Pierre Charles L'Enfant
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Pierre "Peter" Charles L'Enfant was a French-American artist, professor, and military engineer. In 1791, L'Enfant designed the baroque-styled plan for the development of Washington, D.C., after it was
A silhouette drawing by Sarah deHart
Boulevard Saint Marcel in Paris, where L'Enfant grew up
Alexander Hamilton, who supported L'Enfant and helped him secure work in Paterson, New Jersey after he was dismissed from the federal city project
Georgetown and the City of Washington in 1801
Washington City Canal
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The Washington City Canal was a canal in Washington, D.C., that operated from 1815 until the mid-1850s. The canal connected the Anacostia River, termed the "Eastern Branch" at that time, to Tiber Cree
Boston Public Library Facsimile of manuscript of Peter Charles L'Enfant's 1791 plan for the federal capital city (United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1887).
The Canal in front of the Capitol Building in construction (1860).
The Canal in front of the Capitol and the US Botanical Gardens.
The Canal in 1863 with the Smithsonian Castle and Armory Square Hospital.