A National Memorial
Historical marker location:
2912 Independence Avenue Southwest, The National Mall, District of Columbia
( Marker is on Independence Avenue Southwest, 0.1 miles west of Lincoln Memorial Circle Southwest, on the right when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 2019
George Washington Memorial Parkway. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
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The District did not have full voting rights until 1961: Although residents of the District of Columbia have been paying federal taxes since 1861, it was not until 1961 that they were granted the right to vote in presidential elections. It wasn't until 1973 that residents were granted the right to elect their own mayor and city council.