Carter G. Woodson House

Historical marker location:

1538 9th Street Northwest, Shaw, District of Columbia

( Marker is on 9th Street Northwest south of Q Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1976

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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.