Historical Marker

A Fiberglass Film Star

Historical marker location:
3001 Connecticut Ave NW, Smithsonian National Zoo, District of Columbia
( Marker is on Olmsted Walk, 0.2 miles west of North Road, on the left when traveling west.)

The District was originally much larger: The District of Columbia originally included land from both Maryland and Virginia, but in 1846, the portion of the District that had been taken from Virginia was returned to the state.
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