Lincoln Under Fire at Fort Stevens

Historical marker location:

6001 13th Street Northwest, Brightwood, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from 13th Street Northwest north of Fort Stevens Drive Northwest, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1920

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.