Statue of Benjamin Franklin

Historical marker location:

1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Federal Triangle, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and 12th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west on Pennsylvania Avenue.)

Marker installed: 1889

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.