Sailors / With Freedom Came the Greater YOU

Sailors / With Freedom Came the Greater YOU (HM25BC)

Location: Washington, DC 20001
Buy District Of Columbia State flags at Flagstore.com!
Country: United States of America
Buy United States of America flags at Flagstore.com!

N 38° 54.985', W 77° 1.516'

  • 0 likes
  • 0 check ins
  • 0 favorites
  • 346 views
Inscription
(front)
Sailors

African descent sailors served in an integrated navy as boys, landsmen, stewards, cooks, seamen, firemen, pilots, navigators, and engineer officers.

Unknown Sailor
African American Civil War Museum


(back)
With Freedom Came the Greater YOU


The Greater YOU Street Community was created by the self-emancipated. Its past and present represents the best of American possibilities.

(captions, clockwise from top left)
The Lincoln Theater and Ben's Chili Bowl have helped make U Street a destination for visitors from across the globe.

Standing next to the African American Civil War Memorial at Vermont Avenue and U Street, you can see church steeples above what was once Camp Barker, a Civil War freedmen's village.

Howard University has become a major research institution. Founders Library is also the home of the Moorland-Spingran Research Center.

Though many of the businesses that served the African American community from the 1920s to 1950s have closed their doors, Industrial Bank still serves the banking needs of the community.

Lee's forest has been on the corner of 11th and U Since 1945.

The Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club



honors African American veterans annually on Memorial Day at the African American Civil War Memorial.

During the 1968 civil disturbances, Peoples Drug Store and the Booker T. Washington Theater were severely damaged and ultimately demolished. This site was a vacant lot for decades. Today, the Reeves Center stands at 14th and U.

The True Reformer Building was dedicated in 1903. Today, it is the national headquarters of the Public Welfare Foundation.
Details
HM NumberHM25BC
Tags
Placed ByAfrican American Civil War Museum
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, February 6th, 2018 at 10:02am PST -08:00
Pictures
Sorry, but we don't have a picture of this historical marker yet. If you have a picture, please share it with us. It's simple to do. 1) Become a member. 2) Adopt this historical marker listing. 3) Upload the picture.
Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 324414 N 4309451
Decimal Degrees38.91641667, -77.02526667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 54.985', W 77° 1.516'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 54' 59.1" N, 77° 1' 30.96" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)202, 703
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1925 Vermont Ave NW, Washington DC 20001, US
Alternative Maps Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap

Is this marker missing? Are the coordinates wrong? Do you have additional information that you would like to share with us? If so, check in.

Check Ins  check in   |    all

Have you seen this marker? If so, check in and tell us about it.

Comments 0 comments

Maintenance Issues
  1. Is this marker part of a series?
  2. What historical period does the marker represent?
  3. What historical place does the marker represent?
  4. What type of marker is it?
  5. What class is the marker?
  6. What style is the marker?
  7. Does the marker have a number?
  8. What year was the marker erected?
  9. This marker needs at least one picture.
  10. Can this marker be seen from the road?
  11. Is the marker in the median?