Historical Marker
For the Children
Historical marker location:
4101 Nebraska Ave Northwest, American University Park, District of Columbia
( Marker is at the intersection of Nebraska Avenue Northwest and Van Ness Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on Nebraska Avenue Northwest.)
Marker installed: 2010
Top of the Town. Tenleytown Heritage Trail.
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.