the waging of peace demands the best we have, the best young men and women that we can find to put in this great effort which must go on around the world all the time."
(President Dwight D. Eisenhower at the . . . — — Map (db m117828) HM
Near Massachusetts Avenue Northwest west of Nebraska Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
In memory of the graduates of American University who lost their lives in the tragic events of September 11, 2001
Peter C. Alderman B.S.B.A., 1999
World Trade Center, New York
Linda K. Gronhind J.D., 1983
United Airlines Flight 93, . . . — — Map (db m118008) WM
On New Jersey Avenue Northwest just south of F Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
Commemorating AFT members we have lost during the COVID-19 pandemic and renewing our commitment for safe and welcoming workplaces for all.
#WorkersMemorialDay
#IamAFT
Nagi Abraham
Federico Acerri
Arturo Aguilar . . . — — Map (db m227903) HM
On Wisconsin Avenue Northwest, 0.1 miles north of Tenley Circle Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
Top of the Town
Greetings from Tenleytown
altitude 409'
[Pictured on the mural are events and locations significant to Tenleytown's history:]
Fort Reno Water Towers
The Tenleytown Streetcar
Fort Reno and the Civil . . . — — Map (db m150280) HM
Near Constitution Avenue Northwest (U.S. 50) west of 12th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
The National Museum of American History is home to the Star-Spangled Banner, the flag that inspired our national anthem. That flag's "broad stripes and bright stars" have shaped the Museum and its mission, as have the flags for every U.S. state and . . . — — Map (db m111539) HM
Near 12th Street Northwest just south of Constitution Avenue Northwest (U.S. 1/50), on the right when traveling south.
Now one of the most popular commercial sweet potato varieties, Beauregard was originally developed at Louisiana State University for higher yield and disease resistance. Even though we often use the names "sweet potato" and "yam" interchangeably, . . . — — Map (db m211419) HM
On Madison Drive Northwest east of 14th Street Northwest (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling west.
Every man is a valuable member of society who by his observations, researches, and experiments, procures knowledge for men it is in his knowledge that man has found his greatness and his happiness. The high superiority which he holds over the . . . — — Map (db m211391) HM
On Madison Drive Northwest east of 14th Street Northwest (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling west.
Of all the foundations of establishments for pious or charitable uses which ever signalized the spirit of the age or the comprehensive beneficence of the founder. None can be named more deserving of the appropriation of mankind than the . . . — — Map (db m211392) HM
On Madison Drive Northwest west of 12th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
Modern civilization depends on science James Smithson was well aware that knowledge should not be viewed as existing in isolated parts, but as a whole each portion of which throws light on all the other and that the tendency of all is to improve . . . — — Map (db m211393) HM
On 15th Street Northwest just south of Constitution Avenue Northwest (U.S. 50), on the left when traveling north.
Welcome to the Reading Grove
This space provides a place to meet, rest, read, and reflect. Live oaks have long harbored gatherings, from religious services and classes to community celebrations.
Witness Trees
Trees that were . . . — — Map (db m143315) HM
On Foxhall Road Northwest just south of Q Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
The thoroughfare where this box is located was originally known as Ridge Road, as it follows the hillside above the Potomac Palisades. In the late 19th century, it was renamed in honor of cannon manufacturer Henry Foxall.
The fire box stands . . . — — Map (db m187485) HM
On 4th Street Northwest north of P Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
Starting in 1950, the Baker's Dozen, Inc. Youth Center operated here in two formerly derelict buildings redesigned by architect Howard H. Mackey. The youth center was the project of the Baker's Dozen social club, founded in 1944 by 13 members of . . . — — Map (db m111760) HM
Near U Street Northwest east of 14th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
Paul Robeson Jr. (November 2, 1927 - April 26, 2014) was Paul and Essies only child.
He was born in Brooklyn, NY and as a young boy lived with his grandmother in Moscow where his parents sought to protect him from American racism.
He . . . — — Map (db m111998) HM
Near U Street Northwest east of 14th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
Robeson met his future wife Eslanda Cordoza Goode while at Columbia University (1919-1923) where he received a law degree.
His interest in law took a decisive turn when a secretary refused to take dictation from him because of his race. He . . . — — Map (db m111994) HM
On U Street Northwest east of 14th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
Paul Leroy Robeson (April 9, 1898 - January 23, 1976) was the son of William Drew Robeson a runaway slave and Maria Louisa Bustill, daughter of a prominent Philadelphia Quaker family. Maria died tragically in a fire when Paul was six years old.
