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201 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. — Founded Tuesday, December 4, 1906 at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York — ΑΛΦΑ ΦΙ ΑΛΦΑ —
On Howard Place Northwest east of 6th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
202 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — 12 — Beyond the Basics — Lift Every Voice — Georgia Ave./Pleasant Plains Heritage Trail —
On Euclid Street Northwest west of Georgia Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29), on the left when traveling east.
203 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — Founders Library and Moorland-Spingarn Research Center — 500 Howard Place, NW, Howard University Campus — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
On Howard Place Northwest east of 6th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
204 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — General Oliver O. Howard
Near Howard Place Northwest west of 6th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
205 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — Howard Hall — 607 Howard Place, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
Near Georgia Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29) north of Howard Place Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
206 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — Howard University — Sixth Street and Howard Place, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
On 6th Street Northwest at Howard Place Northwest on 6th Street Northwest.
207 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — Howard University Gallery of Art — Lulu Vere Childers Hall, Howard University Campus — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
Near 6th Street Northwest south of Fairmont Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
208 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. — Xi Chapter - Howard University — 1920 - 2020 —
On Howard Place Northwest west of 5th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
209 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — Kelly Miller Residence Site — 2225 Fourth Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
On 4th Street Northwest south of College Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
210 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — 6 — Medical Care for All — "Lift Every Voice" — Georgia Ave./Pleasant Plains Heritage Trail —
On Bryant Street Northwest east of 6th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east.
211 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — Miner Hall — Commemorating the centennial, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
On Howard Place Northwest west of 5th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east.
212 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — Miner Teachers College — 2565 Georgia Avenue, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
On Georgia Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29) south of Euclid Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
213 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. — Founded November 17, 1911 — Howard University, Washington, D.C. —
On 4th Street Northwest north of College Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
214 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — Phi Beta Sigma
Near College Street Northwest east of 6th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
215 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — Prometheans, Inc. — 2515th Army Service Unit (ASU), Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP), U.S. Army, World War II — 1943 - 1993 —
On Howard Place Northwest east of 6th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
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216 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — Rankin Chapel — Commemorating the Centennial Year, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
Near Howard Place Northwest east of 6th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west.
217 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — Sara Winifred Brown, M.D. — The National Association of University Women — Incorporated 1924, District of Columbia —
Near College Street Northwest east of 6th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
218 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — Tau Beta Pi
On 6th Street Northwest near College Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
219 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — 9 — Teachers and Preachers — Lift Every Voice — Georgia Ave./Pleasant Plains Heritage Trail —
On Georgia Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29) at Howard Place Northwest, on the right when traveling south on Georgia Avenue Northwest.
220 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — 11 — The Lake So Blue — Lift Every Voice — Georgia Ave./Pleasant Plains Heritage Trail —
On 6th Street Northwest at Fairmont Street Northwest on 6th Street Northwest.
221 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — The Lovers' Stroll…A Legacy Begins / Constitutionally Bound
On 5th Street Northwest at McMillan Drive Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 5th Street Northwest.
222 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
Near 6th Street Northwest south of Howard Place Northwest, on the left when traveling south.
223 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated — Scholarship • Service • Sisterhood • Finer Womanhood — ΖΦΒ —
Near College Street Northwest west of 5th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
224 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Shaw — Benjamin Banneker - A Man of Science
On Rhode Island Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29) at 10th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Rhode Island Avenue Northwest.
225 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Shaw — Benjamin Banneker Academic High School
Near Rhode Island Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29) at 10th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
226 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Shaw — Carter G. Woodson
On Rhode Island Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29) at 9th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Rhode Island Avenue Northwest.
227 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Shaw — Carter G. Woodson House
On 9th Street Northwest south of Q Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
228 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Shaw — 10 — Community Anchors — Midcity at the Crossroads — Shaw Heritage Trail
On 7th Street Northwest at O Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 7th Street Northwest. Reported damaged.
229 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Shaw — Immaculate Conception Catholic School — Center City Public Charter Schools - Shaw Campus — 711 N Street Northwest —
On N Street Northwest west of 7th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
230 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Shaw — 8 — Reading and 'Riting and 'Rithmetic — Midcity at the Crossroads — Shaw Heritage Trail —
On R Street Northwest at 7th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on R Street Northwest.
231 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Shaw — Shaw Junior High School
On Rhode Island Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29) at 10th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Rhode Island Avenue Northwest.
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232 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Shaw — Squares 336, 337 & 364
On Rhode Island Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29) at 10th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Rhode Island Avenue Northwest.
233 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Sheridan-Kalorama — 8 — Educational Institutions — Sheridan Kalorama — Call Box Restoration Project —
On California Street Northwest at Phelps Place Northwest, on the right when traveling west on California Street Northwest.
234 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Sheridan-Kalorama — 3 — The Arts in Sheridan-Kalorama — Sheriden Kalorama — Call Box Restoration Project —
On R Street Northwest at 22nd Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on R Street Northwest.
