Historical Markers and War Memorials in Pleasant Plains, District of Columbia

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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Pleasant Plains, District of Columbia

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1 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — 10 — "Strike!" — Lift Every Voice — Georgia Ave./Pleasant Plains Heritage Trail —

On Howard Place Northwest at 6th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Howard Place Northwest.

Howard University has a long history of student activism for civil rights, peace, and academic reform. Students of the 1930s and '40s protested lynchings nationwide and DC businesses that snubbed African Americans. In the early 1960s . . . — — Map (db m130758) HM

2 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — "The Divine Nine Help Shape Black American History" —

On Fairmont Street Northwest at Georgia Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling west on Fairmont Street Northwest.

"The Divine Nine Help Shape Black American History" [Years of the "Divine Nine" historically Black fraternities’ and sororities' founding shown] 1906 [Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity founded at Cornell University] 1908 [Alpha Kappa Alpha . . . — — Map (db m142280) HM

3 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — 13 — Along the "Nile Valley" — Lift Every Voice — Georgia Ave./Pleasant Plains Heritage Trail —

On Georgia Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29) south of Girard Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north.

With its Afro-centric shops and connections to Howard University, this stretch of Georgia Avenue has been called the “Nile Valley.” Blue Nile Botanicals opened first at 2826 Georgia in 1977. Hodari Ali, a former editor of Howard’s . . . — — Map (db m130761) HM

4 ► 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.

ΑΦΑ The Seven Jewels Jewel Henry Arthur Callis • Jewel Charles Henry CHapman • Jewel Eugene Kinckle Jones • Jewel George Biddle Kelley • Jewel Nathaniel Allison Murray • Jewel Robert Harold Ogle • . . . — — Map (db m217654) HM

5 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — Andrew F. Hilyer Residence Site — 2352 Sixth Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

On 6th Street Northwest south of Howard Place Northwest, on the right when traveling south.

Andrew F. Hilyer (1858-1925) fought racism and promoted the "moral, material, and financial interests" of African Americans through the Union League of the District of Columbia, which he co-founded in 1892. Hilyer's Union League Directory . . . — — Map (db m111803) HM

6 ► 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.

During the Civil War, thousands of once-enslaved people crowded into DC, desperate for shelter, work, and protection. Most vulnerable were orphans and children separated from their families. In 1863 the National Association for the Relief of . . . — — Map (db m130762) HM

7 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — 8 — Cleaning Up Cowtown — Lift Every Voice — Georgia Ave./Pleasant Plains Heritage Trail —

On Georgia Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29) at Barry Place Northwest, on the right when traveling south on Georgia Avenue Northwest.

The area west of this spot once was an Irish and German immigrant neighborhood known as “Cowtown.” That's because, before 1871, cows, pigs, and sheep roamed freely here, while those kept in Washington City, south of Boundary Street (today's . . . — — Map (db m130763) HM

8 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — Day of Honor 2000 —

Near Howard Place Northwest east of 6th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.

African American • Asian American Hispanic American • Native American Day of Honor 2000 Still pursuing victory over prejudice at home WWII VV — — Map (db m115574) HM

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9 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — 7 — Ed Murphy Way — Lift Every Voice — Georgia Ave./Pleasant Plains Heritage Trail —

On Georgia Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29) at Bryant Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on Georgia Avenue Northwest.

Back in the '60s, everyone came to Murph's. Ed Murphy's Supper Club, that is, located across Georgia Avenue from 1963 to 1975. In the beginning suits and ties were mandatory for the club's highpowered male patrons. But as the Black Power . . . — — Map (db m130773) HM

10 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — Fortitude —

On Howard Place Northwest east of 6th Street Northwest.

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. commissioned Chicago artist James King to create a sculpture of its Founders. "Fortitude" was dedicated on April 28, 1979. She stands 12' 6" with a 12' hand-to-hand arm span. Sculpted in Corten steel, the metal was . . . — — Map (db m112009) HM

11 ► 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.

Founders Library houses wide-ranging collections, the university's museum, and the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, one of the world's largest repositories dedicated to the culture and history of people of African descent. Dedicated in 1939, the . . . — — Map (db m116653) HM

12 ► 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.

Residence of General Oliver O. Howard founder of Howard University 1869 - 1874 — — Map (db m9263) HM

13 ► 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.

Howard Hall was completed in 1869 as the home of white Civil War General Oliver Otis Howard (1830-1909), for whom Howard University was named. As commissioner of the Bureau of Refuges, Freedman and Abandoned Lands (Freedman's Bureau), General Howard . . . — — Map (db m65707) HM

14 ► 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.

Howard University, one of the oldest Black colleges in the United States, was established by Congress in 1866 to educate formerly enslaved individuals. Its name honors Freedman's Bureau Commissioner General Oliver Otis Howard, a member of the white . . . — — Map (db m66401) HM

15 ► 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.

The Howard University Gallery of Art was established in 1928 on the lower level of Rankin Chapel. Professor James V. Herring (1897-1969), founder of the University's Art Department, and professor and artist James A Porter (1905-1970) were its . . . — — Map (db m85112) HM

16 ► 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.

