The Gift of Friendship
Historical marker location:
The Tidal Basin, District of Columbia
( Marker can be reached from Ohio Drive Southwest south of West Basin Drive Southwest, on the right when traveling south.)
Japanese Pagoda. National Mall & Memorial Parks, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
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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.