Washington Navy Yard and Annex

Historical marker location:

Navy Yard, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of M Street Southeast and 4th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east.)

Sentry Tower and Walls

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.