Founders - January 5, 1911 Elder Watson Diggs, Dr. Ezra D. Alexander, Dr. Byron Kenneth Armstrong, Atty. Henry Tournerasher, Dr. Marcus Peter Blakemore, Paul Waymond Caine, George Wesley Edmonds, Dr. Guy Levis Grant, Edward Giles Irvin, John . . . — — Map (db m217659) HM

17 ► 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.

Kelly Miller (1863-1939), a prominent Howard University scholar and leader, taught mathematics and sociology. He went on to serve as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Miller laid the groundwork for the formation of African American sociology . . . — — Map (db m111801) HM

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18 ► 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.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), thousands of formerly enslaved people came to Washington in search of new lives. They needed work, education, shelter – and health care. In 1862 the U.S. government responded with Freedmen’s Hospital, located . . . — — Map (db m130764) HM

19 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — Merriweather Home for Children — 733 Euclid Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC

On Euclid Street Northwest west of Georgia Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.

The National Association for the Relief of Destitute Colored Women and Children was established by an 1863 Act of Congress. Elizabeth Keckley (ca. 1818-1907), former slave and seamstress for Mary Todd Lincoln, was a founding member and spent her . . . — — Map (db m112005) HM

20 ► 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.

Here stood Miner Hall The site of the genesis of ΑΚΑ January 15, 1908 Ethel Hedgeman (Lyle) Principal Founder — — Map (db m217662) HM

21 ► 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.

Miner Teachers College, which operated here from 1914 until 1955, was the principal school training black teachers in the city for more than 70 years. Named for Myrtilla Miner (1815-1864), a white educator who founded Miner Normal School in 1851, . . . — — Map (db m114359) HM

22 ► 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.

Front of Marker: Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Founded November 17, 1911 Howard University Washington, D.C. Manhood Founder Edgar A. Love 1891 - 1974 Dedicated Nov. 16, 1975 Sampson P. . . . — — Map (db m112012) HM

23 ► 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.

In tribute to three visionary Howard University students, the Founders of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., A. Langston Taylor of Tennessee, Leonard F. Morse of Massachusetts and Charles I. Brown of Kansas, who here resolved in 1914 to establish a . . . — — Map (db m112008) HM

24 ► 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.

We, the surviving members of the 2515 ASU, ASTP, who met and studied at Howard University in 1943-44 and others who joined us as members of the Prometheans, Inc., do hereby dedicate this memorial to our deceased, our families and friends, Howard . . . — — Map (db m217658) HM WM

25 ► 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.

Site of the Founder's Window erected in honor of the Sixteen Pillars of ΑΚΑ, January 14, 1978. — — Map (db m15659) HM

26 ► 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.

In Recognition of Sara Winifred Brown, M.D. Her medical degree was awarded by Howard University in 1904. She served as the first female graduate trustee of Howard University, 1924-1948. In 1910, she was one of the founders of the . . . — — Map (db m112010) HM

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27 ► 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.

Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society D.C. Alpha Chapter Chartered in 1956 "Dedicated to excellence" — — Map (db m110807) HM

28 ► 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.

As the Civil War was ended in 1865, most formerly enslaved African Americans arriving in the District could not read or write. The following year members of the First Congregational Society considered organizing a school to train teachers and . . . — — Map (db m130765) HM

29 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — The Burton W. Johnson House — Engine Company 4 — Organized February 21, 1870 —

On Sherman Avenue Northwest just south of Euclid Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.

Dedicated in memory of the first African American to serve the citizens of the District of Columbia as Fire Chief. Chief Johnson was appointed to Engine Company #4 on January 16, 1943 and retired as Fire Chief of the department on March 1, . . . — — Map (db m142337) HM

30 ► 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.

The body of water that inspired the line in Howard University’s alma mater, “far above the lake so blue stands old Howard firm and true,” is McMillan Reservoir, which opened in 1902 to supply water to the city. The reservoir and . . . — — Map (db m130766) HM

31 ► 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.

The Lovers' Stroll…A Legacy Begins Charles Robert Samuel Taylor, a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, which was founded on Howard University's campus on January 9, 1914, envisioned a sister organization that would give life and inspiration . . . — — Map (db m174830) HM

32 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — Will Marion Cook Family Residence Site — 2232 Sixth Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

On 6th Street Northwest at College Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on 6th Street Northwest.

Will Marion Cook (1869-1944) was an internationally renowned violinist and composer. After studying music at Oberlin College (Ohio) and the National Conservatory of Music (New York), Cook turned to creating musical comedies. Among them was . . . — — Map (db m111802) HM

33 ► 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.

Presented during the 75th Anniversary of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Founded January 16, 1920 Jylla Moore Foster, Grand Basileus Grace Walker Phillips, Memorial Chair July 16, 1995 Builder: M.C.M.C. Designers: Terrence Brown & . . . — — Map (db m115573) HM

34 ► 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.

Founders Arizona Cleaver Stemons • Pearl Anna Neal • Myrtle Tyler Faithful • Viola Tyler Goings • Fannie Pettie Watts Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated Founders Abram Langston Taylor • Leonard Francis Morse • . . . — — Map (db m217663) HM

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