William Syphax Public School
Historical marker location:
1322 Half Street Southwest, Southwest Waterfront, District of Columbia
( Marker is on Half Street Southwest north of O Street Southwest, on the right when traveling north. Reported damaged.)
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The District did not have full voting rights until 1961: Although residents of the District of Columbia have been paying federal taxes since 1861, it was not until 1961 that they were granted the right to vote in presidential elections. It wasn't until 1973 that residents were granted the right to elect their own mayor and city council.