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Twin Oaks

Twin Oaks

Twin Oaks (Chinese: 雙橡園; pinyin: Shuāng Xiàng Yuán) is a 17-acre estate located in the Cleveland Park neighborhood in Washington, …

White House Peace Vigil

White House Peace Vigil

The White House Peace Vigil is an ongoing protest calling for global nuclear disarmament and world peace, located directly across …

DAR Museum

DAR Museum

The DAR Museum, run by the Daughters of the American Revolution, is an art and history museum in Washington, D.C. …

Interior Museum

Interior Museum

The Interior Museum is a museum operated by the United States Department of the Interior and housed at the department's …

Stephen Pleasonton

Stephen Pleasonton

Stephen Pleasonton (1776? – January 31, 1855) was the first "Fifth Auditor" of the U.S. Treasury Department; he saved a …

Thomas Harmon Patterson

Thomas Harmon Patterson

Thomas Harmon Patterson (May 10, 1820 – April 9, 1889) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy.

George Mifflin Bache

George Mifflin Bache

George Mifflin Bache, Jr. (November 12, 1841 – February 11, 1896) was an officer in the United States Navy, fighting …

John Gould Stephenson

John Gould Stephenson

John Gould Stephenson (March 1, 1828 – November 11, 1883) was an American physician and soldier who served as Librarian …

James Jackson

James Jackson

James Jackson (September 21, 1757 – March 19, 1806) was an early British-born Georgia politician of the Democratic-Republican Party. He …

William Pinkney

William Pinkney

William Pinkney (March 17, 1764 – February 25, 1822) was an American statesman and diplomat, and was appointed the seventh …

Thomas Tudor Tucker

Thomas Tudor Tucker

Thomas Tudor Tucker (June 25, 1745 – May 2, 1828) was a Bermuda-born American physician and politician representing Charleston, South …

Pushmataha

Pushmataha

Pushmataha (c. 1764 – December 24, 1824; also spelled Pooshawattaha, Pooshamallaha, or Poosha Matthaw) was one of the three regional …

Theodorick Bland

Theodorick Bland

Theodorick Bland (March 21, 1741 – June 1, 1790), also known as Theodorick Bland, Jr., was an American planter, physician, …

Anna Thornton

Anna Thornton

Anna Maria Brodeau Thornton (1775?–1865) was a prominent Washington, D.C., socialite, diarist, and the wife of architect William Thornton, who …

William Thornton

William Thornton

William Thornton (May 20, 1759 – March 28, 1828) was an American physician, inventor, painter and architect who designed the …

Elbridge Gerry

Elbridge Gerry

Elbridge Thomas Gerry ( GHERR-ee; July 17, 1744 – November 23, 1814) was an American Founding Father, merchant, politician, and …

William H. Emory

William H. Emory

William Hemsley Emory (September 7, 1811 – December 1, 1887) was a prominent American surveyor and civil engineer of the …

Joseph Gilbert Totten

Joseph Gilbert Totten

Joseph Gilbert Totten (August 23, 1788 – April 22, 1864) fought in the War of 1812, served as Chief of …

Tom Lantos

Tom Lantos

Thomas Peter Lantos (born Tamás Péter Lantos; February 1, 1928 – February 11, 2008) was a Hungarian-born American politician who …

Alexander Dallas Bache

Alexander Dallas Bache

The Alexander Dallas Bache Monument is the tomb of Alexander Dallas Bache, a noted American scientist and surveyor. Bache died …

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