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Civil War Map of Washington Aqueduct

1860s

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This is a terrific old map from the Civil War, showing the Washington Aqueduct and Chesapeake & Ohio Canal.

1864 map of the Washington Aqueduct

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Source: LIbrary of Congress

READ: View of Swampoodle from Capitol Building in 1861

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