Historical Marker

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Historical marker location:
600 Independence Southwest, The National Mall, District of Columbia
( Marker is on Jefferson Drive Southwest west of 4th Street Southwest, on the left when traveling west.)
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.
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