Historical Marker

Welcome to the Hirshhorn Museum's Plaza

Historical marker location:
The National Mall, District of Columbia
( Marker can be reached from Independence Avenue Southwest west of 7th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.)

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.
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