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Territory of Columbia on an Early Map of MarylandUpdated Mar 3, 2014Mount Vernon in the snowTwo Great Photos of Mount Vernon in 1932, the 133rd Anniversary of George Washington’s FuneralUpdated Feb 21, 2014Message of President John Adams nominating George Washington to be Lieutenant General and Commander in Chief of the Armies raised or to be raised in the United StatesPresident John Adams’ Letter Naming George Washington Lieutenant GeneralUpdated Aug 2, 2013Why is Washington, DC Called the District of Columbia?Updated Jul 24, 2013Mount Vernon in 1918Terrific 1918 Photograph of Mount VernonUpdated Jul 16, 20131795 Plan of the City of WashingtonExploring the 1795 Plan of the City of WashingtonUpdated May 10, 20131749 map of AlexandriaUnbelievable Discovery – George Washington’s 1749 Map of AlexandriaUpdated Dec 18, 2012Rockville, MarylandWhy Is Montgomery County Named That? The Story of General Richard MontgomeryUpdated Nov 7, 2012Falls Church today (Wikipedia)Falls Church, Virginia in 1903: A Tour of a Washington SuburbUpdated May 23, 2012
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