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Bartholdi Fountain Almost Moved to Dupont Circle in 1881

The Bartholdi Fountain on Capitol Hill was almost moved to Dupont Circle at the request of James Blaine. Until history intervened.

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Shark Attacks in the Potomac in 1911?

View of Aqueduct Bridge and Rosslyn from Georgetown, ca. 1900. The American Brewery is located in upper right. (Arlington Public Library)

Fire and Explosions Threaten to Destroy Rosslyn

John Russell Pope's Competition Proposal for a Pyramid with Porticoes Style Monument to Abraham Lincoln, 1912

Unbuilt Wonders: The 1912 Alternative Designs for the Lincoln Memorial

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HWA recommendation for the vehicle color - glossy red

Metro Trains Were Almost Bright Red!

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Never-Built Ulysses Grant Memorial Bridge

Proposals

Three Sisters Bridge Across the Potomac Was Never Built

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Traffic, 14th & Thomas Circle

A Closer Look at Thomas Circle in the 1920s

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This Retro Metro Infomercial from the 1970s Is Amazing!

1906 map showing the original boundary milestones of the District of Columbia

Map of All D.C. Boundary Stones From 1906

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