On the Path
Historical marker location:
1140 4th Street Northwest, Mount Vernon Square, District of Columbia
( Marker is at the intersection of 4th Street Northwest and New York Avenue Northwest (U.S. 50), on the right when traveling south on 4th Street Northwest.)
Marker installed: 2006
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.