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Exploring the Washington Directory from 1822: James Monroe and Other Regular People Living in the City

Take a look at the Washington Directory from 1822 and explore the regular people living in the city, including our fifth president, James Monroe. See the page that's really interesting!
May 1865. "Another artillery unit passing on Pennsylvania Avenue near the Treasury." Wet plate glass negative by Mathew Brady.
a proposed map of the federal district in Washington (1970)

Stuff like this is always great to come across. Below is the Washington Directory from 1822 by Judah Delano, which can be found here.

The Washington Directory - 1822
The Washington Directory – 1822

Below is the page that’s really interesting. It shows all the regular people living in the city, including a man by the name of James Monroe. Of course, that’s our fifth president, not to be confused with the other James Monroe listed in the directory.

The Washington Directory page 59
The Washington Directory page 59

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