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THE Guide to Our Nation’s Capital - Washington's #1 Guide Book

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Welcome to the website for The Guide to Our Nation’s Capital.

Founded in 1985, this comprehensive book provides complete information on all of Washington D.C.‘s major attractions, including points of interest in Virginia and Maryland. It is an ideal introduction to the governmental center of our country.

We hope this guide will serve as a proper orientation to Washington, D.C.. We are proud of our great city and look forward to showing you its charms.

Enjoy your visit!

-The Editor-

The Guide to our Nation’s Capital • $ 14.95 • What is in The Guide:

• Monuments and Memorials
• Government and Public Buildings
• Smithsonian Institution
• Federal Departments
• Historic Buildings
• Museums
• Historic Places of Worship
• Entertainment

• Art Galleries
• Parks and Gardens
• Virginia Points of Interest
• Maryland & Pennsylvania Points of Interest
• City and Guided Tours
• Directory of Selected Services & Embassies
• Kid’s Play

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A Brief History of Washington, D.C.

Built on a site selected by President Washington, the city of Washington, D.C., was conceived by Pierre Charles L’Enfant and completed by Andrew Ellicott. Congress proposed in 1783 that a city be built to house the new country’s government. Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson decided that the south would pay off the North’s Revolutionary war debts in exchange for northern support of a southern capital.

L’Enfant modeled the city after that of Paris, France with broad avenues radiating from squares and circles centered on monumental fountains and sculptures. Despite political issues and the firing of L’Enfant in 1792, the capital began to take shape. What is now the White House and the first wing of the Capitol building were completed by 1800.

The city fell on hard times when it was burned by the British in 1814 and Congress came close to abandoning it as the American Capital. But through the efforts of Thomas Jefferson and others - including a 1929 bequest of half a million dollars from James Smithson (which would establish the Smithsonian Institution) - the city survived.

Construction of the Capitol building continued even when the city was consumed with the Civil War, and its giant dome was completed in 1863… The continuing growth of Washington included the development of a park system, designation of sites for government buildings, designs for memorials and monuments, and the planting of the famous cherry trees…

The city today remains in much of its original state, divided into 4 quadrants (NW, NE, SW, SE) with the dome of the U.S. Capitol in the center…Washington, D.C., is rich in culture and history-a definite must see for all Americans.

The guide is loaded with maps, including the Metro system.

The Guide serves as a nice souvenir or keepsake. It is printed on a
high-gloss stock and contains 148 pages of text and 165 full-color photographs throughout.
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