Carousel on the Mall, Washington, D.C.

Historical marker location:

1000 Jefferson Drive Southwest, The National Mall, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Jefferson Drive Southwest west of 7th Street Southwest, on the left when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 2013

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.