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Washington’s Centenary as Capital and City’s Growth Reflected
An article recounts Washington DC’s status on its hundredth anniversary as national capital, detailing population growth from under 100 officials to about 15,000, and describes geography, street system, key landmarks, and historic events from Georgetown’s founding to Lincoln’s assassination. It notes Capitol works, major avenues, and infrastructural milestones across the city and federal buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Washington
District of Columbia
White House
Congress
Capitol
Union Pacific
Capitol Hill
Capitol Dome
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Reading
Germantown
Alexandria
Georgetown
Harrisburg
Bancanter
Carlisle
Trenton
George Washington
Potomac
Eeee
Greenleaf's Point
Pierre- Charles T Entant
Winfire
Daoud
Saron
House of Representatives
Congress of the United States
Rogers
Minin
Capitol Rotunda
Wrahington
Capitol Grounds
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Johnson
Penneyavania Avenue
Sinto
Capitol Building
Alevendso B. Shepuuch
N. W
Lafayette
Brown
Metropolitan
Baltimore and Ohe
National Intelligencer
Bladensburg
Isa
Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
Tenth Street
General Early
Sixth Army Corps
Fort Stevens
Seventh Street
Capital
Waabington
Chesapeaka Bay
Atlantic Ocean
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Ren
State
War
Navy
Treasury
Pension Office
Post Office
John Quincy Adams
Winfield Scott
Society of the Army of the Tennesses
James TH. McFhereon
Hartford
Farragut
Manila
Honolulu