Chesapeake & Ohio Canal
Historical marker location:
1062 Wisconsin Avenue Northwest, Georgetown, District of Columbia
( Marker is at the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue Northwest and C&O Canal Towpath Northwest, on the right when traveling south on Wisconsin Avenue Northwest.)
Marker installed: 1850
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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.