Historical Marker
The Memorial Grove
Historical marker location:
Columbia Island, District of Columbia
( Marker is on George Washington Memorial Parkway, ½ mile South Washington Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 2021
A Living Legacy. Lady Bird Johnson Park.
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.