. . . — — Map (db m112942) HM
On Vermont Avenue Northwest at 11th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on Vermont Avenue Northwest.
Frelinghuysen University was founded in 1917 to provide education, religious training, and social services for black working-class adults. Founders include Jesse Lawson, a Howard University-educated lawyer; his wife Rosetta C. Lawson, an advocate . . . — — Map (db m48407) HM
On T Street Northwest at Vermont Avenue Northwest, on the left when traveling east on T Street Northwest.
To the northeast rises the tower of Founders Library at Howard University - an institution created in 1867 that has trained and inspired generations of African American leaders and has been a lodestar for its own community.
The highest . . . — — Map (db m130791) HM
On Swann Street Northwest east of 15th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east.
Lawyer, scholar, and publisher John Wesley Cromwell (1846-1927) lived here from 1894 until his death. Born enslaved in Portsmouth, Virginia, Cromwell moved to Washington in 1871 to study law at Howard University. He published the weekly People's . . . — — Map (db m96273) HM
On T Street Northwest west of 12th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west.
Louise Burrell Miller led a group that successfully sued the DC Board of Education in 1952 to have deaf African American children educated within the District. Until Miller v. the Board of Education, the children, including Miller's young son . . . — — Map (db m96272) HM
On W Street Northwest west of 14th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east.
Mary Ann Shadd Cary House
Has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance
In commemorating the history of the
United States of America.
An African American renaissance woman, . . . — — Map (db m182687) HM
On W Street Northwest west of 14th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east.
When the lists of African American firsts are read, Mary Ann Shadd Carys name is everywhere. Born in Delaware to a free Black abolitionist family, Cary (1823-1893) moved to Canada in 1850 and ran a racially integrated school. Her anti-slavery . . . — — Map (db m61813) HM
On Chesapeake Street Northwest at Nebraska Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Chesapeake Street Northwest.
Tenleytown's earliest elementary school, located where Saint Anne's School is today, first welcomed students in 1882. The Jesse Reno School for African-American children was built in 1903 on the grounds of Fort Reno. The Immaculata Preparatory . . . — — Map (db m112531) HM
On Nebraska Avenue Northwest at 38th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Nebraska Avenue Northwest.
The red-brick School ahead and to your left is Alice Deal Junior High, honoring the mathematics teacher and union leader who launched Washingtons first junior high school in 1919 at Seventh and O Streets, NW. Architect Albert Harriss . . . — — Map (db m130922) HM
On Cathedral Avenue Northwest east of Woodley Road Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
The neighborhood of Woodley Park owes its name to the Woodley estate of Philip Barto Key (1767-1815). Key, uncle of Francis Scott Key, who wrote “Star Spangled Banner”, was an officer on the British side during the Revolutionary War. . . . — — Map (db m87469) HM
On U Street Southeast at 13th Street Southeast, on the left when traveling west on U Street Southeast.
Across the intersection to your left is Rose's Row, three one-family and three two-family houses built in 1890 by local saloon-keeper William H. Rose. Rose's son Daniel designed them in the popular Italianate style and carefully crafted a . . . — — Map (db m130720) HM
On Anacostia Drive, 0.3 miles east of Good Hope Road Southeast, on the left when traveling east.
The "Freedmen's Bureau" acquired 375 acres of land that was originally a tobacco plantation from the Barry Family in the late 1800's. In 1867, the land was named Hillsdale by African Americans who came to Washington in great numbers before and . . . — — Map (db m141635) HM
On Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast at Stanton Road Southeast, on the right when traveling north on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast.
Campbell AME, established in 1867 as Mount Zion AME, was an outgrowth of its overcrowded parent church, Allen Chapel AME, founded in 1850. When it moved to a location near the present one in 1890, Mount Zion was renamed for AME Bishop Jabez B. . . . — — Map (db m33749) HM
On Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast north of Howard Road Southeast, on the right when traveling north.
The Handsome Italian Renaissance Building. across the street opened as James G. Birney Elementary School in 1901. Its wood-frame predecessor, the original 1889 Birney School, was the first school built with public funds for African American . . . — — Map (db m100669) HM
On Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast at Howard Road Southeast, on the right when traveling south on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast.
