Francis Scott Key Park

Historical marker location:

3350 M Street Northwest, Georgetown, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of M Street Northwest and 34th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west on M Street Northwest.)

A Place With It Own History

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.