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History of the Capital's central park and its development in the 19th and 20th centuries. Plans, photos, drawings, and bibliography.

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District of Columbia Public Library: Washingtoniana Division - Describes its extensive resources for local history and genealogy.
The Historical Society of Washington, DC - Local history society. Has a searchable catalog of its collections.

• Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Volume 9 - 1906 volume of essays on DC local history washington, dc and records of the Society. Digitized text of washington, dc the original edition from Google Books.
• Washington, DC History - Brief history of the city from 1571 to 1817.
• Boundary Stones of Washington, D.C. - Describes and locates the 40 boundary stones placed in 1791 and 1792 to demarcate the boundaries of the District of Columbia. Includes photos and interactive map.
• Washington, D.C., Railroad History - Brief chronology. From the Washington, D.C., Chapter of washington, dc the washington, dc National Railway Historical Society website.
• HMdb.org: District of Columbia Markers - Information on historical markers, with photos.
• Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Volume 5 - 1902 volume of essays on DC local history history and records society and culture of the Society. Digitized full text history of the original 1902 society and culture edition from Google Books.
• Wikipedia: History of Washington, D.C. - Article from the online encyclopedia Wikipedia.
• The Seat of Government of the United States - By Joseph B. Varnum, Jr. 1854 work discusses the decision about where to locate the Federal capital and the subsequent development of Washington. Digitized full text (121 pages) of the original 1854 edition from Google Books.
• Bibliography of the District of Columbia - Bibliography of books, maps, newspapers and magazine articles history on the history subject up to 1898. Digitized full history text (211 pages) of history the 1900 edition from history Google Books.
• Origins of the Name District of Columbia - Summarizes the District's evolution as a jurisdiction.
• H-DC, Washington, D.C. History Network - Refereed discussion list on Washington, DC, history and society and culture history culture. Has forum, book reviews, bibliographies and links society and culture history to online resources.
• Washington - Article on the city from the 1911 edition of the history Encyclopedia Britannica.
• Political Graveyard - Burial places of politicians.
• Some Early Churches and Synagogues in the Washington, DC Area - List of early houses of worship.
• Walks about Washington - By Francis E. Leupp. 1915 informal account of washington, dc Washington history and sights. Digitized full text (291 washington, dc pages) of the 1915 edition from Google Books. washington, dc Includes drawings by Lester G. Hornby.
• The Mall - History of the Capital\\'s central park and its history development in washington, dc the 19th and 20th centuries. Plans, history photos, drawings, and bibliography.
• Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Volume 19 - 1916 volume of essays on DC local history society and culture and records of the Society. Digitized text of society and culture the original edition from Google Books.
• The Capital and the Bay: Narratives of Washington and the Chesapeake Bay Region, ca. 1600-1925 - A digital library of 141 books from the washington, dc collections of the Library of Congress dealing with washington, dc the history of Washington and the Chesapeake Bay washington, dc area of Maryland and Virginia. Search by keyword washington, dc or browse by subject, author, or title. Documents washington, dc are displayed i
• The George Washington University: Gelman Library Special Collections - Extensive collections on the history of the university washington, dc and history on local history. Information on the library washington, dc and its history holdings, which can be searched or washington, dc browsed online, collection history finding aids, an encyclopedia on washington, dc the history of the history university and its Foggy washington, dc Bott
• Flag of the District of Columbia - Brief account of how DC got its flag. From DC history Watch magazine.
• Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Park - Story of the historic avenue. Official National Park society and culture history Service site.
• Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Volume 7 - 1904 volume of essays on DC local history and records history of the Society. Digitized text of the original edition from history Google Books.

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