Casualties Arriving at Mount Pleasant General Hospital, May 1864

Historical marker location:

1673 Park Road Northwest, Mount Pleasant, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of Park Road Northwest and 17th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Park Road Northwest.)

The District was the site of the first U.S. public school for black students: The M Street School (later known as Dunbar High School) was founded in 1870 and was the first public school in the United States for black students. The school became known for its high academic standards and produced many notable alumni, including civil rights leader and educator Mary McLeod Bethune.