Historical Marker

Lock Keeper’s House

Historical marker location:
The National Mall, District of Columbia
( Marker is at the intersection of Constitution Avenue Northwest (U.S. 50) and 17th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Constitution Avenue Northwest.)
Marker installed: 1928

Formerly the Eastern Terminal of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Erected about 1835.

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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.
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