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.
Armory Square Hospital
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The Armory Square Hospital formally known as the District Armory or Armory of the District of Columbia was a military hospital for the Union Army located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., whic
View of the eastern side of the Mall in 1879. The Armory is the first square building on the right.
Patients in Ward K