Historical Marker

Functioning as a Union Stronghold

Historical marker location:
1014 N Street Southeast, Navy Yard, District of Columbia
( Marker is on M Street Southeast east of 6th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east.)

Defense. Behind These Walls

The District of Columbia has many people, but few citizens.
Frederick Douglass in Speech, July 3, 1876
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