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The Lincoln Memorial is located in Washington, D.C.


The Watergate hotel is located in Washington, D.C.


The first official government office built in Washington, D.C. was the White House.


The army medical center in Washington, D.C. is named after yellow fever pioneer Walter Reed.


The original signed Declaration of Independence is kept at The National Archives Building in Washington, D.C.


The Smithsonian Institution, in Washington, D.C. is home to Fonzie's jacket, Archie Bunker's chair and the Hope Diamond.


The address of the White House is 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.


The President of the United States lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.


The Capitol Building is located in Washington, D.C.


The Smithsonian Institute in Washington was created by Congress in 1846.


The two elected bodies of the Senate and the House of Representatives call the Capitol Building in Washington home.


During the War of 1812, British soldiers burned down Washington D.C. landmark the White House.


The Library of Congress was established in 1800 using Thomas Jefferson's archives.


The original name of the White House was the Executive Mansion.


Town Nicknames: Capital Of Miserable Huts, Metropolis Of The Country, Wilderness City, City In A Forest


Town Nicknames: City Beautiful, City Of Houses Without Streets, New City Of Washington, New Capital


Town Nicknames: City Of A Thousand Thrills, City Of Trees Without Houses, City Of Washington


Town Nicknames: City Of Streets Without Houses, City Of Receptions, Mighty Capital


Town Nicknames: Embryonic Capital, Federal City, Federal Capital


Town Nicknames: Executive City, Great White City, Capital Of America, Capital Of The Vast Republic


Town Nicknames: Foundling Capital, Federal Seat, Federal Town, Court City Of A Nation, Federal Site


Town Nicknames: Grand Emporium Of The West, Commercial Empire Of The United States, Capital City


Town Nicknames: Great Serbonian Bog, Metropolitan City, Gas House Of The Nation, Young Capital


Town Nicknames: Heart Of America, Nation's Headquarters, Virgin Capital, Mud Hole City, Political Front


Town Nicknames: National Capital, Second Rome, Capital Of A Great Nation, Great Dismal, New Settlement


Town Nicknames: Nation's Capital, City Of Lost Footsteps, City Of Magnificent Distances, Grand Metropolis


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Types of history that you may find on these pages include items such as the local weather history, Native American history, history of education, history timeline, American history, African American history, United States history, world history, Halloween history, Thanksgiving history, Civil War history and Civil War pictures, women in the Civil War, and Civil War battles.

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