National Intelligencer

Historical marker location:

600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Federal Triangle, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest east of 7th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1966

1800-1865

The District did not have full voting rights until 1961: Although residents of the District of Columbia have been paying federal taxes since 1861, it was not until 1961 that they were granted the right to vote in presidential elections. It wasn't until 1973 that residents were granted the right to elect their own mayor and city council.