No matter how the D.C. government ultimately decides to develop Poplar Point, Anacostia Historical Society President Dianne Dale expects a sliver will be set aside for her long-planned memorial to Frederick Douglass, no matter how long it takes.

Five acres adjacent to the Anacostia Metro station, near Douglass’ Anacostia estate, constitute the preferred site for a $25 million national garden commemorative to the abolitionist, civil rights champion, U.S. Marshal and D.C. recorder of deeds.