Introduction to Burleith

Historical marker location:

3500 Whitehaven Parkway Northwest, Burleith, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of 35th Street Northwest and Whitehaven Parkway Northwest, on the left when traveling west on 35th Street Northwest.)

Marker installed: 2015

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.