Mary McLeod Bethune Historical Markers
Markers related to this American educator, stateswoman, philanthropist, humanitarian, womanist, and civil rights activist. She was the founder and first president of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) as well as an advisor to Franklin D. Roosevelt Administration.
By Mark Hilton, November 16, 2016
The rebuilt Tuskegee Chapel.
GEOGRAPHIC SORT
1► Alabama (Macon County), Tuskegee Institute — Tuskegee Chapel Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —  |
| On Booker T Washington Boulevard. | |||
| 2► District of Columbia (Washington), Barney Circle — Seafarers Yacht Club African American Heritage Trail, Washington, DC 1950 M Street, SE — |
| On M Street Southeast east of Water Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east. | |||
| 3► District of Columbia (Washington), Capitol Hill — Mary McLeod Bethune — |
| On East Capitol Street Northeast west of 13th Street Northeast, on the left when traveling west. | |||
| 4► District of Columbia (Washington), LeDroit Park — 4 — Government Girls Worthy Ambition LeDroit Park/Bloomingdale Heritage Trail — |
| On 3rd Street Northwest at U Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north on 3rd Street Northwest. | |||
| 5► District of Columbia (Washington), Logan Circle — A Neighborhood Reborn Logan Circle, National Mall & Memorial Parks National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior — |
| Near Logan Circle Northwest at Rhode Island Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing. | |||
| 6► District of Columbia (Washington), Logan Circle — Bethune Museum-Archives National Historic Site Designated October 15, 1982 by Act of Congress — |
| On Vermont Avenue Northwest at O Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on Vermont Avenue Northwest. | |||
| 7► District of Columbia (Washington), Logan Circle — 11 — Striving for Equality A Fitting Tribute Logan Circle Heritage Trail — |
| On Vermont Avenue Northwest south of O Street Northwest when traveling north. | |||
| 8► District of Columbia (Washington), Penn Quarter — National Council of Negro Women African American Heritage Trail, Washington, DC 633 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW — |
| On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest at 7th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest. | |||
| 9► District of Columbia (Washington), Shaw — Shaw Historic Bike Tour / Past Activists Make Way For Future Greatness — |
| On R Street Northwest just east of 6th Street Northwest (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling west. | |||
| 10► District of Columbia (Washington), Southwest Waterfront — Dr. Dorothy Height — |
| On 7th Street Southwest south of G Street Southwest, on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 11► District of Columbia (Washington), U Street Corridor — 14 — Riots to Renaissance City Within a City Greater U Street Heritage Trail — |
| On U Street Northwest at 14th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on U Street Northwest. | |||
| 12► Florida (Palm Beach County), West Palm Beach — F-450 — Hurricane of 1928 Mass Burial Site — |
| On North Tamarind Avenue at 25th Street, on the left when traveling north on North Tamarind Avenue. | |||
| 13► Florida (Volusia County), Bethune Beach — F-940 — Bethune-Volusia Beach — |
| On South Atlantic Avenue (County Road A1A) 0.1 miles south of Kingfish Avenue, on the right when traveling south. | |||
| 14► Florida (Volusia County), Daytona Beach — F-1046 — Historic Childhood Home of Dr. Howard Thurman — |
| On Whitehall Street 0.1 miles south of Cedar Street, on the left when traveling north. | |||
| 15► Florida (Volusia County), Daytona Beach — Mary McLeod Bethune Jackie Robinson Ballpark & Museum — |
| Near East Orange Avenue 0.1 miles east of South Beach Street, on the left when traveling east. | |||
| 16► Florida (Volusia County), New Smyrna Beach — Bethune Beach Swimming Freely — |
| On South Atlantic Avenue 0.1 miles south of Kingfish Avenue, on the right when traveling south. | |||
| 17► Louisiana (Orleans Parish), New Orleans — Fannie C. Williams / Valena C. Jones Elementary School — |
| On North Miro Street at Anette Street, on the left when traveling east on North Miro Street. | |||
| 18► South Carolina (Sumter County), Mayesville — 43-16 — Birthplace of Mary McLeod Bethune — |
| On Florence Highway (U.S. 76) at South Lafayette Street (South Carolina Highway 154), on the left when traveling east on Florence Highway. | |||
| 19► Virginia, Richmond — Coburn Hall Virginia Union University — |
| Near North Lombardy Street at Brook Road. | |||
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