Abner Cloud House

Historical marker location:

4940 Canal Road Northwest, The Palisades, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from Canal Road Northwest north of Reservoir Road Northwest, on the left when traveling north.)

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park.

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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.