Historical Marker
Lanier Heights
Historical marker location:
2731 Ontario Road Northwest, Adams Morgan, District of Columbia
( Marker is on Ontario Road Northwest south of Lanier Place Northwest, on the right when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 2005
Roads to Diversity. Adams Morgan 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.