Georgetown Incline Plane

Historical marker location:

4435 Canal Road Northwest, The Palisades, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Capital Crescent Trail (at milepost 9), on the right when traveling east.)

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park.

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.