Hungarian Veterans Memorial

Historical marker location:

1520 20th Street Northwest, Dupont Circle, District of Columbia

( Memorial is on 20th Street Northwest north of Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, on the left when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2006

1703 - 1848 - 1956

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.