A Historic Landscape

Historical marker location:

100 1st Street Southwest, Southwest Federal Center, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Washington Avenue Southwest and Independence Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling north.)

United States Botanic Garden.

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.