River Bottom to Parkland
Historical marker location:
1420 Ohio Drive Southwest, The Tidal Basin, District of Columbia
( Marker can be reached from Ohio Drive Southwest west of East Basin Drive Southwest, on the right when traveling north.)
National Mall and Memorial Parks. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
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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.