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  2. National Numismatic Collection - Wikipedia

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    As the collection of record for the U.S. monetary system, it holds the collections of the U.S. Mint, Treasury, and Bureau of Engraving and Printing. In addition, it includes collections donated by individual collectors and private institutions, such as the collection of the Chase Manhattan Bank Money Museum. [2]

  3. Treasury Building (Washington, D.C.) - Wikipedia

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    The Treasury can be seen in flames in the background during the Burning of Washington. The fire-proof vault addition designed by Latrobe turned out to be a hearty structure – it was the only part of the building that survived the 1814 burning of Washington by British forces during the War of 1812. Treasury offices were temporarily relocated ...

  4. List of museums in Washington, D.C. - Wikipedia

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    National Pinball Museum [17] Newseum, founded 1997 in Rosslyn, Virginia, moved to Washington in 2008, closed December 2019 and is currently seeking new location. [18] Washington Doll's House and Toy Museum, founded in 1975, closed 2004. [19] [20] Washington Gallery of Modern Art; USS Barry (DD-933), opened as a museum ship in 1984, closed in ...

  5. Arts and Industries Building - Wikipedia

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    The Arts and Industries Building is the second oldest (after The Castle) of the Smithsonian museums on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Initially named the National Museum, it was built to provide the Smithsonian with its first proper facility for public display of its growing collections. [3]

  6. Bureau of Engraving and Printing - Wikipedia

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    The Bureau of Engraving and Printing officially took over production of postage stamps for the United States government in July 1894. The first of the works printed by the BEP was placed on sale on July 18, 1894, and by the end of the first year of stamp production, the BEP had printed and delivered more than 2.1 billion stamps.

  7. National Mall - Wikipedia

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    The National Mall is a landscaped park near the downtown area of Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States.It contains and borders a number of museums of the Smithsonian Institution, art galleries, cultural institutions, and various memorials, sculptures, and statues.

  8. Economy of the Washington metropolitan area - Wikipedia

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    Other important financial organizations headquartered in the Washington area include the Carlyle Group (Washington, DC), which is a private equity investment firm, PenFed Credit Union (Tysons), and Navy Federal Credit Union (Vienna, Virginia). Geico, a car insurance company, is headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland, just north of the Maryland ...

  9. Smithsonian Institution - Wikipedia

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    The Castle in April 1865 "The Castle" (built, 1847) on the National Mall: the institution's earliest building remains its headquarters.. In many ways, the origin of the Smithsonian Institution can be traced to a group of Washington citizens who, being "impressed with the importance of forming an association for promoting useful knowledge," met on June 28, 1816, to establish the Columbian ...