Willard Inter-Continental Hotel

Historical marker location:

1401 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Penn Quarter, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of 14th Street Northwest (U.S. 1) and Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling south on 14th Street Northwest.)

Civil War to Civil Rights. Downtown Heritage Trail

The District has been the site of many historic protests and marches: Because of its status as the nation's capital, Washington, D.C. has been the site of numerous demonstrations and marches throughout U.S. history, including the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963 and the Women's March in 2017.