Dupont Circle in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Democracy Tree

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 13, 2018

1. Democracy Tree Marker

Inscription.
This tree is dedicated to the more than half million veterans, taxpayers, and citizens of the District of Columbia who, despite fighting in foreign wars, paying their full measure of taxes and faithfully serving their country, continue to have no voting representation in the Congress of the United States of America

"Taxation without Representation is Tyranny"

Foundry Democracy Project,
Foundry Methodist Church

Erected by Foundry United Methodist Church.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Patriots & Patriotism.

Location. 38° 54.397′ N, 77° 2.784′ W. Memorial is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Dupont Circle. It is at the intersection of New Hampshire Avenue Northwest and 21st Street Northwest on New Hampshire Avenue Northwest. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1254 New Hampshire Avenue Northwest, Washington DC 20036, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The House of Brig. Gen. George P. Scriven (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Workshop Center of the Arts (about 300 feet away); Myrtilla Miner (about 500 feet away); The building on this corner

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(about 700 feet away); The first houses south and west of Dupont Circle (about 700 feet away); In Memory of Henry Martyn Robert (approx. 0.2 miles away); Before the city built a bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); Across 23rd St. and Rock Creek (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Brewmaster's Castle (was about 700 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 13, 2018

2. Democracy Tree Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 14, 2018. This page has been viewed 435 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 14, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.