Historical Marker

Federal Grain Inspection Service

Historical marker location:
The National Mall, District of Columbia
( Marker is on 12th Street Southwest south of Jefferson Drive Southwest, on the right when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 2002

United States Department of Agriculture

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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