Philp's Washington Described: A Complete View of the American Capital, and the District of Columbia, with Many Notices, Historical, Topographical, and Scientific, of the Seat of GovernmentWilliam D'Arcy Haley S. Low, 1861 - Počet stran: 239 |
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... passed on the 3d day of this present month of March , have given fur- ther authority to the President of the United States " to make any part of the said territory , below the said limit , and above the mouth of Hunting Creek , a part ...
... passed on the 3d day of this present month of March , have given fur- ther authority to the President of the United States " to make any part of the said territory , below the said limit , and above the mouth of Hunting Creek , a part ...
Strana 54
... passed allowing aliens to hold lots , -and extensive invest- ments were made . The first speculations in lots proved ruinous , having been engaged in under the supposition that the squares east and south of the Capitol would be taken up ...
... passed allowing aliens to hold lots , -and extensive invest- ments were made . The first speculations in lots proved ruinous , having been engaged in under the supposition that the squares east and south of the Capitol would be taken up ...
Strana 60
... passed May 3 , 1802. Under the auspices of Presi- dent Jefferson , Pennsylvania avenue was planted with Lombardy poplars , one row on each side and two in the middle , to imitate the beautiful walk and drive in Berlin , known as Unter ...
... passed May 3 , 1802. Under the auspices of Presi- dent Jefferson , Pennsylvania avenue was planted with Lombardy poplars , one row on each side and two in the middle , to imitate the beautiful walk and drive in Berlin , known as Unter ...
Strana 61
... passed May 25 , 1832 , and February 19 , 1833. The city was planned on a grand , national scale , too extensive for municipal im- provement alone , and Congress originally proposed to make liberal expenditures in adorning the squares ...
... passed May 25 , 1832 , and February 19 , 1833. The city was planned on a grand , national scale , too extensive for municipal im- provement alone , and Congress originally proposed to make liberal expenditures in adorning the squares ...
Strana 66
... the reserve had previously paused , the first and second brigades halted , and , forming into close column , passed the night in bivouac . After firing the Capitol , the British commanders took their 66 DESCRIBED . WASHINGTON.
... the reserve had previously paused , the first and second brigades halted , and , forming into close column , passed the night in bivouac . After firing the Capitol , the British commanders took their 66 DESCRIBED . WASHINGTON.
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