John Witherspoon

Historical marker location:

1301 Connecticut Avenue Northwest, Dupont Circle, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue Northwest and N Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on Connecticut Avenue Northwest.)

Marker installed: 1908

1722 Scotland Princeton 1794.

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.