Connecticut Avenue Streetcars

Historical marker location:

Forest Hills, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Tilden Street Northwest and Connecticut Avenue Northwest, in the median.)

Forest Hills Neighborhood. Art on Call

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.