. Picturesque Washington: pen and pencil sketches of its scenery, history, traditions, public and social life, with graphic descriptions of the Capitol and Congress, the White House, and the government departments .. . THE \\ ASHINC; TON MONIMENT. 64 PICTURESQUE WASHINGTON. in population. On some of the .streets there are numerous blocks offine dwellings, those located near the Capitol being notable for ele-gance. The Southeast quarter, with a portion of the Northeast, is calledCapitol Hill, as the Capitol stands on the western brow of this exten-sive plateau. Although not as fashionable as th
. Picturesque Washington: pen and pencil sketches of its scenery, history, traditions, public and social life, with graphic descriptions of the Capitol and Congress, the White House, and the government departments .. . THE \\ ASHINC; TON MONIMENT. 64 PICTURESQUE WASHINGTON. in population. On some of the .streets there are numerous blocks offine dwellings, those located near the Capitol being notable for ele-gance. The Southeast quarter, with a portion of the Northeast, is calledCapitol Hill, as the Capitol stands on the western brow of this exten-sive plateau. Although not as fashionable as the Northwest quarter,it yet has a numerous population of people of large means, and manyelegant residences, together with blocks of plain, neat houses andplaces of business. Within a few years it has developed consider-ably. Long Bridge extends from the southwestern terminus of Mary-land Avenue across the Potomac River to the Virginia shore, and isa mile in length. It was completed in 1835 at a cost of $100,000,and, singular as it may seem, only one-third of the money appropri-ated by Congress to build it was expended. It is doubtful if there isanother case on record of a public work being constructed tor lessth
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