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is c-ntirdy un<I«r tli«- jiitisdirtion of the rnitcd St.itc.s. At 
 OIK- time the city liail a mayor, then a j^overnor appointed 
 l)y tlic President, and a leijislature : now it is j^overned 
 l)y three CommissioniTS appointed 1)\- the I'resident. 
 
 The site lor the National Cajjital havin;,^ been finallv set- 
 lied upon. L'Knfant, the h'rench engineer, designed the plan 
 ol the city, which was approved \>y (".eneral Washinj^^on. 
 
 L'Knfant had laid out 
 the city of Versailles 
 and arranged its streets 
 so that artillery could 
 work down them from 
 a central point. This 
 was his idea in laying 
 out Pennsylvania Ave- 
 nue as he did with the 
 branch-like streets or 
 avenues letting into it. 
 The seat of Govern- 
 ment was transferred 
 from Philadeli)hia to 
 Washington in iSoo. 
 President John Adams was the tirst President to come 
 to Washington and to occupy the WHiite House. For 
 many years the dcveloi)ment was slow, the broad ave- 
 nues were unadorned with buildings, and the skeleton 
 ol the present city, on account of the straggling nature 
 of its impro\ements and the great gaps between its build- 
 ings, gained the sobriquet of "the city of magnificent 
 distances" — a title bestowed in scorn by a sneering for- 
 eigner, but now turned into a designation of merit by the 
 magnificence of the structures with which the "distances" 
 are hedged. Its location, on the banks of the Potomac 
 
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 America, and undcjuljlcdly one of the most beautiful capi- 
 tals of the world. Within the last ten years the city has 
 developed rapidly. The private residences are of the best 
 types and are ta.steful and beautiful in decorations. Millions 
 of dollars have been appropriated by the National Gov- 
 ernment in improxini^ and beautifyint^ it, and with the 
 millions more expended by j)ri\ate enter|)rise, the Caf)ital 
 
 reflects cretlit on die j^reat peojjle whose genius created 
 and whose liberality fostered its unexampled growth. 
 
 The public edifices command the admiration of the 
 world. They were projected with the same regard for 
 magnitude which characterizes all the features of the Capi- 
 tal, and have been constructed and adorned with a hand 
 as lavish in the expenditure of money as it is cunning in 
 architectural skill and decorative genius. 
 
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 builclint^. This will soon be removed U) the new Library 
 building being erected to the east of the Capitol. It contains 
 eight hundred thousand l^ooks and pamphlets. The terrace 
 of white marl)le, adorned with statues of the great men 
 ol the Republic and memorials of great deeds, which encir- 
 cles the north end, west side, and south end of the Cajjitol, 
 is unequaled. Porticos, supported by lofty columns, adorn 
 
 both the east and west fronts. The grand stairwavs lead- 
 ing from the porticos to the pavement beneath arc made 
 to serve a striking purpose in the decoration. Notable 
 groups of allegorical statuary also adorn the pediments 
 and buttresses. The great bronze doors leading from the 
 eastern portico to the Rotunda are famous works of art, 
 and their panels portray by figures in relief the principal 
 events in the life of Columbus. The Rotunda itself is im- 
 
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 the l)iiil(liii]L(. TIk* corridors and ceilings are celeljrated 
 for the fresc(jes with whicli they are ilhiininated ; and, in 
 fact, the entire huildini; is stored with treasures of brush 
 
 PAINTING "CARON of the 
 VEl.I.OWSTONE." 
 
 and chisel, which command the attention and compel the 
 admiration of even the most careless sightseer. A few ol 
 the famous paintings are the "Recall of Columbus," by 
 Heaton : " Hatde of Lake Erie." W. H. Powell; "Naval 
 
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 erected at the new seat of Government. It is modeled 
 after the palace of the Duke of Leinster, and was designed 
 and built by architect James Hoban. It was begun in 1792 
 and occupied in 1800. It was called the "White House" 
 in honor of the birthplace of Martha Washington in Vir- 
 ginia. It was partially destroyed by fire by the British, 
 August 24 and 25, 1814. 
 
 The famous rooms, which have derived their names from 
 their respective furnishings, have recently been refurnished. 
 
 The walls of the Blue Room are now covered in bro. 
 cade silk, with corresponding hangings at windows and 
 doors. It was through the central window in this room, 
 which opens to the floor on a porch in the rear or south side 
 of the White House, that President Garfield was carried after 
 being shot ; it is also the room in which President Cleveland 
 was married during his first Administration, and in which 
 the President holds receptions on ceremonial occasions. 
 
