Vaquero

Historical marker location:

600 7th Street Northwest, Penn Quarter, District of Columbia

( Marker is on 7th Street Northwest north of F Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north.)

modeled 1980/cast 1990. acrylic urethane, fiberglass, and steel armature

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.