Republic F-105D Thunderchief

Historical marker location:

MacDill Boulevard Southeast, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB), District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of MacDill Boulevard Southeast and Brookley Avenue Southwest, in the median on MacDill Boulevard Southeast.)

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.