Chief Petty Officers'

Historical marker location:

701 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Penn Quarter, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest west of 7th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1993

Centennial Time Capsule. 2093

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.