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Excerpt from Souvenir of Washington and the 26th Annual Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic at the Federal City: Sept; 20th, 1892
N april 15, 1791, was laid, with suitable ceremonies, the cornerstone of the Territory of Columbia, as it soon after became known, at Hunter's Point, just south of Alexandria, Va, The facts of history that lead up to the selection of this site and the wonderful metamorphoses that the city of Washington has undergone in that time territory are so intricate and many that room does not OF here afford to more than mention the most im columbia portant events and the most salient features. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
