Historical Marker

World War II Memorial

Historical marker location:
4301 13th St NW, 16th Street Heights, District of Columbia
( Memorial is on 13th Street Northwest, 0.1 miles north of Upshur Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 1949

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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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