A Whirl on the Ferris Wheel

Historical marker location:

725 49th Street Northeast, Deanwood, District of Columbia

( Marker is on 49th Street Northeast south of Hayes Street Northeast, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2009

A Self Reliant People. Greater Deanwood Heritage Trail

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.