Nathanael Greene Monument

Historical marker location:

Capitol Hill, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of C Street Northeast and Maryland Avenue Northeast (Alternate U.S. 1), in the median on C Street Northeast.)

Marker installed: 1877

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.