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Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Park
Story of the historic avenue. Official National Park Service site.
http://www.nps.gov/archive/paav/

Some Early Churches and Synagogues in the Washington, DC Area
List of early houses of worship.
http://theusgenweb.org/dcgenweb/earlychurches.htm

District of Columbia Public Library: Washingtoniana Division
Describes its extensive resources for local history and genealogy.
http://dclibrary.org/dcpl/cwp/view.asp?a=1264&q=566688

HMdb.org: District of Columbia Markers
Information on historical markers, with photos.
http://www.hmdb.org/Results.asp?State=District%20of%20Columbia

Wikipedia: History of Washington, D.C.
Article from the online encyclopedia Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Washington,_D.C.

The Historical Society of Washington, DC
Local history society. Has a searchable catalog of its collections.
http://www.historydc.org/

Boundary Stones of Washington, D.C.
Describes and locates the 40 boundary stones placed in 1791 and 1792 to demarcate the boundaries of the District of Columbia. Includes photos and interactive map.
http://www.boundarystones.org/

Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Volume 5
1902 volume of essays on DC local history and records of the Society. Digitized full text of the original 1902 edition from Google Books.
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC01564221&id=VitLLgVhDBAC

The Seat of Government of the United States
By Joseph B. Varnum, Jr. 1854 work discusses the decision about where to locate the Federal capital and the subsequent development of Washington. Digitized full text (121 pages) of the original 1854 edition from Google Books.
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC03828055&id=RddxDLPgdXkC

Bibliography of the District of Columbia
Bibliography of books, maps, newspapers and magazine articles on the subject up to 1898. Digitized full text (211 pages) of the 1900 edition from Google Books.
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC67890374&id=xLsXAAAAMAAJ

Walks about Washington
By Francis E. Leupp. 1915 informal account of Washington history and sights. Digitized full text (291 pages) of the 1915 edition from Google Books. Includes drawings by Lester G. Hornby.
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC00774504&id=pNoBAAAAMAAJ

Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Volume 19
1916 volume of essays on DC local history and records of the Society. Digitized text of the original edition from Google Books.
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC01564221&id=sw9-TZx1hLgC

Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Volume 9
1906 volume of essays on DC local history and records of the Society. Digitized text of the original edition from Google Books.
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC01564221&id=jddBJhqHjycC

Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Volume 7
1904 volume of essays on DC local history and records of the Society. Digitized text of the original edition from Google Books.
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC01564221&id=BiMHPZAxcIkC

Washington
Article on the city from the 1911 edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica.
http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Washington_DC

The George Washington University: Gelman Library Special Collections
Extensive collections on the history of the university and on local history. Information on the library and its holdings, which can be searched or browsed online, collection finding aids, an encyclopedia on the history of the university and its Foggy Bottom neighborhood and links to digital collections in local university libraries.
http://www.gwu.edu/gelman/spec/

H-DC, Washington, D.C. History Network
Refereed discussion list on Washington, DC, history and culture. Has forum, book reviews, bibliographies and links to online resources.
http://www.h-net.org/~dclist/

The Mall
History of the Capital s central park and its development in the 19th and 20th centuries. Plans, photos, drawings, and bibliography.
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/MALL/home.html

Washington, D.C., Railroad History
Brief chronology. From the Washington, D.C., Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society website.
http://www.dcnrhs.org/dc_rail_history.htm

Political Graveyard
Burial places of politicians.
http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa.html#CEM

Origins of the Name District of Columbia
Summarizes the District s evolution as a jurisdiction.
http://dcpages.com/Tourism/History_and_Culture/041500dcname.shtml

Flag of the District of Columbia
Brief account of how DC got its flag. From DC Watch magazine.
http://www.dcwatch.com/richards/0106f.htm

The Capital and the Bay: Narratives of Washington and the Chesapeake Bay Region, ca. 1600-1925
A digital library of 141 books from the collections of the Library of Congress dealing with the history of Washington and the Chesapeake Bay area of Maryland and Virginia. Search by keyword or browse by subject, author, or title. Documents are displayed in text-only or page image form.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/lhcbhtml/

Washington, DC History
Brief history of the city from 1571 to 1817.
http://www.dcpages.com/History/

Hearings Before the Committee on the District of Columbia of the United States Senate, Fifty-Eighth Congress, Second Session, 1904
Hearings to consider DC-related bills on taxes, nuisance abatement, building condemnation, street railways, the sale of dairy products, the Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad and the construction of buildings on the Mall. Digitized full text (356 pages) of the original 1904 edition from Google Books.
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC24162103&id=OQoRAAAAIAAJ

History of Self-Government in the District of Columbia
Reviews the historic conflict between self-government and Congressional authority over DC.
http://www.dccouncil.washington.dc.us/history.html

The Government of the District of Columbia: A Study in Federal and Municipal Administration
By Walter Fairleigh Dodd. 1909 work on the organization, history and functions of the DC government. Digitized full text (298 pages) of the original 1909 edition from Google Books.
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC02485653&id=jXQSAAAAIAAJ