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Exploring the Old B&P Railroad Station Where President Garfield Was Assassinated

  • Published November 26, 2013
Exterior of old Pennsylvania Station, 6th & B Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C., as it appeared in the 1880's showing street traffic in front and insert of interior
Take a journey back in time and explore the old B&P Railroad Station where President Garfield was assassinated. View an image of the station from the 1880s, courtesy of the Library of Congress.
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We found this at the Library of Congress, and it shows the old B&P Railroad Station where President Garfield was assassinated.

Exterior of old Pennsylvania Station, 6th & B Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C., as it appeared in the 1880's showing street traffic in front and insert of interior
Exterior of old Pennsylvania Station, 6th & B Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C., as it appeared in the 1880’s showing street traffic in front and insert of interior

Source: Library of Congress

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