Historical Marker

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 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.
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