Historical Marker

Freedmen’s Memorial Monument to Abraham Lincoln

Historical marker location:
1196 East Capitol Street Northeast, Capitol Hill, District of Columbia
( Marker is at the intersection of East Capitol Street Northeast and 12th Street Northeast, in the median on East Capitol Street Northeast.)
Marker installed: 1876

or
Freedom’s Memorial

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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