Washington, D.C.: Teaching with Historic Places

Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) uses historic places in National Parks and in the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places to enliven history, social studies, geography, civics, and other subjects. Here you’ll find place-based educational resources relating to historic places in Washington, D.C. Discover more resources at the Teaching with Historic Places homepage.

Featured Resources

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  Colonel Young's Protest Ride

  Learn about Colonel Charles Young was the highest-ranking African American Army officer in 1918.

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  The Mary McLeod Bethune Council House

  Learn about Mary McLeod Bethune and how she promoted political and social change for African American women.

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  The Mary Ann Shadd Cary House

  Follow the footsteps a free African American woman who defied an oppressive culture and broke barriers in education.