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This is a list of properties and districts in Washington, D.C., on the National Register of Historic Places.There are more than 600 listings, including 74 National Historic Landmarks of the United States and another 13 places otherwise designated as historic sites of national importance by Congress or the President.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a geographical area of 68.3 square miles (176.9 km 2), 61.4 square miles (159.0 km 2) of which is land, and the remaining 6.9 square miles (17.9 km 2) (10.16%) of which is water.
It continues in a straight line northward until it reaches Michigan Avenue, where it curves eastward and the westward around the Washington, D.C., VA Medical Center and the Armed Forces Retirement Home. For the 1.1 miles (1.8 km) between Irving Street and Clermont Drive, North Capitol Street is a limited-access road. North Capitol Street ceases ...
On July 16, 1790, the Residence Act provided for a new permanent capital to be located on the Potomac River, the exact area to be selected by President Washington. As permitted by the U.S. Constitution, the initial shape of the federal district was a square, measuring 10 miles (16 km) on each side, totaling 100 square miles (260 km 2). The ...
A Dice.com report showed that the Washington–Baltimore area had the second-highest number of tech jobs listed: 8,289, after the New York metro area with 9,195 jobs. [43] In 2020, the total gross domestic product for the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV was $561,027,941,000. [44]
Girl in critical condition after being shot by 3-year-old brother in Washington DC, police say Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY Updated December 17, 2024 at 4:00 PM
The mill was used from December 1, 1936 until 1958 to provide flour for government cafeterias, [5] whereupon because of lack of trained millwrights and lack of water in the millrace, it was used only as a historical site. The mill was shut down in April, 1993. In 1997, a restoration effort was begun by the Friends of Peirce Mill (FOPM).