Capitol Square

Historical marker location:

128 1st Street Northwest, Capitol Hill, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of 1st Street Northwest and Northwest Drive Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 1st Street Northwest.)

Historical Information

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.