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

The District of Columbia has many people, but few citizens.
Frederick Douglass in Speech, July 3, 1876
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