Bird’s-Eye View of the Capitol and Washington, D.C. from 1872

Published March 25, 2015Updated November 9, 20221 min readby ghostsofdc

Here’s a cool bird’s-eye view of the Capitol and the rest of Washington from 1872.

Source: Library of Congress

4 thoughts on “Bird’s-Eye View of the Capitol and Washington, D.C. from 1872”

Paul McLane

March 29, 2015 at 12:59 pm

Thanks for this… Note: The Washington Monument wasn’t completed until years after that, so at least that part of the image is idealized… Keep up the good work!
Ghosts of DC

April 9, 2015 at 2:23 pm

Thanks Paul! Appreciate your comment.
Tucker Thomas

February 3, 2018 at 3:51 pm

LOVE IT!
Tucker Thomas

February 3, 2018 at 3:52 pm

I LOVE Ghosts of DC and glad I found it!

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