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 The Rent Room is coiwpicuouii for its haiulaofnc paint- 
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 Arthur. Z. Taylor, and a portrait of John Hani; 
 
 i 'ting with the Blue 
 
 Room b of absinthe green, relieved by rococo-stucco and 
 
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 est in the mansion. The room is adorned with |>ortraits 
 
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 tlu' main lloor, is one of the most attractive chambers in 
 the Ijuildinm^, beiui^ ])am-ktl in foreii^n and domestic marble. 
 It is from tliis de])artment that all disbursements or drafts 
 on the Treasury are honored, and where may be seen the 
 cash vaults for gold and silver of current moneys. 
 
 Visits can be made to the office of the Supervising Arch- 
 itect of the Treasury, the Redemption Division, the Treas- 
 ury Library, the Portrait Room, the Cellar Vaults, and to 
 the Secret Service Department of the Treasury, where a 
 marvelously interesting collection of counterfeiters' imple- 
 ments, with bogus coins and rogues' photographs, may 
 be seen. In this building for many years, and during 
 the war, the greenback, national bank, and fractional cur- 
 rency of the nation was printed. This work is now done 
 by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, hereinafter de- 
 scribed. 
 
 Visitors are admitted to the Treasury Department from 
 9 A. M. until 2 P. M. ; but the tour of the building may be 
 made only between ii A. M. and 12 M. and i and 2 P. M. 
 
 THE BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING. 
 
 This department is under the direct control of the Sec- 
 retary of the Treasury, although it occupies a separate 
 structure, of Romanesque style of architecture, on the Mall 
 south of the Treasury, near the Washington Monument, B 
 and Fourteenth Streets, S. W. The process of engraving 
 and printing bank notes, bonds, and stamps may be seen 
 here from the start to finish ; the plain piece of steel is 
 placed in the engraver's hand to leave a finished plate ; 
 this plate then passes into the printers' room from which 
 impressions on the real bank-note paper are taken ; this 
 brand new bank note then goes down along the army of 
 examiners. In the plate printing room alone there are five 
 
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 THE NAVY DRPARTMKNT. 
 
 In whal is known as tlic Mast winq; of the huiUlinj^ arc 
 
 located the various rooms Ibrmin^ the Department of the 
 
 Navy. All along the corridors are exact reproduc- 
 
 ' tions in models of the war ships forming 
 
 the United States Navy, including many 
 
 of the old and all of the new men-of-war 
 
 and monitors. 
 
 The Na\al Department Library, a room 
 worth visiting, is on the fourth floor. The 
 walls are beautiful specimens of paneled 
 '/ marble, and the chandeliers mar\-els in their 
 way. The number of books forming the naval 
 library is about twenty thousand. The Hydro- 
 graphers' Office, with its marvelous chart print- 
 ing press, and the room of the Nautical Almanac 
 are also in this portion of the building. In all of 
 the public buildings in Washington elevators are provided 
 for the public. 
 
 THE WAR DEPARTMENT. 
 
 This department is located in the West wing of the 
 building. Undoubtedly the most magnificent suite of apart- 
 ments are those occupied by the Secretary of 
 War. The walls are adorned with a collection 
 of portraits of former Secretaries and distin- 
 guished generals. The most interesting relics 
 of the War Department to the tourist are 
 '' the /ac simile uniforms adorning dummy 
 figures, dating from the time the army was or- 
 ganized to the present day, and including the uni- 
 forms of officers and privates. In cases bordering 
 the corridors are representative displays of national 
 
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 n^ '. aftd should be nolcd carefully. Th 
 
 rnr isTrpinp ni'p nptmint. 
 
 THE PATKNT OFFICE. 
 
 Of the Intrri«»r n«i».irtmenl'8 se%*en branches or biirraii*. 
 the two mo»t imporunl ones are Patents and ' 
 
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 from 9 A. M. iiiitil 2 V. M. Part of the models arc on 
 exhibition in the Union Building, G Street, between Sixth 
 and Seventh Streets, N. W. 
 
 THE PENSION OFFICE. 
 
