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The Capitol Neighborhood on a 1903 Baist Map

A Baist map shows the streets near the Capitol in 1903, alongside a later Google map of the area.

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A map detail showing Armory Square, the Mall and Pennsylvania Avenue. Source: Library of Congress.

Okay, it’s been a really long time since we posted anything. Life gets busy when you have Ghost Toddler and a new Ghost Baby. But, a few extra hours after an evening when they both went to bed at a reasonable hour and we were able to dig up a few great old maps that we’ll be posting over the next few days.

Here is the first one we’d like to share.

1903 Baist map of Washington near the Capitol
1903 Baist map of Washington near the Capitol (Library of Congress)

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