Volta Place: A Place in History

Historical marker location:

3200 Volta Place Northwest, Georgetown, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of Volta Place Northwest and Wisconsin Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Volta Place Northwest.)

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.