Jean Hillery and Thomas Quadros
Historical marker location:
1400 Independence Avenue Southwest, The National Mall, District of Columbia
( Marker is at the intersection of Jefferson Drive Southwest and 14th Street Southwest (U.S. 1) on Jefferson Drive Southwest.)
Marker installed: 2000
United States Department of Agriculture. American linden of Basswood (Tilia Americana)
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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.