Capital Yacht Club

Historical marker location:

45 Sutton Square Southwest, Southwest Waterfront, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of Sutton Square Southwest and Wharf Street Southwest, on the right when traveling north on Sutton Square Southwest.)

Marker installed: 2017

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.