Constructed in 1738, Stratford was the boyhood home of Declaration of Independence signers Richard Henry and Francis Lightfoot Lee, and it was the birthplace of Robert E. Lee.

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Ford's Theatre National Historic Site Located in Washington D.C., DC TRAVEL BASICS - CAMPING - LODGING ACTIVITIES - FACILITIES - FEES/PERMITS Ford's Theatre in 1870 Ford's Theatre photo files IN BRIEF America's transfer from civil war to peace was made more difficult on April 14, 1865, when Abraham Lincoln was shot and killed, just five days after General Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court ...

ADSW Events Preservation Sites Perspectives Forum Classifieds Membership Resources Web Sites Contacts Search Find Art Deco collectibles on June 9 at our Art Deco Expo Events ADSW events and other events of interest in the Washington metropolitan area. June: Art Deco Expo Perspectives Articles, reviews, and viewpoints about Art Deco. New: The Restless Decade: John Gutmann's Photographs of the ...

National Mall Located in Washington, DC TRAVEL BASICS - CAMPING - LODGING ACTIVITIES - FACILITIES - FEES/PERMITS July 4th Fireworks on the National Mall - Webmasters: Cochran, Demmon, Williams IN BRIEF The National Mall's origins are as old as the capital city itself. The open space and parklands envisioned by Pierre L'Enfant's plan, which was commissioned by George Washington, created an ideal ...

The first explicit attempt to utilize the vaguely classical Beaux-Arts architectural style, which emerged from the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, for the explicit intent of beautification and social amelioration was the Senate Park Commission's redesign of the monumental core of Washington D.C. to commemorate the city's centennial. The McMillan Plan of 1901-02, named for Senator James ...

Search this site or the web powered by FreeFind Site search Web search &nbsp: Help Save The Holt House Even here beside the proud Potomac's streams the medley mass of pride and misery of whips and charters, manacles and rights of slaving blacks and democratic whites Historic Holt House Walking Tours This year s Holt House tour will take place Sunday, April 21, 2002. From 1:00 5:00 PM. You could ...

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