The Fruitful Fig

Historical marker location:

1200 Jefferson Dr SW, The National Mall, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from Jefferson Drive Southwest just east of 12th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.)

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.