 This immense brick structure, ornamented Ijy a bortler 
 of terra-cotta bas relief, is built on what is known as the 
 north portion of Judiciary Square, on G Street, between 
 Fourth and Fifth Streets, N. W. It is an im- 
 mense fire-proof structure, whose entire inte- 
 - rior is thrown open as a vast court, circled 
 with four galleries leading into the depart- 
 , mental rooms. On the ground floor, in 
 the centre, plays a beautiful fountain, and 
 on opposite walls hang huge oil portraits 
 :.► of Harrison and Morton. The building was 
 ilcdicated to public uses on the 4th of March, 
 18S5, when the grand ball in honor of the inau- 
 guration of President Cleveland was held within its spa- 
 cious walls, which will accommodate eighteen thousand per- 
 sons comfortably. It is one of the latest acquisitions to the 
 number of public buildings, and differs from the others in 
 its simplicity as well as in the materials used — brick, terra- 
 cotta, and iron. It is a very large structure, covering two 
 acres, in which the enormous business of the Pension 
 Office is transacted in its multitude of offices. Here is kept 
 the record of Pension applicants ; more than one million two 
 hundred thousand cases are on its files. This office is open 
 from 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. 
 
 It is estimated the building cost $1,000,000 and required 
 in construction fifteen million bricks, being the largest build- 
 ing of its kind in the world. 
 
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 Letter Office Mum mu n iniii»-»»iii^. -.»■-«»'•. -^ 
 
it is, with every conceivable curio taken from unre- 
 deemed letters and packages. An average of 
 eij^hteen thousand letters arc received at the 
 Dead- Letter Office daily, from which are ob- 
 tained an aggregate of about $50,000 annually. 
 A very good idea of how the vast business of 
 the Post Office is conducted may be obtained 
 by reviewing this building. One particularly in- 
 teresting feature in the number to be seen here 
 is the force of one hundred clerks busily open- 
 ing dead letters ; this may be viewed from a gallery above 
 the busy workers. The book of accounts kept by Ben- 
 jamin Franklin, first Postmaster-General of the Colonies, 
 is here treasured. The building is open from 9 A. M. uniil 
 2 P. M. It should not be confused with the City Post 
 Office, as is frccjuently the case. 
 
 THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
 
 Every one interested in the seed department visits the 
 Agricultural P.iiilding, which is directly west of the Smith- 
 sonian Building. This department, now 
 under a Secretary, is the last of the Cabi- 
 net creations. The grounds surround- 
 
 ing the particular department build- 
 ing are arranged with a \'iew to the 
 , ,>!f, combination of beauty with utility, 
 as the collection of plants embraces 
 about si.xtecn hundred varieties. The 
 experimental grounds cover fully ten acres. Within the 
 building, in the museum, is shown a complete exhibition 
 of the agricultural, horticultural, pomological, and botan- 
 ical productions of the country ; also the growth and in- 
 
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 tluAtrul and oommcrcial treatment of \-ariou» ; 
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 tiont. there arc on the grounds j 
 
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 pictc. Ii » o|>en from 9 A. >i >ii>"i 4 1 -^i 
 
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 itol Hill, and fronting the west ol the Capitoi. I he 
 
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 weird specimen of fish gliding by and glaring at tin- intru- 
 der. The building affords illustrations of fish-hatching 
 stations, models of fish-ways, and the ajjpliances used in 
 the hatching and distribution of fish. The aquaria con- 
 tain rare and fine specimens of fish. The walls in the 
 open room are hung with paintings and drawings perti- 
 nent to the finny tribes. The carp ponds for the prop- 
 agation of carp and other varieties of the finny family 
 are situated near the Washington Monument, where may 
 also be seen a magnificent display of aquatic plants. The 
 Fish Commission Building is open from 9 A. M. until 
 4 P. M. 
 
 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. 
 
 Directly opposite the United States Treasury, on Penn- 
 sylvania Avenue, is a large building, originally erected for 
 ,-; the Freedmen's Bank. The upper floors of this 
 ^ ^ ^ building are now devoted to the Department 
 of Justice. While possibly not containing 
 as much of attractive interest as some 
 ^^ of the other national departments, time 
 ^^ ^^'^' ^f^j^if^i ' ^ spent in reviewing the rooms will not be 
 1^ . ,/ wasted. It is in this department that the 
 main office of the United States Attorney- 
 General is located. One particular object of in- 
 terest is the portrait gallery of the Attorney-Generals of 
 the United States. The department is open from 9 A. M. 
 until 2 P. M. 
 
 THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 
 
 This extensive building is located at North Capitol 
 and H Streets, N. E. 
 
