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 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.