Historical Marker

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Tree

Historical marker location:
The National Mall, District of Columbia
( Marker is on Jefferson Drive Southwest west of 12th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 1983

The District was originally much larger: The District of Columbia originally included land from both Maryland and Virginia, but in 1846, the portion of the District that had been taken from Virginia was returned to the state.
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