 To one of the same art it appeals strongly, but to the 
 ordinary visitor with limited time other public buildings 
 
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 prove more ittmrtivr Thr prrwral idea rr^rdin^f ihc 
 
 amount of . < ver. » ic. 
 
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 puted to l>e the brgcst printing office in the world. Vis- 
 itors are aiimitted from lo until il.jo A. M. and I to 
 3 P. M. 
 
 THI; SMITMS4)MAN INSIITI. HON. 
 
 The Smithsonbn In»tit<t'i'>!i •- .\ hnnH'«*>nv Mnirmrr Ktiilt 
 of red samUtone, costing > 
 
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 THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. 
 
 4^i'J**v, ] ,*lSi Columbia as Protectress of Science and In- 
 dustry. It is one of the most attractive 
 
 This edifice has the reputation of l)cinj^ one of the 
 most perfect in desip;n for its purpose of any in existence. 
 / Its architecture is Romanesque ; its en- 
 y trance is crowned by an allegorical group, 
 
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 ^«^<y'"^ :^ buildings in the city, as it contains a vast 
 : ■'^l^*^^'!^ collection of objects of recognized interest 
 Nr^ to every one, including specimens of pottery, 
 
 -^ir ceramics, and textiles drawn from all quarters 
 
 , ' of the globe and representing all stages of civ- 
 
 ilization. The ethnological, metallurgical, and geo- 
 logical exhibition is large and complete ; a rare collection 
 of fossils, mammals, insects, and antiquities ; a materia 
 medica and food exhibit, and an extensive range of speci- 
 mens of boats, costumes, and implements relating to fish- 
 eries form a part of the enormous display of instructive 
 objects. 
 
 The United States Centennial exhibit is deposited 
 here, and the domestic relics of General Washington, and 
 donations to the United States by foreign governments. 
 By no means the least interesting of the exhibits are many 
 battle-torn flags, relics of the late war. Objects which 
 attract universal attention are those which belonged to 
 Generals Washington and Jackson, as well as Grant, for 
 independent of the personal belongings of the great Re- 
 bellion hero, in this museum are collected the presents 
 he received from foreign potentates and nations on his 
 tour of the world. Hundreds of cases also are filled with 
 medals, porcelains, and gatherings of curios from United 
 States Exploring Expeditions. 
 
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 This Museum adjoins the Sinitlisonian Institution, and 
 is one of the buildings not to be omitted if the tour of 
 Washinjj^ton is to be made complete. Its doors are opt-n 
 from 9 A. M. until 4 P. M; 
 
 THE ARMY MEDICAL MUSEUM AND LIBRARY. 
 
 East of the National Museum, at the corner of B and 
 Seventh Streets, S. W. , is the four-story brick buildintj^, 
 devoted to a museum and library for the Army Medical 
 Department. To the medical profession it holds specimens 
 of untold value and study ; to the layman it illustrates the 
 seamy side of war and carnage, containing exhibits in wax of 
 models showing the effect of disease and gunshot wounds. 
 
 This is one of the most fascinating buildings in Wash- 
 ington, as the uncanny character of its contents are calcu- 
 lated to attract the visitor. The building is open from 
 9 A. M. until 4 P. M. 
 
 CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART. 
 
 Though not a public building in the sense of being 
 under Government patronage, the Corcoran Art Gallery is 
 one of the most interesting and attractive 
 institutions in the National Capital. It is 
 located on the northeast corner of Sev- 
 enteenth and PennsyKania Avenue, and 
 jk jiHb ^vas erected by Mr. W. W. Corcoran in 
 ^fm' ^"^BHb' 1859, being the free gift from that emi- 
 ^^^ nent philanthropist to the public, with 
 
 an endowment fund of $1,000,000. It is 
 in the Renaissance style, two stories in 
 height. The niches fleeing Pennsylvania Avenue are 
 adorned with four marble statues by M. Ezekiel, repre- 
 
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 ova's at the tomb **( IN>|>c (Mcmmt XIII., St. Peter'*. 
 Rome. "I /r» 
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 ists of the world, but mostly contem|>or4i 
 
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 S;«tunl.i A. M. until 4 I*. M. T in- 
 
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 of the dome of this building^, and the large time ball is 
 dropped every day at 12 M. from the mast, and instantly 
 noon time is transmitted by telegraph to all parts of 
 the United States. The chronometer room contains a 
 supply of instruments used in the navy, as well as 
 the apparatus which regulates the standard time of the 
 country. The astronomical instruments are numerous — 
 the chief one being the great twenty-si.x inch equatorial, 
 one of the largest telescopes in the world, costing $56,000. 
 The library' contains about thirteen thousand volumes. 
 