James G. Birney Elementary School (founded 1889) was the city's first public school for African Americans in this area, then known as Hillsdale. Previously, residents organized their own schools. The Old Birney School expanded in 1901 with the . . . — — Map (db m100679) HM
Ebenezer United Methodist Church is Capitol Hills oldest independent Black congregation.
Ebenezer UMC was founded in 1827 by African Americans who left a biracial church on Capitol Hill because the White congregants practiced segregation. The new . . . — — Map (db m30053) HM
On D Street Southeast at 4th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling west on D Street Southeast.
The first public school for colored children of the District of Columbia. Named Little Ebenezer and located within the boundaries of the Capitol Hill Historic District. Designated a Category II Landmark by the Joint Committee on Landmarks April 29, . . . — — Map (db m116119) HM
Near 8th Street Southeast just north of G Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
Limestone of Lost Legacies is a mural project to memorialize five teens who lost their lives to gun violence in the 2017-2018 school year in the District of Columbia. The five lives being commemorated are a snapshot of the widespread epidemic of . . . — — Map (db m152722) HM
On 4th Street Southeast north of D Street Southeast, on the left when traveling south.
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 . . . — — Map (db m116122) HM
On East Capitol Street Northeast west of 13th Street Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
Mary McLeod Bethune
1875–1955
Let her works praise her.
I leave you love. I leave you hope. I leave you the challenge of developing confidence in one another. I leave you a thirst for education. I leave you a . . . — — Map (db m5505) HM
On D Street Southeast at 4th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling west on D Street Southeast.
Site of the First Free School for Negro Children in the District of Columbia given by Joseph S. Martin May 21, 1939.
Garnet C. Wilkinson, First Asst. Supt.
Howard H. Long, Asst. Supt.
A. Kiger Savoy , Asst. Supt.
Corinne E. . . . — — Map (db m212133) HM
On Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast at Raleigh Place Southeast, on the right when traveling north on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast.
The eight-room brick Congress Heights Elementary School opened in 1897 to serve the new, whites-only Congress Heights development. The iconic tower and clock were added in 1913. After public schools were desegregated in 1954, Congress Heights became . . . — — Map (db m112782) HM
Near Good Hope Road Southeast at Minnesota Avenue South East.
Anacostia's Ketcham School (across Good Hope Road) opened in 1908 to serve white elementary school children. For junior and senior high school, whites crossed the river until 1935, when Anacostia Junior-Senior High School opened at 16th and R . . . — — Map (db m130718) HM
On Ely Place Southeast, 0.1 miles west of 37th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling west.
A key event in the landmark 1954 school desegregation case Brown v. Board of Education occurred here at Sousa Junior High (now Middle) School. In 1950 Sousa was one of several new DC schools for white children. When Spottswood T. Bolling, . . . — — Map (db m187431) HM
On Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast south of Eaton Road Southeast, on the right when traveling north.
Vernon Tancil grew up in Northeast D.C., but he so loved summers on his grandfather's small farm in Hillsdale that his parents let him stay on in September 1937 and attend fourth grade at Birney School. Grandpapa Horace Hansborough grew . . . — — Map (db m130722) HM
Near South Capitol Street Southeast at Potomac Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling north.
America and baseball grew up together, a democratic sport for a democratic nation. Transcending class and gender, the game is embedded in our history and consciousness like no other.
The Library of Congress the largest library in the world . . . — — Map (db m179717) HM
On Kidder Breese Street Southeast near Dahlgren Avenue Southeast.
Dudley W. Knox, an 1896 graduate of the Naval Academy, had numerous tours afloat during the first twenty-five years of his career, including service in the first of the Navy's destroyers. He later played an important role in developing tactics and . . . — — Map (db m52235) HM
On Anacostia Riverwalk Trail at 4th Street Southeast on Anacostia Riverwalk Trail.
Mildred Belle is an authentic Chesapeake Bay "buy boat" operated by Living Classrooms Foundation. Buy boats are an important part of. the Bay economy. They serve as "middlemen" on the bay, purchasing fish, crabs, and oysters directly from the . . . — — Map (db m114111) HM
On Dahlgren Avenue Southeast south of Kidder Breese Street, on the left when traveling south.
