Historical Marker
On the Heights
Historical marker location:
Columbia Heights, District of Columbia
( Marker is on Clifton Street Northwest east of 13th Street Northwest.)
Marker installed: 2009
Cultural Convergence. Columbia Heights 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.