 Visitors are admitted freely by day, but night visitors 
 are restricted to Tuesdays and Thursdays, when admission 
 may be gained by permit from the Superintendent. On 
 these nights the Observer is present to give visitors an op- 
 portunity to view the heavens through the large telescope. 
 
 The old Naval Observatory is no longer in use as such, 
 but has been turned over to the Medical Museum. 
 
 THE WASHINGTON BARRACKS. 
 
 The Washington Barracks are located on the south- 
 ernmost point of land in the city, at the foot of Four 
 and One-half Street. The grounds, covered with trees, 
 reach to the water's edge, and a stone wall prevents the 
 encroachment of the Potomac. The old building, rendered 
 famous by the prominent part it j^layed in the assassina- 
 tion trials, is in these grounds. Under one of its cells the 
 body of Booth was for some time buried. It was formerly 
 known as the Arsenal, and was then the storehouse of 
 the Government's ammunition. The grounds comprise 
 some seventy acres, and points worthy of visiting are the 
 guard house, in front of which the scaffold was erected 
 upon which Mrs. Surratt and the other conspirators in 
 
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 MAieiM. IIAURACKS. 
 
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 that it is th> >rtcr» of the ' which hoUb 
 
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 but they were rebuilt at The marine 
 
 corps numben about twenty iu«. imtidicvl men. 
 
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 dispensary connected u itli the Navy Yard is a ^reat institu- 
 tion, and one worthy a visit. The average of accidents to 
 the men is large, necessitating a surgeon and assistant on 
 (.iuty the entire day. Among other points of particular inter- 
 est in the \Avd are the Commandant's quarters, the Mu- 
 seum of Naval Relics and Weapons, the Ordnance .Store- 
 house, and the (iun Park. The Yard proper employs about 
 twelve hundred men, and is open week-days from 9 A. .M. 
 until sunset. 
 
 THE WEATHER BUREAU. 
 
 The small but attractive building occupied by the 
 Weather Bureau is situated at the corner of M and Twenty- 
 second Streets. The staff of employes conducting this 
 department is very much larger than would be imagined. 
 In the various rooms much may be seen of interest. Here 
 are kept in active use instruments for measuring the velocity 
 of the wind, delicate barometers, and curiously-devised in- 
 struments for determining the volume of rainfall. It is open 
 from 9 A. M. until 2 P. M. 
 
 NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN. 
 
 About a mile beyond the city on Rock Creek is the 
 commencement of what promises to be a great National 
 Zoological Garden. 
 
 It was started originally by a donation to the Govern- 
 ment of living animals ; this collection grew from time to 
 time by additional gifts, and was formerly housed in the rear 
 of the Smithsonian Institution. Finding the quarters were 
 entirely too confined Congress in i88g purchased a tract of 
 land for $176,128 on Rock Creek, and planned the present 
 gardens, which cover in area about one hundred and seven- 
 ty-five acres. The collection is large and warrants a visit. 
 
Till: M.NN i.m«AK\ lu II iHsn. 
 
 In 1HM7 Conurcas auihorixwi the ( » m.t;:nih 
 
 cml »tnicturc in which 10 store the "t 
 
 b.. .... 
 
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 the purest white New H.iii»|»hirr jji 
 
 fo.- . ■ . ■ 
 
 W 
 
 the Ii.ilun Renawjance. Comiii 
 
 it . • • '- • ' ' ' 
 
 b.. 
 
 with numr: 
 
 r«. 
 
 or a ca|K.icJty "M 
 
 With it ' 
 halU and »"<* *|" 
 
 e\er U- an oIhkv Rq»ublir 
 
 will lake |»h»lf I' 
 
 1111: INDI VN OITItl- 
 
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 <i 
 
 »>! 
 r« 
 the rrtl men. 
 
 tlOMMI Al I OK I III tN>^N» 
 
 tun one miie o« the As) iuni. 
 
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 The building-, which accommodates one thousand patients, 
 occupies a beautiful site overlooking the river and city. 
 
 The day set aside for general visitors is Wednesday, 
 from 2 until 5 P. M. 
 
 WHERE CJARFIELU FELL. 
 
