Soapstone Valley

Historical marker location:

3001 Albemarle Street Northwest, Forest Hills, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of 30th Street Northwest and Albemarle Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on 30th Street Northwest.)

Forest Hills Neighborhood. Art on Call

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.