Women War Workers 1861 - 1865

Historical marker location:

300 5th Avenue, Fort McNair, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of 4th Avenue and C Street, on the right when traveling north on 4th Avenue.)

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.