Fort Bunker Hill

Historical marker location:

1340 Perry Street Northeast, Brookland, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of 14th Street Northeast and Perry Street Northeast, on the left when traveling north on 14th Street Northeast.)

Civil War Defenses of Washington. 1861-1865

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.