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Arlington House - Today, the
house that Robert E. Lee lived in for 30 years and that is uniquely associated
with the families of Washington, Custis and Lee is a memorial to Lee, who
gained the respect of Northerners and Southerners through his service in
the Civil War. Authorized March 4, 1925 as Custis- Lee Mansion; transferred
from War Dept. Aug. 10, 1933; made a permanent memorial June 29, 1955; name
changed June 30, 1972
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Arlington
National Cemetery - Arlington is one of more than 100
national cemeteries; however, it is the only one of two national cemeteries
administered by the Army. The cemetery at the Soldiers' and Airmen's Home
in Washington, D.C., also falls under the administration of Arlington National
Cemetery.
Nearly 4 million visitors pay their respects to over 250,000 fallen military
heroes entombed at Arlington each year. Because of limited space, are restricted
to specific categories of honorably discharged U.S. service men and women.
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Bureau of Engraving and
Printing - Welcome to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing's (BEP)
web site. We are the largest producers of security documents in the United
States. The BEP produces over 9 billion Federal Reserve notes each year (coins
are produced by the United States Mint). These notes are produced at our
facilities in Washington, D.C. and Ft. Worth, Texas. In addition, we produce
over 20 billion postage stamps. We have been the largest suppler of postage
stamps to the U.S. Postal Service for over 100 years. We also produce
miscellaneous security documents for other government agencies.
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Chesapeake & Ohio Canal &
Towpath - The C&O Canal follows the route of the Potomac
River for 184.5 miles from Washington, D.C. to Cumberland, MD. The canal
operated from 1828-1924 as a transportation route, primarily hauling coal
from western Maryland to the port of Georgetown in Washington, D.C.
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Constitution Gardens - Constitution
Gardens is a living legacy to the founding of the republic as well as an
oasis in the midst of a city landscape. The 50 acres of the park were originally
beneath the Potomac River! A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredging project
at the turn of century created the land that became Potomac Park.
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Embassy Web
Pages - A list of every single Embassy in Washington D.C. With
informational links to all of them as well as the ones with their own web
pages. Simple Incredible.
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FDR Memorial - The Franklin
Delano Roosevelt Memorial is a landscape of four outdoor rooms with granite
walls, statuary, inscriptions, waterfalls and thousands of plants, shrubs
and trees along the famous cherry tree walk on the Tidal Basin in West Potomac
Park.
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Ford's Theater - On the night
of April 14th, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was shot in Ford's Theatre
by John Wilkes Booth. The President died in the early hours of April 15th
in the small back bedroom of a boarding house across the street. The theater
in which Lincoln was shot and the house where he died are preserved today
as Ford's Theatre National Historic Site.
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Harpers Ferry -
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park is located at the confluence of the
Potomac and Shenandoah rivers in the states of West Virginia, Virginia, and
Maryland. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Brown, "Stonewall" Jackson,
and Frederick Douglass are just a few of the prominent people who left their
mark on this place.
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Historic Tour of Washington DC Monuments - The
National Mall's design came directly from Pierre L'Enfant's original vision
of long, wide avenues stretching through the Nation's Capital. It's one of
the most heavily visited areas of Washington, DC, and is the campus of the
world famous Simthsonian Institution. The Mall is also home to some of the
most important buildings and monuments in United States. WoW! What a great
link for museum buffs that yearns for information AND knowledge. Also has
a neat 3D map of all the museums on the mall that you can click to.
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House of Representatives
Capitol Tour Guide Services - The Capitol Guide Service, established
in 1876, conducts free tours of the Capitol Building from 9:00 AM to 3:45
PM, seven (7) days a week - except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's
Day. The Capitol will be open to the public on Christmas and New Year's Day.
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Jefferson Memorial - Congress
authorized the creation of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in 1934 to honor
the founding father most accepted as having been the political philosopher
of the American Revolution.
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Korean War Veterans Memorial
- Begun in the shadow of World War II, waged in a faraway land,
and concluded not with the enemy's surrender but with a negotiated armistice,
the Korean War gave most Americans little to remember and much to forget.
But for the 1.5 million U.S. men and women who served there and the families
and friends of those who did not return, the Korean War could never be The
Forgotten War.
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Library of
Congress - Resources for libraries, information professionals, and
researchers. These include Acquisitions, Cataloging, Preservation, Research,
Special Programs, Standards and access to the catalogs of the Library of
Congress and other libraries. What a truly amazing site! It has every single
book ever published. A must for knowledge seekers & world history buffs.
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Lincoln Memorial - Ground
was broken for the foundation of the Lincoln Memorial on February 12, 1914.
The work was divided into two parts, a sub- and an upper-foundation. Because
the memorial was to be built on drained and filled land, extra care had to
be taken with the foundation for such a massive structure. The sub-foundation
is made up of 122 solid poured concrete piers with steel reinforcing rods
anchored in bedrock.
