Permanence and Grandeur: Building the Federal Triangle
Historical marker location:
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Federal Triangle, District of Columbia
( Marker is at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest and 11th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest.)
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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.