St. Elizabeths Hospital

Historical marker location:

2701 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast, St. Elizabeths, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast south of Pomeroy Road Southeast, on the left when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1990

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.