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Message 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 States

An Incredible Find: President John Adams' Letter Naming George Washington Lieutenant General

Check out this incredible find! We discovered a letter penned by President John Adams nominating George Washington of Mount Vernon to Lieutenant General and Commander in Chief of All the Armies. Read the full story here!

John Adams nominates John Marshall to become Chief Justice - January 20th, 1801

John Adams' Proudest Act: Nominating John Marshall to Become Chief Justice

Read about John Adams' proudest act: nominating John Marshall to become Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Learn more about the historic letter and its significance in this blog post from Ghosts of DC.

Georgetown view in 1801

John Adams Makes Washington, D.C. Official Capital

Why is Washington, DC the capital? John Adams rode from Philadelphia to DC over an entire week. Read the story of his full journey.

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The Three Sisters

Three Sisters Island Legend in the Potomac

May 29, 1959. "Prince George Plaza, Hyattsville, Maryland. Night view." An actual mall (a long, open plaza) when it opened in 1959, the shopping center was enclosed in the 1970s and renamed the Mall at Prince Georges. Large-format safety negative by Samuel H. Gottscho.

Exploring Prince George's Plaza in the "Wonder Years" Era

President Reagan signing National Minimum Drinking Age Act into law

History of the Drinking Age in Washington, D.C.

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1921 map of Trinidad

Why Is It Named Trinidad?

Traffic, 14th & Thomas Circle

A Closer Look at Thomas Circle in the 1920s

Murder Bay in 1855 (Smithsonian)

Where Was Murder Bay in Washington, DC?

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Looking toward the west side of the United States Capitol building, a panoramic view of the city of Washington, D.C. shows the Mall area in the foreground before the railroad tracks were removed. A train is visible on the tracks. The domed structure in front of the Capitol is the Botanic Garden original octagonal greenhouse of 1859 and behind it the central pavilion added after the Civil War. The buildings were razed in 1932. The Botanic Garden was on a site previously occupied by the Columbian Institute for the Promotion of Arts and Sciences in Washington, D.C.

Exploring the City of Washington D.C. Around 1900

RUSSIA

The Story of Russian Oligarch Oleg Deripaska's Mansion

"Full size mockup of partial Metro station 1968" from Harry Weese Associates' 1994 book describing Metro's early plans.

Metro's 17-Foot Long "Experimental Station" in 1968

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14th St. in Columbia Heights

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