235 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Smithsonian National Zoo — Farmers and Felines — Farmland is stretching into cheetah territory more and more. What happens to the cats?
Near Olmsted Walk, 0.1 miles east of Connecticut Avenue Northwest, on the left when traveling east.
236 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Smithsonian National Zoo — Fishing Cat — Vanishing Wetlands — Vulnerable —
Near Olmsted Walk, 0.1 miles east of Connecticut Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
237 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Spring Valley — Battelle Memorial Building
On Nebraska Avenue Northwest north of New Mexico Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
238 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Spring Valley — Birthplace of the Army Chemical Corps
Near Nebraska Avenue Northwest south of New Mexico Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
239 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Spring Valley — John Fletcher Hurst
Near Nebraska Avenue Northwest north of New Mexico Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
240 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Spring Valley — John Wesley
On Massachusetts Avenue Northwest south of Wesley Circle Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
241 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Spring Valley — Korean Cherry Trees
Near Nebraska Avenue Northwest north of New Mexico Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
242 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Spring Valley — Mary Eliza Graydon
Near Nebraska Avenue Northwest north of New Mexico Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
243 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Spring Valley — School of International Service
Near Nebraska Avenue Northwest north of New Mexico Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
244 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Spring Valley — September 11 Memorial
Near Massachusetts Avenue Northwest west of Nebraska Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
245 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Swampoodle — Workers Memorial Day — AFT
On New Jersey Avenue Northwest just south of F Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
246 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Tenleytown — Tennally's Town: My, How You've Grown — ©2017, Jarrett Ferrier — Funded by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Public Art Building Communities Grant Progra —
On Wisconsin Avenue Northwest, 0.1 miles north of Tenley Circle Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
247 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The National Mall — A National Museum — Smithsonian National Museum of American History — Kenneth E. Behring Center —
Near Constitution Avenue Northwest (U.S. 50) west of 12th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
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248 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The National Mall — Beauregard Sweet Potato — Ipomea batata Convulvaceae — Sweet Potatoes vs Yams —
Near 12th Street Northwest just south of Constitution Avenue Northwest (U.S. 1/50), on the right when traveling south.
249 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The National Mall — James Smithson — [Founding of the Smithsonian Institution]
On Madison Drive Northwest east of 14th Street Northwest (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling west.
250 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The National Mall — John Quincy Adams — [Founding of the Smithsonian Institution]
On Madison Drive Northwest east of 14th Street Northwest (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling west.
251 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The National Mall — Joseph Henry — [Founding of the Smithsonian Institution]
On Madison Drive Northwest west of 12th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
252 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The National Mall — Live Oaks: A Gathering Place
On 15th Street Northwest just south of Constitution Avenue Northwest (U.S. 50), on the left when traveling north.
253 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The Palisades — 5 — Development Along Foxhall Road
On Foxhall Road Northwest just south of Q Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
254 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Truxton Circle — Baker's Dozen, Inc. Building — 1509 and 1511 Fourth Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC
On 4th Street Northwest north of P Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
255 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — "Joshua Fit De Battle Of Jericho"
Near U Street Northwest east of 14th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
256 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — "No More Auction Block For Me"
Near U Street Northwest east of 14th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
257 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — "Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child"
On U Street Northwest east of 14th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
258 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — Frelinghuysen University / Jesse Lawson and Rosetta C. Lawson — 1800 Vermont Avenue, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
On Vermont Avenue Northwest at 11th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on Vermont Avenue Northwest.
259 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — 5 — Howard University Sets the Standard — City Within a City — Greater U Street Heritage Trail —
On T Street Northwest at Vermont Avenue Northwest, on the left when traveling east on T Street Northwest.
260 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — John Wesley Cromwell Residence — 1439 Swann Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
On Swann Street Northwest east of 15th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east.
261 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — Louise Burrell Miller Residence — 1204 T Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
On T Street Northwest west of 12th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west.
262 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — Mary Ann Shadd Cary House
On W Street Northwest west of 14th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east.
263 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — Mary Ann Shadd Cary Residence — 1421 W Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
On W Street Northwest west of 14th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east.
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264 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Wakefield — Schools — Tenleytown, DC — Country Village to City Neighborhood —
On Chesapeake Street Northwest at Nebraska Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Chesapeake Street Northwest.
265 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Wakefield — 4 — Three R's — Top of the Town — Tenleytown Heritage Trail —
On Nebraska Avenue Northwest at 38th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Nebraska Avenue Northwest.
266 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Woodley Park — Woodley Estate
On Cathedral Avenue Northwest east of Woodley Road Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
267 District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Anacostia — 20 — Rose's Row — An East-of-the-River View — Anacostia Heritage Trail —
On U Street Southeast at 13th Street Southeast, on the left when traveling west on U Street Southeast.
