"Nature is my religion."

Historical marker location:

1001 Independence Avenue Southwest, The National Mall, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from Jefferson Drive Southwest west of 7th Street Southwest, on the left when traveling west.)

Enid A. Haupt

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.