U.S. Capitol - Washington, DC
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
N 38° 53.388 W 077° 00.533
18S E 325770 N 4306465
After the Revolutionary War, Congress finally came to a definite point of a permanent meeting place in the 1790's, here at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Waymark Code: WMX31X
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 11/19/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member QuesterMark
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The U.S. Capitol Building found its home on Capitol Hill. The U.S. Capitol was partially destroyed during the burning of Washington from the British in the war of 1812. After British troop had pasted Yankee forces in the Battle of Bladensburg, Major General Robert Ross and his troops came to Washington and set fire to many government funded buildings including the U.S. Capitol. The British command was strictly enforce to only burn public buildings and not those privately owned. The capitol was then closed for a few years and it was latter rebuilt. The capitol then moved in the meantime to the Old Brick Capitol, now the U.S. Supreme court building, until the restorations could be complete in 1819.
Location:
Capitol Hill, Washington, DC

Type of structure/site: Building

Date of Construction: 1800

Engineer/Architect/Builder etc.: William Thornton

Engineering Organization Listing: American Society of Civil Engineers

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Secondary Web Site: [Web Link]
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