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Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historical Markers

This series collects markers describing historical events, persons, and buildings related to the 100+ Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
 
By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 24, 2025
Science Center North Marker in front of the Luna I. Mishoe Science Center North
101 ► Delaware, Kent County, Dover, East Dover Hundred — Science Center North — Delaware State University — Making our mark on the world —
102 ► Delaware, Kent County, Dover, East Dover Hundred — William C. Jason Library — Delaware State University — Making our mark on the world —
103 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Wilmington — Louis Lorenzo Redding, Esq. — First African-American Attorney in Delaware — (b. October 25, 1901, d. September 28, 1998) —
104 ► Delaware, Sussex County, Laurel, Broad Creek Hundred — SC-287 — Jason Beach —
105 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Atlas District — 13 — Enterprising Families — Hub, Home, Heart — Greater H Street NE Heritage Trail —
106 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Brookland — Charles Richard Drew Memorial Bridge —
107 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Brookland — Lois Mailou Jones Residence — 1220 Quincy Street, NE — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
108 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Brookland — Sterling A. Brown Residence — 1222 Kearny Street, NE — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
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109 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Carver Langston — Langston Terrace Dwellings / Hilyard Robinson — 21st Street and Benning Road, NE — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
110 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Deanwood — 5 — A Whirl on the Ferris Wheel — A Self Reliant People — Greater Deanwood Heritage Trail —
111 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Langdon — Ionia R. Whipper Home — 2000 Channing Street, NE — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
112 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Mahaning Heights — 14 — From Gambling to Garden Apartments — A Self-Reliant People — Greater Deanwood Heritage Trail —
113 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Mayfair — Mayfair Mansions / Albert I. Cassell — 3819 Jay Street, NE — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
114 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, NoMa/Sursum Corda — 2 — Gateway to The Nation's Capital — Hub, Home, Heart — Greater H Street NE Heritage Trail —
115 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Adams Morgan — Archaeology in Adams Morgan — Surveying the Cemeteries in Walter Pierce Park, 2005-2013 — Reported permanently removed
116 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Adams Morgan — Archaeology in Adams Morgan: Surveying the Walter Pierce Park Cemeteries, 2005-2013 —
117 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Adams Morgan — 4 — Life on the Park — Roads to Diversity — Adams Morgan Heritage Trail —
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118 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Adams Morgan — Rediscovery and Remembrance — Hallowed Ground — Rock Creek Park, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
119 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Adams Morgan — Soldiers, Sailors, and Refugees of War — Hallowed Ground — Rock Creek Park, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
120 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Bloomingdale — Barnett Aden Gallery — 127 Randolph Place, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
121 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Bloomingdale — 9 — Court Nullifies Racial Covenants — Worthy Ambition — LeDroit Park/Bloomingdale Heritage Trail —
122 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Bloomingdale — 14 — Great Expectations — Worthy Ambition — LeDroit Park/Bloomingdale Heritage Trail — Reported permanently removed
123 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Bloomingdale — 14 — Great Expectations — Worthy Ambition — LeDroit Park/Bloomingdale Heritage Trail —
124 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Bloomingdale — 13 — Home to Headliners — Worthy Ambition — LeDroit Park/Bloomingdale Heritage Trail —
125 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Bloomingdale — 7 — Separate Schools — Worthy Ambition — LeDroit Park/Bloomingdale Heritage Trail —
126 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Brightwood — 6 — School Days — Battleground to Community — Brightwood Heritage Trail —
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127 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Colonial Village — Frank D. Reeves — 7760 16th Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
128 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Columbia Heights — 12 — 1968 — Cultural Convergence — Columbia Heights Heritage Trail —
129 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Columbia Heights — Campus to Army Camps and Back Again — Meridian Hill Park, National Historic Landmark — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior — Reported permanently removed
130 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Columbia Heights — Charles R. Drew and Lenore Robbins Drew — 3324 Sherman Avenue, NW, Apartment 1 — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
131 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Columbia Heights — 15 — College Hill — Cultural Convergence — Columbia Heights Heritage Trail —
132 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Columbia Heights — 8 — Girard Street Elites — Cultural Convergence — Columbia Heights Heritage Trail —
133 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Columbia Heights — 7 — Nob Hill — Cultural Convergence — Columbia Heights Heritage Trail —
134 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Columbia Heights — 11 — Views of Justice — Cultural Convergence — Columbia Heights Heritage Trail —
135 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — 5850-2019 — Elizabeth Keckley — 1818 - 1907 —
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136 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Alma Thomas Residence — 1530 15th Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
137 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Charles Hamilton Houston Residence — 1744 S Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
138 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Historic Kappa House — 1708 S Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
139 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — 326 — Myrtilla Miner — Dupont Circle — Diverse Visions | One Neighborhood —
140 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — 10 — Strong Families and Eminent Citizens — City Within a City — Greater U Street Heritage Trail —
141 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Todd Duncan Residence — 1600 T Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
142 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Forest Hills — "Music of the Spheres" —
143 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Early African American Georgetown —
144 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Margaret Peters and Roumania Peters Walker — Rose Park Tennis Courts —
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145 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, LeDroit Park — 3 — A Voice from the South — Worthy Ambition — LeDroit Park/Bloomingdale Heritage Trail —
