Historical Marker

Functioning as the Nation's First Proving Ground

Historical marker location:
Navy Yard, District of Columbia
( Marker is on M Street Southeast west of 10th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east.)

Firepower. Behind These Walls

Washington, D.C. is a city that has grown politically by leaps and bounds.
Pierre Salinger in The Miami News, August 4, 1959
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