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Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove
on the Potomac - Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the
Potomac
c/o George Washington Memorial Parkway, Turkey Run
Park, McLean, VA 22101 703-285-2598 A living memorial to the 36th President,
the park overlooks the Potomac River vista of the Capital. The design features
500 white pines and inscriptions on Texas granite.
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Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National
Historic Site - The Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National
Historic Site commemorates the life of Mary McLeod Bethune and the organization
she founded, the National Council of Negro Women. The Bethune Council House
was Mary McLeod Bethune's last official Washington, DC residence and the
first headquarters of the National Council of Negro Women. Mary McLeod Bethune
founded Bethune-Cookman College in Daytona Beach, Florida and served as an
advisor on African American affairs to four presidents.
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National Cathedral
Standing higher than the Washington Monument, the Cathedral crowns
fifty-seven acres at the city's highest point, a living symbol of our country's
heritage of religious freedom and faith. Here you will experience a place
of spiritual inspiration and beauty with attention to craftmanship and artistic
detail second to none.
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National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
- The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial was dedicated
in 1991 by President George Bush. It honors all of America's federal, state
and local law enforcers. Inscribed on the Memorial's blue-gray marble walls
are the names of more than 14,000 officers who have been killed in the line
of duty, dating back to the first known death in 1794.
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National Mall - The
National Mall was created as a main part of the original design of the national
capital parks system. The Residence Act of 1790 allowed President George
Washington to locate a site for the nation's capital city. The District of
Columbia was built on the land chosen by the president.
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National Zoo
- A nice page for families & animal lovers. The page has links to zoo
highlights, Zoo news/information, as well as Animal Photos.
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Navy Memorial - The
United States Navy Memorial Foundation, founded in 1977, honors all who have
served in the sea services and perpetuates their heritage, values and traditions.
Organized as a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, the Foundation
is governed by a board of distinguished leaders from the public and private
sector. Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr., USN (Ret.), a former Chief of Naval
Operations, is Chairman of the Board; Rear Admiral Henry C. McKinney, USN
(Ret.) is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Navy Memorial Foundation.
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Historic Mount Vernon -
"No estate in America is more pleasantly situated than this..." George
Washington, 1793 George Washington's Mount Vernon estate extended over eight
thousand acres and was divided into five farms, each a complete unit with
its own overseers, work force of slaves, livestock, equipment, and buildings.
Washington carefully developed the Mansion House farm, 500 acres surrounding
his home, to create a fitting setting as a gentleman's country seat. He designed
the grounds to include a deep border of woods, rolling meadows, serpentine
walkways, and groves of trees. Between the Mansion and the shores of the
Potomac River was an extensive park; the grounds also included a pleasure
garden as well as a more utilitarian kitchen garden. Every & anything
you would ever want to know about the place where George Washington lived.
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Ocean
Planet - This is a map of the Ocean Planet Exhibition
as it was presented at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural
History. From this map you can go to any part of the exhibit hall by
clicking on the name of the room you want to visit. The Smithsonian
Institution has the exhibition online as well as educational materials. A good site for Science teachers & families alike.
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Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic
Site Pennsylvania Avenue is certainly among the world's most famous
streets. While the Avenue serves work-a-day Washington as a major east-west
transit route, it is known the world over as the heart of the Nation's Capital.
America's history has marched, paraded, promenaded, and protested its way
up and down the Avenue.
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U.S.Supreme Court Justices, Officers, Decisions, Rules of
United States Suprime Court. Phone: 202-479-3000 Decisions of the Supreme
Court Search.
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Vietnam Veteran's Memorial
- The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is today the most visited National
Park Service site in Washington, D.C.
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is open daily from 8 a.m. until 11:45 p.m.
A ranger station is open during these hours to assist visitors in locating
names on the memorial. The memorial is accessible.
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U.S. Information Agency/Voice of America
- The United States Information Agency is an independent foreign
affairs agency within the executive branch of the U.S. government. USIA explains
and supports American foreign policy and promotes U.S. national interests
through a wide range of overseas information programs. The agency promotes
mutual understanding between the United States and other nations by conducting
educational and cultural activities. USIA maintains more than 200 posts in
143 countries where it is known as USIS, the U.S. Information Service.
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Washington Monument -
Authorized by Congress in 1833, construction was not begun until 1848. Architect
Robert Mills was hired by the privately funded Washington National Monument
Society to design a great column with a colonnade at its base. It was intended
that the colonnade would have heroic statues of Washington and other
revolutionary heroes and founding fathers. Financial considerations forced
the abandonment of the colonnade and statues.
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The White House - Welcome
to our electronic tour of the First Family's home. The White House is one
of our nation's historical treasures. You will discover that within each
room you will have the opportunity to go back in time in that room and see
how the room has changed. What can I say? Everything you wanted or
needed to know about the White House and then some. The press releases are
pretty cool. I wonder where you park?
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White
House Tour Information - For those who just want the facts about
tours in the white house.
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