Eastern Market

Historical marker location:

225 7th Street Southeast, Capitol Hill, District of Columbia

( Marker is on 7th Street Southeast north of C Street Southeast, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 2005

A Lively Market for a Lively Neighborhood.

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.