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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23QN_the-black-house_Washington-DC.html
Georgetown University
The Black House
Founded 1970 by the Black Student Alliance
as a gathering place for community and support.
Rededicated 2013 as a continuing force for
justice and equality at Georgetown
for generations to come
Cen…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23QM_la-casa-latina_Washington-DC.html
Georgetown University
La Casa Latina
In 2016 La Casa Latina was established
with support of the Latinx Leadership Forum.
La Casa Latina is a space for
community building, identity exploration
and advocacy.
Center for Multicultural Equ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23P7_francis-scott-key-bridge_Washington-DC.html
This Bridge is named in honor of
Francis Scott Key
Author of the Star Spangled Banner
September 14, 1814
Then conquer we must for our cause it is just
And this be our Motto In God is our Trust
Erected by the National Society
United S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23P6_the-georgetown-house_Washington-DC.html
The Georgetown House is closely linked with the history of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal. The building was constructed about 1830 by the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Co. for use as a storage room. Later it became a tavern but shortly thereafter turned in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23NG_st-marys_Washington-DC.html
St. Mary's
Built 1956
This building is named in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary and was dedicated to Our Lady of Victory. Originally built as a combined Nursing School and Nurses Dormitory. The building is home to the School of Nursing and He…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22WZ_herring-hill_Washington-DC.html
Front:
Herring Hill
You are standing in the heart of a once thriving African American community. At the time of the American Revolution in 1776, one third of Georgetown's population was African American. By the time of the Civil War in the 186…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22WY_the-pilgrim_Washington-DC.html
The Pilgrim
By Vicki Winters Reid
St. Ignatius of Loyola
1491-1556
Founder of the Society of Jesus
1540
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22WX_poulton-hall_Washington-DC.html
The building commemorates Father Ferdinand Poulton, S.J. a founding member of the American Jesuit Community, who arrived in Maryland in 1638. The building was acquired under the College Building Program of the Federal Works Agency.
North Entran…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22WW_st-johns-episcopal-church-georgetown-parish_Washington-DC.html
This first Episcopal congregation in Georgetown was founded in 1796 by the Reverent Walter Dulany Addison. Other founders and benefactors include Thomas Hyde, Thomas Corcoran, Benjamin Stoddert, and Francis Scott Key. President Thomas Jefferson co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22WV_colonel-ninian-beall_Washington-DC.html
Born Scotland 1625 - Died Maryland 1717
Patentee of Rock of Dunbarton
Member of the House of Burgesses
Commander in Chief of Provincial Forces of Maryland
in grateful recognition of his services "upon all incursions and disturbances of neigh…