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Early Washington, D.C., Interactive Map. This map attempts to reconstruct who lived where in as much of early Washington, D.C., as we can, including the residents of Georgetown and Alexandria.
Georgetown, section of the city of Washington, D.C., U.S., at the confluence of the Potomac River and Rock Creek, about 2.5 miles (4 km) northwest of the national Capitol. Georgetown was settled late in the 17th century. It was laid out as a town in 1751, under the name of George.
Georgetown was home to Francis Scott Key who arrived as a young lawyer in 1805. He and his family resided on M Street in the Key House. Dr. William Beanes, a relative of Key, captured the rear guard of the British Army while it was burning Washington during the War of 1812.
Description: neighborhood and historic district in Washington, D.C., United States; Categories: neighborhood of Washington, D.C. and locality; Location: Washington County (historical), Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America; View on OpenStreetMap
Map of the cities of Washington and Georgetown, D.C. : exhibiting the public buildings, principal hotels, churches, etc. Depths shown by soundings. Also shows block and ward numbers. Hand col. to show concrete, wood, and stone paved streets.
Old Stone House in present-day Georgetown, was built in 1765 and is the oldest standing building in Washington, D.C. Georgetown later grew into a thriving port, facilitating trade and shipments of tobacco and other goods from the colonial-era Province of Maryland.
10 wrz 2024 · These territories, which included the cities of Georgetown and Alexandria, retained the laws of the states that ceded them. D.C. History Timeline: 1800-1899 1800 The population of the District of Columbia is 14,093 comprised of 10,066 whites; 783 free Blacks; and 3,244 enslaved persons.
