Live Oaks: A Symbol of Strength

Historical marker location:

1400 Constitution Avenue Northwest, The National Mall, District of Columbia

( Marker is on 15th Street Northwest just south of Constitution Avenue Northwest (U.S. 50), on the left when traveling south.)

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.