Cristoforo Colombo

Historical marker location:

595 1/2 3rd Street Northwest, Judiciary Square, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of 3rd Street Northwest and F Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 3rd Street Northwest.)

Holy Rosary Church

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.