 The spot where, at noonday on that memorable July 2, 
 1 88 1, President Garfield fell by the hand of an assassin is 
 in the ladies' waiting-room of the Pennsylvania Railroad 
 Station, at the corner of B and Sixth Streets, N. W. The 
 exact spot is marked by a large brass star imbedded in 
 the tile floor, faced by a carved marble tablet on the wall. 
 
35 
 
 It h.ui Ixfu 
 
 iiiul tht*M.> iiw|i. -•-..• t.. ' , iiiM.i 
 
 with sad eyes and heavy .y. 
 
 TMi- pwiNcii'M MuMMnvrs. 
 
 I of 
 
 men. , '>- 
 
 world. Fint. amonj; all. is 
 
 Illi; %%*>MIN«lfON MOM mi;m 
 
 f, I - tt 
 
 one of the most interestii at the National Cipilal. 
 
 It w ' ' ' '.nl 
 
 Fel.: . a 
 
 pbin granite »h > v»ith m.i ^ht 
 
 . ^ III . . 
 
 »tatrwa> t. 
 
 hmited ni i.i|>.i<>i\ i>> -.iiuo ]><-; .ilf 
 
 hour from o y^ A M f«» 4.30 I*. " . ni 
 
 nuy be cent view ui had from withm the 
 top on u < .' .. • .. 
 
 IWI;»:.<«N <)»«> !<iTAni: tM \% AMtlMITUS. 
 
 On the i;reat e»f>lanadc of the east front of the Capitol 
 
 !he 
 
 - , ng 
 
 a sword, the oil u of hca\Tn. 
 
 eqiCSnUAM ftTATlY! Uf' (UINIKAI. iACk!iOH. 
 
 in brunxe. Laiayette Square, oppoMtc Excoitnc ManMon. 
 
36 
 
 KQl'BSTRIAN STATUE OF WASHI^aTON. 
 
 l)y Clark Mills, Washinj^ton Circle, Twenty-third Street 
 West, at the intersection of Pennsylvania and New Hamp- 
 shire Avenues. Cast from guns donated by Congress. 
 Represents Washington at the battle of Princeton. 
 
 EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF GENERAL SCOTT, 
 
 in bronze, Scott Scjuare, intersection of Massachusetts and 
 Rhode Islantl Avenues. Cast from cannon captured by 
 General Scott in the Mexican war. 
 
 EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF GENERAL McPHERSON, 
 
 in bronze, McPherson Square, Vermont Avenue, between 
 I and K Streets. Erected to the memory of General J. B. 
 McPherson, killed near Atlanta, 1864. 
 
 EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF GENERAL GREENE, 
 
 in bronze, in Stanton Square, intersection 
 of Massachusetts and Maryland Avenues. 
 Erected to the memory of General Nath- 
 aniel Greene, of Revolutionary fame. 
 
 COLOSSAL BRONZE STATUE OF COMMODORE 
 FARRAGUT, 
 
 Farragut Square, Connecticut Avenue, 
 between I and K Streets. 
 
 EQIESTRIAN STATUE 
 
 OF 
 
 GENERAL THOMAS. 
 
 in bronze, Thomas 
 Circle, intersection of 
 Massachusetts and 
 Vermont Avenues. 
 Erected to the mem- 
 ory of Gen. George 
 II. Thomas. 
 
37 
 
 m.uuiw ttitoN/i. M^Mii «»♦ «»i^i«*i «*^i.i«». 
 Kawlins Snuarr, New York A\cnwc. v.uihwt-*! «»r ihc Stale 
 l>r|>.irtinrnt. 
 
 ('trounds of the ^ 
 
 Hl.ttiHC HKOWi; !»TAnf; m AHMIItAl miHIiHT. 
 
 l)u|>ont Circle. inlef»«ctioo of Maaaochuitetts. Connecticuf. 
 and New Hamp^re A\'enucs. 
 
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 BRONZE QROUP- 'EMANCIPATION.' 
 
 Lincoln Scjuare, I-last Capital Street, one mile east of the 
 Caj)it(tl. Represents Abraham Lincoln bestowing freedom 
 on the slaves. 
 
 NAVAL MOMAIHNT Ok MONUMENT OF PEACE, 
 
 marble, I'eniis\ Kania Avenue, western base of Capitol liill. 
 l'>ectecl to the memory of oflicers, seamen, and marines who 
 fell in the late war. 
 
 BRONZE STATUE OF MARTIN LUTHER. 
 
 Luther Place, near Thomas Circle. 
 
