Functioning as a Union Stronghold

Historical marker location:

1014 N Street Southeast, Navy Yard, District of Columbia

( Marker is on M Street Southeast east of 6th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east.)

Defense. Behind These Walls

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.