First Division War Memorial

Historical marker location:

535 17th Street Northwest, Downtown Washington, District of Columbia

( Memorial is on 17th Street Northwest south of New York Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1924

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.