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Flag of the District of Columbia popular

http://www.dcwatch.com/richards/0106f.htm

Brief account of how DC got its flag. From DC Watch magazine.

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Creation of the National Mall

http://www.nps.gov/nama/feature/article.htm

Brief historical account, with a timeline of important dates. National Park Service site.

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DC Preservation League

http://www.dcpreservation.org/

Local historic preservation group. Includes news, events, and historic information.

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Explore DC

http://www.exploredc.org/

An exploration of the city and its role as National Capital. Covers local history and neighborhoods, key Federal government institutions, the city's African-American heritage, U.S. Presidents, and special-interest virtual tours. Includes video and audio clips, print and online resources, and lesson plans. Produced by local PBS station WETA.

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H-DC Discussion Network

http://www.h-net.org/~dclist/

Discussion forum, bulletin board, and resource site for local history and culture.

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Historical Society of Washington, DC

http://www.citymuseumdc.org/

Describes the society, its research collections for local history, and the new City Museum devoted to the history of the city. Includes calendar of events and online library catalog.

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Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site

http://www.nps.gov/paav/pa_visit.htm

Story of the historic avenue. Official National Park Service site.

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President's Park

http://www.nps.gov/whho/welcome.htm

History and description of the area around the White House, including the Ellipse and Lafayette Square.

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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.

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The Mall

http://xroads.virginia.edu/%7ECAP/MALL/home.html

History of the Capital's central park and its development in the 19th and 20th centuries. Plans, photos, drawings, and bibliography.

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Washington, D.C., Railroad History

http://www.dcnrhs.org/dc_rail_history.htm

Brief chronology. From the Washington, D.C., Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society website.

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Washingtonpost.com: 125 Years of the Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/metro/specials/post125/

Vignettes of the history of the city and newspaper since 1877. Stories, photos, and videos.

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