Historical Marker

Functioning as the Nation's First Proving Ground

Historical marker location:
Navy Yard, District of Columbia
( Marker is on M Street Southeast west of 10th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east.)

Firepower. Behind These Walls

Washington never had any great temperament to run a State.
William Howard Taft in Letter to James Bryce, November 13, 1904
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