Strivers' Section

Historical marker location:

U Street Corridor, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of U Street Northwest and 17th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on U Street Northwest.)

Dupont Circle. Diverse Visions, One Neighborhood

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.