Herring Highway
Historical marker location:
2900 Virginia Avenue Northwest, Georgetown, District of Columbia
( Marker is on Virginia Avenue Northwest west of Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway Northwest, on the right when traveling west.)
Rock Creek Park. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
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The District was the site of one of the first major race riots in U.S. history: The Washington, D.C. race riot of 1919 was sparked by tensions between white and black residents and lasted for several days. It resulted in 15 deaths and over 100 injuries.