Chartered in the District of Columbia in 1926, the primary objectives of the Naval Historical Foundation are to collect and preserve private documents, papers and artifacts of naval historical significance and to make them readily available for . . . — — Map (db m52251) HM
On Dahlgren Avenue Southeast south of Kidder Breese Street Southeast, on the left when traveling south.
The Navy Department Library was established by President Adams on 31 March 1800. On that date he wrote to the first Secretary of the Navy, Benjamin Stoddart, requesting the gathering
“ of all the best writing in Dutch, Spanish, French, . . . — — Map (db m51068) HM
On 11th Street Southeast south of N Street Southeast, on the right when traveling south.
In 1927, the U.S. Navy established an experimental dive school at the Navy Yard. The school centralized training, allowing the consolidation of dive-related and submarine-escape research efforts—including the development of the Momsen Lung . . . — — Map (db m130977) HM
Near South Capitol Street Southeast at Potomac Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling north.
a. The Washington Nationals racing presidents pay a visit to the Library of Congress. Library of Congress staff photographer. Racing presidents, 2013.
b. Bill and Teddy did some research in the Library's Main Reading Room and . . . — — Map (db m179721) HM
On M Street Southeast west of 7th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east.
As the nation's first naval gunnery center, the Navy created its first gunnery school here in the 1850's. These "Top Gun" sailors learned how to operated and repair the Navy's largest ordnance, including 4-inch to 13-inch guns. In 1911, the Navy . . . — — Map (db m126455) HM
On 4th Street Southwest south of Independence Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling north.
Emma Lou Davis
(b. 1905, Indianapolis, Indiana - d. 1988, San Diego, California)
In the wake of the Great Depression, one of the chief causes of insecurity was the threat of unemployment. To address this social . . . — — Map (db m227345) HM
On 6th Street Southwest south of Maryland Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling north.
Dedicated November 13, 1989
as an enduring symbol of
The United States Department of
Education's goal to educate
every American to
His or her fullest potential
George Herbert Walker Bush, President of the United States of America
Lauro . . . — — Map (db m115930) HM
Near 1st Street Southwest south of Independence Avenue Southwest, on the left when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
Sarah P. Duke Gardens creates and nurtures an environment in the heart of Duke University for learning, inspiration, and enjoyment through excellence in horticulture and community engagement. The 55-acre garden was first planted in 1934 as a garden . . . — — Map (db m134245) HM
On 7th Street Southwest at G Street Southwest on 7th Street Southwest.
Jefferson Junior High School was built in 1940 after area residents persuaded the city to abandon the original dilapidated building. They hoped the new structure, which included a branch library, would be the beginning of section-wide . . . — — Map (db m130908) HM
On P Street Southwest at 3rd Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west on P Street Southwest.
In the 1890s, American cities had a common problem. The working poor lived in deteriorating housing, often no better than wooden shacks. In Washington much of this housing lined the city's hidden alleys. But people needed healthier and safer . . . — — Map (db m130914) HM
On P Street Southwest east of 4th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
Fort Leslie J. McNair, to your right, honors the commander, Army Ground Forces during World War II who died in battle. It is the U.S. Armys third oldest installation (after West Point and Carlisle Barracks).
The fort dates back to 1791. . . . — — Map (db m130912) HM
On 6th Street Southwest north of M Street Southwest, on the right when traveling north.
All that surrounds this sign resulted from the nation's first urban renewal project. To your left is Arena Stage, a leader in the resident company theater movement. Founded as an innovative theater-in-the-round in an old downtown movie . . . — — Map (db m133833) HM
Near I Street Southwest just west of South Capitol Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
The Randall Recreation Center is located in Southwest Washington, D.C. along JAmes Creek. With the construction of both the Washington City Canal and the James Creek Canal in 1815, Southwest was cut-off from the rest of the city and became known . . . — — Map (db m150951) HM
On G Street Southwest, 0.1 miles east of 2nd Street Southwest, on the left when traveling east.
"The legal-system can force open doors, and sometimes even knock down walls, but it cannot build bridges. That job belongs to you and me. The country can't do it. Afro and white, rich and poor, educated and illiterate, our fates are bound . . . — — Map (db m147019) HM
On Half Street Southwest north of O Street Southwest, on the right when traveling north. Reported damaged.
William Syphax Public School, built in 1902 to serve African American children under the city's then-segregated school system, honored the first president of the Board of Trustees of the DC Colored Schools.
The original building was designed . . . — — Map (db m136836) HM
