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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSAT_a-magic-place_Washington-DC.html
Louis Armstrong and Sarah Vaughn were two of the nationally famous entertainers who played in the brick building on this corner, once home to the popular Club Bali, also called the New Bali. In the memory of one former customer, it was a magic pla…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMS4J_the-whitelaw-hotel-and-the-duke_Washington-DC.html
They found a lobby with fine rugs and potted palms, a richly decorated dining room, comfortable rooms, and convenience shops on the first floor.
The Whitelaw was the creation of African America business entrepreneur John Whitelaw Lewis, who al…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMS3Y_strong-families-and-eminent-citizens_Washington-DC.html
The fine rowhouses in this part of the Shaw neighborhood, such as those on this street, were once home to many of the community's old families and most distinguished citizens.
Charles Hamilton Houston, a national leader in civil rights, was bor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMS0Q_industrial-bank-of-washington_Washington-DC.html
Industrial Bank stands as a testament to the Black business movement that began in the 1880s in downtown Washington and spread to the U Street area by the 1900s. Industrial Bank was the only Black-owned financial institution in the city when labor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRAM_a-home-away-from-home_Washington-DC.html
The Thurgood Marshall Center for Service and Heritage occupies the historic Italian Renaissance-style building of the 12th Street YMCA, known after 1972 as the Anthony Bowen YMCA.
The 12th Street YMCA was the first African American YMCA in the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMIX_saint-augustine-roman-catholic-church_Washington-DC.html
Saint Augustine Roman Catholic Church began in 1858 when African American congregants of the Saint Matthews Church departed to organize their own day school. The group raised funds—even held an event on the White House lawn—and eventua…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMK20_mcclellan-memorial_Washington-DC.html
[inscription, south face]Major GeneralGeorge Brinton McClellan1826 - 1885[inscription, north face]Erected by the Society of the Army of the Potomacand the Congress of the United States1907
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMG0N_social-justice_Washington-DC.html
Straight ahead is All Souls Church, Unitarian, long known for its social activism, starting with abolitionism in the 1820s and ranging through nuclear disarmament and interracial cooperation. During the segregation era, All Souls was one of the fe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMG0L_buchanan_Washington-DC.html
[Panel No. 1]:James Buchanan of PennsylvaniaPresident of the United States MDCCCIVII - MDCCCIXI
[Panel No. 2]: The incorruptible statesman whosewalk was upon the mountainranges of the law
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMG0K_meridian-hill-park_Washington-DC.html
Just ahead of you at the corner of 15th Street and Florida Avenue is the entrance to Meridian Hill Park, a dramatic urban oasis established in 1912 and completed in 1936. Its stunning, 12-acre landscape features the longest cascading waterfall of …