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State: District of Columbia
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Washington, DC
Founded in 1807, Congressional Cemetery contains distinctive cenotaphs and the graves of lawmakers, activists, artists, veterans, and generations of Washington residents.
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Historic place
Washington, DC
Benjamin Henry Latrobe designed Decatur House in 1818 near the White House for naval officer Stephen Decatur and his wife Susan.
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Historic place
Washington, DC
Built in 1765, the Old Stone House is Washington's oldest structure on its original foundation and was preserved partly because residents mistakenly linked it to George Washington.
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Historic place
Washington, DC
William Thornton designed the Octagon for the Tayloe family; it temporarily housed President James Madison after the White House burned during the War of 1812.
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Haunted towns and cities
Haunted town
Washington, DC
Washington developed as the federal capital on Indigenous homelands and a Potomac landscape shaped by government, slavery, emancipation, war, migration, and neighborhood change.
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