In Memory

Historical marker location:

1730 E Street Northwest, Foggy Bottom, District of Columbia

( Memorial can be reached from D Street Northwest west of 17th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1982

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.