268 District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Anacostia Park — Hillsdale & Frederick Douglass
On Anacostia Drive, 0.3 miles east of Good Hope Road Southeast, on the left when traveling east.
269 District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Barry Farm — Campbell African Methodist Episcopal Church — 2562 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
On Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast at Stanton Road Southeast, on the right when traveling north on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast.
270 District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Buena Vista — 8 — Birney School — An East-of-the River View — Anacostia Heritage Trail —
On Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast north of Howard Road Southeast, on the right when traveling north.
271 District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Buena Vista — Nichols Avenue Elementary School / Old Birney School Site — 2427 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
On Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast at Howard Road Southeast, on the right when traveling south on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast.
272 District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Ebenezer United Methodist Church — 400 D Street, SE — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
On D Street Southeast near 4th Street Southeast.
273 District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Ebenezer United Methodist Church
On D Street Southeast at 4th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling west on D Street Southeast.
274 District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Limestone of Lost Legacies
Near 8th Street Southeast just north of G Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
275 District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Little Ebenezer
On 4th Street Southeast north of D Street Southeast, on the left when traveling south.
276 District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Mary McLeod Bethune
On East Capitol Street Northeast west of 13th Street Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
277 District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — National Association of University Women, Inc. — 1001 E Street Southeast — Capitol Hill Historic District —
On E Street Southeast just east of 10th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east.
278 District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Seventy Fifth Anniversary — 1864 - 1939 — Ebenezer M.E. Church - Rev. F.F. King, Pastor —
On D Street Southeast at 4th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling west on D Street Southeast.
279 District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Congress Heights — Congress Heights School — 3100 Martin Luther King, Jr., Avenue, SE — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
On Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast at Raleigh Place Southeast, on the right when traveling north on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast.
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280 District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Fairlawn — 16 — Education Matters — An East-of-the-River View — Anacostia Heritage Trail —
Near Good Hope Road Southeast at Minnesota Avenue South East.
281 District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Fort Dupont — John Philip Sousa Junior High School — 3650 Ely Place, SE — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
On Ely Place Southeast, 0.1 miles west of 37th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling west.
282 District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Hillsdale — 6 — Grandpapa's Farm — An East-of-the-River View — Anacostia Heritage Trail —
On Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast south of Eaton Road Southeast, on the right when traveling north.
283 District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — Baseball Americana — Play Ball!
Near South Capitol Street Southeast at Potomac Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling north.
284 District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — Dudley Knox Center for Naval History — Dudley Wright Knox, Commodore, USN — 1877-1960 —
On Kidder Breese Street Southeast near Dahlgren Avenue Southeast.
285 District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — Mildred Belle
On Anacostia Riverwalk Trail at 4th Street Southeast on Anacostia Riverwalk Trail.
286 District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — Naval Historical Foundation
On Dahlgren Avenue Southeast south of Kidder Breese Street, on the left when traveling south.
287 District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — Navy Department Library
On Dahlgren Avenue Southeast south of Kidder Breese Street Southeast, on the left when traveling south.
288 District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — Protecting Undersea Rescue and Salvage Techniques — Diving — Behind These Walls —
On 11th Street Southeast south of N Street Southeast, on the right when traveling south.
289 District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — Racing Presidents Visit the Library of Congress
Near South Capitol Street Southeast at Potomac Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling north.
290 District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — Teaching Sailors for the Fleet — Training — Behind These Walls —
On M Street Southeast west of 7th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east.
291 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — Unemployment Compensation — 1940 — granite —
On 4th Street Southwest south of Independence Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling north.
292 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — Milford School Bell
On 6th Street Southwest south of Maryland Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling north.
293 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — Sarah P. Duke Gardens — Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Near 1st Street Southwest south of Independence Avenue Southwest, on the left when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
294 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Waterfront — 7 — Equality in Public Education — River Farms to Urban Towers — Southwest Heritage Trail —
On 7th Street Southwest at G Street Southwest on 7th Street Southwest.
295 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Waterfront — 14 — Housing Reform and the Syphax School — River Farms to Urban Towers — Southwest Heritage Trail —
On P Street Southwest at 3rd Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west on P Street Southwest.
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296 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Waterfront — 13 — Military Education at Fort McNair — River Farms to Urban Towers — Southwest Heritage Trail —
On P Street Southwest east of 4th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
297 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Waterfront — 2 — New Town in the City — River Farms to Urban Towers — Southwest Heritage Trail —
On 6th Street Southwest north of M Street Southwest, on the right when traveling north.
298 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Waterfront — Randall Recreation Center — founded in 1912
Near I Street Southwest just west of South Capitol Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west.
299 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Waterfront — Thurgood Marshall
On G Street Southwest, 0.1 miles east of 2nd Street Southwest, on the left when traveling east.
300 District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Waterfront — William Syphax Public School
On Half Street Southwest north of O Street Southwest, on the right when traveling north. Reported damaged.

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