A Drugstore Like No Other

Historical marker location:

1326 Wisconsin Avenue Northwest, Georgetown, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue Northwest and Dumbarton Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north on Wisconsin Avenue Northwest.)

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.