Maria Gomez, RN, MPH

Historical marker location:

3910 Georgia Ave NW, 16th Street Heights, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Georgia Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29) just north of Randolph Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2011

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.