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Historical Markers in Carver Langston, District of Columbia

 
Clickable Map of Washington, District of Columbia and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Washington, DC (2607) Montgomery County, MD (753) Prince George s County, MD (644) Alexandria Ind. City, VA (378) Arlington County, VA (461) Fairfax County, VA (710)   (2607) Washington (2607)  MontgomeryCountyMaryland(753) Montgomery County (753)  PrinceGeorge'sCounty(644) Prince George's County (644)  AlexandriaVirginia(378) Alexandria (378)  ArlingtonCounty(461) Arlington County (461)  FairfaxCounty(710) Fairfax County (710)
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ADJACENT TO WASHINGTON
      Montgomery County, Maryland (753)  
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      Alexandria, Virginia (378)  
      Arlington County, Virginia (461)  
      Fairfax County, Virginia (710)  
 
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1 District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Carver Langston — Langston Golf Course
Near 26th Street Northeast north of Benning Road Northeast, on the right when traveling north.
. . . Map (db m115180) HM
2 District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Carver Langston — Langston Golf Course and Driving Range2600 Benning Road, NE — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
On 26th Street Northeast north of Benning Road Northeast, on the right when traveling north.
Until 1939, the only place for African Americans to play golf in Washington was West Potomac Park. That year, in response to petitions by African American golfers asking Interior Secretary Harold Ickes to desegregate the city's public golf courses, . . . Map (db m112998) HM
3 District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Carver Langston — Langston Terrace Dwellings / Hilyard Robinson21st Street and Benning Road, NE — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
On Benning Road Northeast at 21st Street Northeast, on the right when traveling west on Benning Road Northeast.
Langston Terrace Dwellings, opened in 1938, was the first federally funded public housing project in Washington and among the first in the nation. It honors John Mercer Langston (1829-1897), abolitionist, founder of Howard University Law School, and . . . Map (db m112792) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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May. 8, 2024