Engine Company No. 4

Engine Company No. 4 (HM2E1O)

Location: Washington, DC 20001
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 54.764', W 77° 1.515'

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African American Heritage Trail, Washington, DC

—931 R Street, NW —

This 1885 building originally housed the DC Fire Department's Engine Company No. 7. It eventually became home to Washington's first all-black fire company. The department had included a few African American firefighters since 1868, but none ever advanced to officer. In 1919, 17-year veteran Charles E. Gibson sought to correct this situation, requesting an all-black company. The department agreed, choosing Engine Co. No. 4, at 474 Virginia Avenue, SW, as its first all-African American company, under Gibson's command. In 1940 the Fire Department reorganized and moved Engine 4 here. When the department desegregated in 1962, it split up its five all-black companies. Engine 4 moved to 2531 Sherman Avenue in 1976.

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Engine Company No. 4, 1943
Photo by Gordon Parks, Library of Congress
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HM NumberHM2E1O
Series This marker is part of the Washington, D.C.: African American Heritage Trail series
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Placed ByCultural Tourism DC
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, February 3rd, 2019 at 7:01pm PST -08:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 324407 N 4309042
Decimal Degrees38.91273333, -77.02525000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 54.764', W 77° 1.515'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 54' 45.84" N, 77° 1' 30.9" W
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Area Code(s)202, 703
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 931 R St NW, Washington DC 20001, US
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