"Where flowers bloom, so does hope"

Historical marker location:

104 Boundary Channel Drive, Columbia Island, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Boundary Channel Drive, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2021

Claudia Alta Taylor Lady Bird Johnson. Lady Bird Johnson Park - George Washington Memorial Parkway.

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.