Visitors' Companion at Our Nation's Capital: A Complete Guide for Washington and Its Environs, with Over One Hundred Photo Illustrations Made Expressly for this Work : to which is Added an Appendix, Containing the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, Washington's Farewell Address, the Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln's Speech at Gettysburg, and Much Other Interesting Matter Connected with Our Nation's HistoryGeorge G. Evans |
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... feet , and it is paved with asphalt . The smaller build- ings are giving way to magnificent modern structures , and in a few years it will become the most splendid avenue in the world . grand view is obtained by standing on the steps of ...
... feet , and it is paved with asphalt . The smaller build- ings are giving way to magnificent modern structures , and in a few years it will become the most splendid avenue in the world . grand view is obtained by standing on the steps of ...
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... feet high , and represents the gallant Frenchman in his uni- form as a Continental general . At the sides are statues of Rochambeau and Duportail , of LAFAYETTE MEMORIAL . the French army , and D'Estaing and De Grasse , of the navy . In ...
... feet high , and represents the gallant Frenchman in his uni- form as a Continental general . At the sides are statues of Rochambeau and Duportail , of LAFAYETTE MEMORIAL . the French army , and D'Estaing and De Grasse , of the navy . In ...
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... feet long , thir- teen feet wide , and two feet thick , and weighs one hundred and twenty tons . The cost of the statue was $ 20,000 , and that of the pedestal $ 25,000 ... feet high , and rests on a granite pedestal. THE SCOTT STATUE . 23.
... feet long , thir- teen feet wide , and two feet thick , and weighs one hundred and twenty tons . The cost of the statue was $ 20,000 , and that of the pedestal $ 25,000 ... feet high , and rests on a granite pedestal. THE SCOTT STATUE . 23.
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... feet high , and rests on a granite pedestal , on the sides of which are the insignia in bronze of the Army of the Cumberland . GENERAL THOMAS . The statue , costing $ 50,000 , was erected by the comrades of the General , the members of ...
... feet high , and rests on a granite pedestal , on the sides of which are the insignia in bronze of the Army of the Cumberland . GENERAL THOMAS . The statue , costing $ 50,000 , was erected by the comrades of the General , the members of ...
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... in 1889. The figure is of heroic size , and rests on a granite pedestal eleven feet high . The great patriot and philosopher is repre- sented in the dress he used while Minister to the Court of France during the Revolution . Judiciary ...
... in 1889. The figure is of heroic size , and rests on a granite pedestal eleven feet high . The great patriot and philosopher is repre- sented in the dress he used while Minister to the Court of France during the Revolution . Judiciary ...
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