Historic Pumping Station

Historical marker location:

Navy Yard, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Anacostia Riverwalk Trail east of 1st Street Southeast, on the right when traveling west.)

Water Is Life.

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.