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Oliver Lyman Spaulding (1875–1947), U.S. Army brigadier general, 1891 graduate of Central High School, lived in Washington during retirement; Donald A. Stroh (1892–1953), U.S. Army major general, raised and educated in Washington, retired to Washington; Karl Truesdell (1882–1955), U.S. Army major general, raised in D.C.
People from Southwest (Washington, D.C.) (1 C, 5 P) Pages in category "People from Washington, D.C." The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 516 total.
Georgetown is a historic neighborhood and commercial district in Northwest Washington, D.C., situated along the Potomac River. Founded in 1751 as part of the colonial-era Province of Maryland, Georgetown predated the establishment of Washington, D.C. by 40 years. Georgetown was an independent municipality until 1871 when the United States ...
The Jefferson Memorial visible through cherry blossoms across the Tidal Basin. The National Cherry Blossom Festival is a spring celebration in Washington, D.C., commemorating the March 27, 1912, gift of Japanese cherry trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo City to the city of Washington, D.C. Ozaki gave the trees to enhance the growing friendship between the United States and Japan and also ...
August 29, 1970( #70000833) NW [4] 38°53′59″N77°02′12″W / 38.899694°N 77.036528°W / 38.899694; -77.036528 (Lafayette Square Historic District) District including LaFayette Square Park, surrounding but excluding the White House . 34. Library Of Congress. Library Of Congress.
Black people suffered discrimination from private businesses as well, and most were prevented from voting, sometimes through violent means. Twenty-one states prohibited interracial marriage. During the 20th century, civil rights organizers began to develop ideas for a march on Washington, DC, to seek justice.
Washington Monument (the United States) The Washington Monument is an obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United States, victorious commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783 in the American Revolutionary War, and the first President of the United ...
The Levy Court was disbanded in 1871 with the Mayor when congress consolidated all the remaining governments in DC. Some of the more prominent members of the Levy Court include Thomas Corcoran, John Cox, George W. Riggs, and Sayles J. Bown [2] Image. Mayor [5]
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