For the Working People
Historical marker location:
801 Mount Vernon Place Northwest, Mount Vernon Square, District of Columbia
( Marker is at the intersection of Mount Vernon Place Northwest (U.S. 1) and 9th Street Northwest (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling west on Mount Vernon Place Northwest.)
Midcity at the Crossroads. Shaw Heritage Trail
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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.