 BRONZE STATUE OF PRESIDENT GARFIELD, 
 
 Maryland Avenue, southwest base of Capitol Park. 
 
 EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF GENERAL HANCOCK. 
 
 in bronze, Pennsylvania Avenue and Seventh Street. 
 
 Each one of these statues forms the central feature of the 
 park, square, or circle in which it stands. 
 
WASHINGTON'S SUBURBS. 
 
 uiiuKfiirrowN. 
 
 or Woi Wiinhinf^on. • •••' fr«»in th« ;iy by 
 
 R«H-lc Occk. It in a of ihr •. ,. an<l 
 
 '■ i< and 
 
 f , from 
 
 the N.ilion.il Cipiuil • • can. 
 
 I 
 
 (ktifKctown CoIlcKC, the . Jesuit college 
 
 in ihi> t«>unlr)'. 
 
 Soi.im.k.s iiu.ni.. 
 
 Tin S. -Mirrs' Home arlurib another deli|{htAil 'l'^- 
 fnim of \V.cshini;ton out bcvoncl the cilv •<■ 
 
 ' ■ r 
 
 i' , , A 
 
 within them a Lirv: r of \*etenins find a peniunent 
 
 11 It W4S here I'lcaident Arthur »|>ent hiM Mimmer 
 
 I1)e white : lid and subsUntial. and 
 
 
 4 
 
 ui the h 
 
 :•>! aixi Us 
 
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 UotvefMtv. 
 
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 ARLINGTON. 
 
 The National Capital may be visited, but never thor- 
 oui^hly until seen from Arlington, which is situated on the 
 Virginia shore of the Potomac, on very high ground. 
 
 known as Arlington Heights, commanding an extensive 
 view in every direction. The mansion is a grand exam- 
 ple of the homestead of an old Virginia family, having been 
 formerly the home of the Lees. The grounds, some two 
 hundred acres, are now dedicated to the purposes of a 
 
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 n.ition.il ( cinrtrry. which contain ihc anhr^ of *ixlcm th»»u 
 
 ! I'nion M»UlitT*. (icncnil Shcn«Un'* l«>ml) • ' — *'% 
 
 thr n».in'»i«»n .in«l frum ihi?* \tt»nt W ;i 
 
 Mrrtihf* The road to A !^ 
 
 the N. K by Fort \f-"' 
 
 1 (Mrvt in thr vicinity of the • 
 
 I OKI Ml.^i.U. 
 
 Thin Civoritr I'nitctl States cavalry |Mi<tt is »ittuited a 
 nhort (llHtancc northwest from Arlint^ton lleiyhts. in Vir- 
 
 ,| 
 
 n 
 
 :«)oins. inrade ground. 
 
 i.jlcrest. It iji ' '1. 
 
 in the anny, ■ ic 
 
 Must de»iral>le garrison 
 
 ^inia. ami is the i»nlv one •»! 
 iw ir \V;uNhin){ton durinjj il>< 
 
 kntled. A visit to 
 aiul the stables is not without 
 
 ontact with the h-gher 
 
 . ftV ' ' • ..f 
 
 MOI N I \ I.KNON. 
 
 No trip to Washing- 
 Ion ijk complete unless 
 
 ■ ' *• nt 
 
 Father ol hts Country. 
 
 moms of acccH b by train from I*< ) th 
 
 and B Streets, to Alexamlria. and thencr vu \S ri. 
 
 Alexandria and Mount Vernon Railroad Com|iaii) > nr^iiic 
 
42 
 
 line. The mansion, located on the rijLiht hank of the Poto- 
 niae, .noiny down, is fifteen miles from Washinj^lon. It is 
 built ol wood, and is under the foslerins^ care of the Ladies' 
 Mount \'ernon Association. It remains, in all its appoint- 
 ments, just as it was when occupied by ( ieneral Washing- 
 ton. Mount X'cnion, the Anu rican Mecca, descended to 
 Cieorge \Vashini.;ton Irom his half-brother, Lawrence Wash- 
 ington, whose title came through a relative fnMii Lortl 
 Culpepper by i)atent. The Mount Vernon estate was 
 bequeathed by Augustine Washington, who died in 1743. 
 to Lawrence Washington, who was a caj)tain in the British 
 colonial army in the war against Spain and France. He 
 met Admiral Vernon during this war and in his honor 
 named his Hunting Creek estate Mount Vernon, or he gave 
 this name to that i:)ortion on which the house stands. The 
 central section of the house was built by Lawrence W^^sh- 
 ington, and George Washington built the wings. I lere he 
 resided and here he died December 14. 1799. The old 
 family vault of freestone and turf is to the right of the man- 
 sion. In this Washington's body lay until October 7, 1837, 
 when his body was placed in the marble sarcophagus in 
 which it now lies in the tomb erected in 1836-7. The relics 
 in and about the house are valuable and interesting, and 
 the stocked deer jxu'k of fifteen acres, the various build- 
 ings adjoining the mansion, the old tombs, and the grounds 
 generally will profitably occupy the tourist's time. 
 
p()l^as u¥ ISTHktsr in and aikht Wasmingtiw. 
 
