Chief Justice John Marshall

Historical marker location:

333 Constitution Avenue Northwest, Judiciary Square, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Constitution Avenue Northwest (Alternate U.S. 1) west of 4th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.)

Civil War to Civil Rights. Downtown Heritage Trail.

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.