Lincoln Assassination Trial

Historical marker location:

102 3rd Avenue, Fort McNair, District of Columbia

( Marker is on 3rd Avenue north of C Street, on the left when traveling north.)

Site of Lincoln Conspirators Gallows.

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.