Historical Markers in Hillbrook, District of Columbia

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Historical Markers in Hillbrook, District of Columbia

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1 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Hillbrook — Dr. Nannie Helen Burroughs —

Near Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue Northeast at 50th Street Northeast, on the right when traveling east.

Living Ever In our Memory Dr. Nannie Helen Burroughs Founder of School 1909 — — Map (db m243988) HM

2 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Hillbrook — 4 — From Rural to Residential — A Self-Reliant People — Greater Deanwood Heritage Trail —

On Grant Street Northeast east of 49th Street Northeast, on the right when traveling east.

Deanwood once was farmland belonging to slave-holding families. Some of their names—Sherriff, Lowrie, and Benning--still mark local roads. In 1833 Levi Sherriff purchased several hundred acres along Watts Branch from William Benning's . . . — — Map (db m130778) HM

3 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Hillbrook — Howard D. Woodson Residence — 4918 Fitch Place, NE — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

On Fitch Place Northeast just east of 49th Place Northeast, on the right when traveling west.

Howard Dilworth Woodson (1877-1962), a Pittsburgh native, arrived in Washington in 1907 to work as a structural engineer in the Office of the Supervising Architect, U.S. Department of the Treasury. One of the first African American professionals . . . — — Map (db m187367) HM

4 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Hillbrook — In Memory of Nannie Helen Burroughs —

Near Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue Northeast at 50th Street Northeast, on the right when traveling east.

Founder,educator, humanitarian — — Map (db m243989) HM

5 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Hillbrook — Lederer Gardens — Robert F. Lederer Community Gardens & Educational Center, MLK Sanctuary — 4801 Nannie Helen Boroughs Ave —

On 49th Street Northeast south of Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue Northeast, on the right when traveling south.

Welcome to the Robert F. Lederer Environmental Education Center and Youth Garden. This center honors Robert F. Lederer, the Executive Vice President of the American Association of Nurserymen during the United States President Lyndon B. Johnson's . . . — — Map (db m130779) HM

6 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Hillbrook — National Training School for Women and Girls / Nannie Helen Burroughs — 601 50th Street, NE — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

Near 50th Street Northeast at Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue Northeast, on the right when traveling south.

The National Training School for Women and Girls was founded here in 1909 by Nannie Helen Burroughs (1879 - 1961). With its focus on the “three B's” — “Bible, bath and broom” — the school taught skills such as business, sewing, and printing. It . . . — — Map (db m103272) HM

7 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Hillbrook — 3 — The School of the Three Bs — A Self-Reliant People — Greater Deanwood Heritage Trail —

On Nannie Helen Burroughs Boulevard Northeast at 50th Street Northeast, on the right when traveling east on Nannie Helen Burroughs Boulevard Northeast.

Atop this hill are the sprawling grounds on which Nannie Helen Burroughs (1879-1961) founded the National Training School for Women and Girls in 1909. Burroughs was an outspoken advocate for women's rights, civil rights, and religious . . . — — Map (db m184992) HM

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