History and Heritage in Washington DC

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Tudor Place was built by Martha Washington's granddaughter, Martha Custis Peter, and her husband, Thomas Peter,...

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The Woodrow Wilson House is a national historic landmark and house museum that focuses on President Woodr...

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The Frederick Douglass National Historic Site preserves the last residence of Frederick Douglass (1818 -1895), ...

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Here in the presence of Washington and Lincoln, one the Eighteenth Century father and the other the Nineteenth Centur...

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Philip Richard Fendall, a cousin to Revolutionary War hero, Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee, father of Confederate ...

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Federal-period historic house museum. Dumbarton House hosts a regular schedule of special tours, free concerts,...

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At this 180-year-old fort visitors explore the the outer defense for Washington, DC during the War of 181...

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The Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site commemorates the life of Mary McLeod Bethune and t...

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When war broke out between the North and South, Alexandria was quickly occupied by federal troops. In a key locat...

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Slavery to Freedom: Civil War to Civil Rights The Museum's permanent exhibition portrays the extraordinary Afri...

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Founded in 1800, the Library of Congress, the nation's library, is many things: a research service for C...

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Washington, DC, has long been called the City of Trees. Despite a net tree-cover loss of roughly 60 percent since 1...

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Welcome to Oxon Cove Park. Around here a walk in the park is a walk back in time. Exhibits along the way will help yo...

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The White House Historical Association established the National Center for White House History at Decatu...

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Ford's Theatre was the setting of the fateful night of April 14, 1865, when, during a scene of Our Ameri...

Tudor Place Historic House And Garden