Streetcars in Washington, D.C.
Streetcars in Washington, D.C. transported people across the city and region from 1862 until 1962.
A Washington, D.C. street car, circa 1890
Horsecars on Pennsylvania Avenue NW, circa 1880
Tracks and underground conduit system being repaired at 14th & G Streets, NW, July 1941
Eckington and Soldiers’ Home Railway's opening day at the terminus at Seventh Street and New York Avenue NW
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly called Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with Maryland to its north and east. Washington, D.C., was named for George Washington, a Founding Father and the first president of the United States. The district is named for Columbia, the female personification of the nation.
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