Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives

Historical marker location:
1201 17th Street Northwest, Dupont Circle, District of Columbia
( Marker is at the intersection of 17th Street Northwest and M Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 17th Street Northwest.)

African American Heritage Trail, Washington, D.C.. 17th and M Streets, NW

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The District was originally much larger: The District of Columbia originally included land from both Maryland and Virginia, but in 1846, the portion of the District that had been taken from Virginia was returned to the state.