 All of these |HtinLH arr reached by strrvt can "r UrTtlic 
 line* Hirrctly or indirectly connected «kilh the Mi- ♦■» 
 
 t;::i! * of or near t: < i . im- 
 
 •'».iff St.»!i«tM \« n»- f>f 
 
 '9'^feC«^' 
 
 lit «l "< < Ml "^HIH J.H ■» 1 '1 
 
 rniliti Slates ( .1, to! 
 
 Hill (>|M^9A M M 
 
 .1 <«t .f. . I 
 
 .1,1 Av'iuir t 'jM-n <^ .\ n i< 
 
 I' M 
 
 •ikI F S! 
 
 Rurmu 
 
 >th 
 
 .r 
 
 ind l*rintinc. corner 
 ■ '• to II.4S 
 
 t». 
 
 1 ctiiti and H birc«t». ^uuthwval. 
 
 w,. . . '.; 
 
 N >. near Ninth and H SircrU. Suuth««at. Open 
 
 9 A >! ••■ I r M 
 
 MnlMal MiiM-um. ctJtnct Sc*««lb am! II S»rrrl». Suulhttcal. 
 Open 9 A. M tit 4 P' M> 
 
 Us) 
 
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 Aijricullural Department, corner Twelfth and M Streets, South- 
 west. Open 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. 
 
 Corcoran Art Gallery, corner Seventeenth Street and Pennsyl- 
 vania Avenue. Open 9.30 A. M. to 4 P. M. 
 
 Pension Office, G Street between Fourth and i'iflli. ( )pen 
 9 A. M.to4 P. M. 
 
 Post Office Department, F Street, opposite Patent Office. Oikii 
 from 9 A. M. to 2 P. M. 
 
 Department of Justice, Pennsylvania Avenue, opposite United 
 States Treasury. Open from 9 A. M. to 2 P. M. 
 
 United States Deaf and Dumb Institute, " Kendall Green." Hy 
 carriage or street car. 
 
 National Soldiers' Home. By carriai^e. 
 
 Arlington Cemeterj'. Hy carriai;e. 
 
 United States Navy Yard, lughth Street, Southeast. Open 9 
 A. M. to sunset. 
 
 .State, War, and Navy D^-partment, Seventjenth .Street and 
 Pennsylvania Avenue. Open from 9 A. M. to 2 P. M. 
 
 Zoological Park, on Rock Creek, rea'^hed by carriage. 
 
 New Naval Observatory, Georgetown I leij^ht*;. West Washing- 
 ton, reached by street < ars. Oiien 9 A. M. to 3 P. .M. and Tues- 
 day and Thursday evenings. 
 
 Botanical Gardens, FirSt Street and Pennsylvania .Avenue. 
 Open S A. M. to 5 P. M. 
 
 United States Fish Commission. .Seventh and B Streets, South- 
 west. Open 9 A. .M. to 4 P. M. 
 
 Washington Moiumient, "The Mall." Open 9.30 A. M. to 5.30 
 P. M. 
 
 United States Insane Asylum. Open Wednesdays from 2 to s 
 P. M. Anacosta Heights. 
 
 Catholic University. Electric car. 
 
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 PACE 
 
 Marine Barracks 31 
 
 The Navy Yard 31 
 
 The Weather Bureau 32 
 
 National Zoological Garden 32 
 
 The New Librarj- Build iiifi; 33 
 
 The Indian Office 33 
 
 Hospital for the Insane 33 
 
 Where Garfield Fell 34 
 
 The Principal Monuments ^ 
 
 Washington's Suburbs:— 
 
 Georgetown 3^ 
 
 Soldiers' Home 3g 
 
 Arlington jo 
 
 Fort Meyer , 
 
 Mount Vernon 41 
 
 Points of Interest in and about Washington 43 
 
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