146 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, LeDroit Park — Alice Moore Dunbar [Nelson] and Paul Laurence Dunbar Residence — 1934 Fourth Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
147 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, LeDroit Park — 6 — Best in the Country — Worthy Ambition — LeDroit Park/Bloomingdale Heritage Trail —
148 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, LeDroit Park — Freedmen's Hospital — 520 W Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
149 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, LeDroit Park — 4 — Government Girls — Worthy Ambition — LeDroit Park/Bloomingdale Heritage Trail —
150 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, LeDroit Park — 5 — Griffith Stadium — "Lift Every Voice" — Georgia Ave./Pleasant Plains Heritage Trail —
151 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, LeDroit Park — Griffith Stadium Site — 2041 Georgia Avenue, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
152 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, LeDroit Park — 2 — T Street Elites — Worthy Ambition — LeDroit Park/Bloomingdale Heritage Trail —
153 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, LeDroit Park — 16 — The Doctor Is In — Worthy Ambition — LeDroit Park/Bloomingdale Heritage Trail —
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154 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, LeDroit Park — 15 — The Prettiest Place — Worthy Ambition — LeDroit Park/Bloomingdale Heritage Trail —
155 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, LeDroit Park — 5 — The University Next Door — Worthy Ambition — LeDroit Park/Bloomingdale Heritage Trail —
156 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Logan Circle — 2 — Advancing the Race — A Fitting Tribute — Logan Circle Heritage Trail —
157 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Logan Circle — Alain Locke Residence — 1326 R Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
158 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Logan Circle — Bethune Museum-Archives — National Historic Site — Designated October 15, 1982 by Act of Congress —
159 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Logan Circle — 12 — Care for the City — A Fitting Tribute — Logan Circle Heritage Trail —
160 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Logan Circle — James Lesesne Wells Residence — 1333 R Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
161 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Logan Circle — 6 — Logan Circle, Just Ahead — A Fitting Tribute — Logan Circle Heritage Trail —
162 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Logan Circle — 11 — Striving for Equality — A Fitting Tribute — Logan Circle Heritage Trail —
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163 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Mount Vernon Square — Central Public Library — Mount Vernon Square — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
164 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Mount Vernon Square — Minor Normal School — Class Action at the MVT Photo Walk —
165 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Park View — 15 — "Treat Me Refined" — Lift Every Voice — Georgia Ave./Pleasant Plains Heritage Trail —
166 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Park View — 16 — From Beer Garden to Park View — Lift Every Voice — Georgia Ave./Pleasant Plains Heritage Trail — Reported missing
167 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Park View — 17 — The Next Wave — Lift Every Voice — Georgia Ave./Pleasant Plains Heritage Trail —
168 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Park View — 14 — Urban Oasis — Lift Every Voice — Georgia Ave./Pleasant Plains Heritage Trail —
169 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — 5850-2019 — Alma Thomas — 1891 - 1978 —
170 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — Booker T. Washington 1856 - 1915 — The Extra Mile — Points of Light Volunteer Pathway —
171 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — .4 — The Roots of Freedom and Equality — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail — Reported permanently removed
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172 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — 10 — "Strike!" — Lift Every Voice — Georgia Ave./Pleasant Plains Heritage Trail —
173 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — "The Divine Nine Help Shape Black American History" —
174 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — A Bench By The Road —
175 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — 13 — Along the "Nile Valley" — Lift Every Voice — Georgia Ave./Pleasant Plains Heritage Trail —
176 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated — ΑΚΑ —
177 ► 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 —
178 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — Andrew F. Hilyer Residence Site — 2352 Sixth Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
179 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — 8 — Cleaning Up Cowtown — Lift Every Voice — Georgia Ave./Pleasant Plains Heritage Trail —
180 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — Day of Honor 2000 —
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181 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — 7 — Ed Murphy Way — Lift Every Voice — Georgia Ave./Pleasant Plains Heritage Trail —
182 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — Fortitude —
183 ► 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 —
184 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — General Oliver O. Howard —
185 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — Howard Hall — 607 Howard Place, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
186 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — Howard University — Sixth Street and Howard Place, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
187 ► 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 —
188 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. — Xi Chapter - Howard University — 1920 - 2020 —
189 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — Kelly Miller Residence Site — 2225 Fourth Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
190 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — 6 — Medical Care for All — "Lift Every Voice" — Georgia Ave./Pleasant Plains Heritage Trail —
191 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — Miner Hall — Commemorating the centennial, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated —
192 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — Miner Teachers College — 2565 Georgia Avenue, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
193 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. — Founded November 17, 1911 — Howard University, Washington, D.C. —
194 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — Phi Beta Sigma —
195 ► 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 —
196 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — Rankin Chapel — Commemorating the Centennial Year, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated —
197 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — Sara Winifred Brown, M.D. — The National Association of University Women — Incorporated 1924, District of Columbia —
198 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — Tau Beta Pi —
199 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — 9 — Teachers and Preachers — Lift Every Voice — Georgia Ave./Pleasant Plains Heritage Trail —
200 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — 11 — The Lake So Blue — Lift Every Voice — Georgia Ave./Pleasant Plains Heritage Trail —

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