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The category covers sites that deal with the local history of Washington, DC, including historic buildings and sites.

Subcategories

• 18th Century
• 19th Century
• 20th Century
• Civil War
• Historic Buildings
• Monuments and Memorials
• Museums

Resources in This Category

• Bibliography of the District of Columbia

  http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC67890374&id=xLsXAAAAMAAJ
  Bibliography of books, maps, newspapers and magazine articles on the subject up to 1898. Digitized full text (211 pages) of the 1900 edition from Google Books.

• Boundary Stones of Washington, D.C.

  http://www.boundarystones.org/
  Describes and locates the 40 boundary stones placed in 1791 and 1792 to demarcate the boundaries of the District of Columbia. Includes photos and interactive map.

• Flag of the District of Columbia

  http://www.dcwatch.com/richards/0106f.htm
  Brief account of how DC got its flag. From DC Watch magazine.

• H-DC, Washington, D.C. History Network

  http://www.h-net.org/~dclist/
  Refereed discussion list on Washington, DC, history and culture. Has forum, book reviews, bibliographies and links to online resources.

• HMdb.org: District of Columbia Markers

  http://www.hmdb.org/Results.asp?State=District+of+Columbia
  Information on historical markers, with photos.

• Political Graveyard

  http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa.html#CEM
  Burial places of politicians.

• Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Volume 19

  http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC01564221&id=sw9-TZx1hLgC
  1916 volume of essays on DC local history and records of the Society. Digitized text of the original edition from Google Books.

• Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Volume 5

  http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC01564221&id=VitLLgVhDBAC
  1902 volume of essays on DC local history and records of the Society. Digitized full text of the original 1902 edition from Google Books.

• Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Volume 7

  http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC01564221&id=BiMHPZAxcIkC
  1904 volume of essays on DC local history and records of the Society. Digitized text of the original edition from Google Books.

• Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Volume 9

  http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC01564221&id=jddBJhqHjycC
  1906 volume of essays on DC local history and records of the Society. Digitized text of the original edition from Google Books.

• The Capital and the Bay: Narratives of Washington and the Chesapeake Bay Region, ca. 1600-1925

  http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/lhcbhtml/
  A digital library of 141 books from the collections of the Library of Congress dealing with the history of Washington and the Chesapeake Bay area of Maryland and Virginia. Search by keyword or browse by subject, author, or title. Documents are displayed in text-only or page image form.

• The George Washington University: Gelman Library Special Collections

  https://library.gwu.edu/scrc
  Extensive collections on the history of the university and on local history. Information on the library and its holdings, which can be searched or browsed online, collection finding aids, an encyclopedia on the history of the university and its Foggy Bottom neighborhood and links to digital collections in local university libraries.

• The Historical Society of Washington, DC

  http://www.dchistory.org/
  Local history society. Has a searchable catalog of its collections and information on programs and exhibits.

• The Mall

  http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/MALL/home.html
  History of the Capital's central park and its development in the 19th and 20th centuries. Plans, photos, drawings, and bibliography.

• The Seat of Government of the United States

  http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC03828055&id=RddxDLPgdXkC
  By Joseph B. Varnum, Jr. 1854 work discusses the decision about where to locate the Federal capital and the subsequent development of Washington. Digitized full text (121 pages) of the original 1854 edition from Google Books.

• Walks about Washington

  http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC00774504&id=pNoBAAAAMAAJ
  By Francis E. Leupp. 1915 informal account of Washington history and sights. Digitized full text (291 pages) of the 1915 edition from Google Books. Includes drawings by Lester G. Hornby.

• Washington, DC History

  http://www.dcpages.com/History/
  Brief history of the city from 1571 to 1817.

• Wikipedia: History of Washington, D.C.

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Washington,_D.C.
  Article from the online encyclopedia Wikipedia.

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