The Chevy Chase Land Company of Montgomery County, Maryland
Historical marker location:
3307 Western Avenue Northwest, Chevy Chase, District of Columbia
( Marker is at the intersection of Chevy Chase Circle and Chevy Chase Parkway Northwest, in the median on Chevy Chase Circle.)
Marker installed: 1990
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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.