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	Washington DC Pages - District of Columbia Community
		Washington DC is a beautiful place with a lot of beautiful people in its community.
		His departure, in the same year, marks the end of Spanish connection with Potomac history.
		Since 1994 Washington DC City Pages has been the official web community publication for the District of Columbia.
	www.dcpages.com (264 words)

	Encyclopedia: History of Washington, DC
		The history of Washington, DC is tied intrinsically to its role as the constitutionally mandated capital of the United States.
		Washington may have chosen the site for its natural scenery, its location near the center of the new country, in the belief that the Potomac had the potential to be a great navigable waterway, or even in the hope of increasing the value of his land holdings in the area.
		Washington is surrounded by the states of Virginia (on its southwest side) and Maryland (on its southeast, northeast, and northwest sides); it interrupts those states' common border, which is the Potomac River's southern shore both upstream and downstream from the District.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/History-of-Washington,-DC (5462 words)

	Washington Encyclopedia Article, Description, History and Biography @ OurLocalColor.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Washington is bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west, Oregon to the south (the Columbia River forming most of this border), Idaho to the east and British Columbia, Canada to the north.
		Washington is also notable for being home to four of the five longest floating bridges in the world: the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge, Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge and Homer M. Hadley Bridge over Lake Washington, and the Hood Canal Bridge connecting the Olympic and Kitsap Peninsulas.
		Washington also ranked second in the nation in grapes (all varieties taken together), apricots, asparagus (over a third of the country's production) and green peas for processing; third in the nation for wheat, prunes and plums, summer dry onions, trout and butter; fourth in barley and peaches; and fifth in cranberries and strawberries.
	www.ourlocalcolor.com /encyclopedia/Washington (2366 words)

	George Washington Encyclopedia Article, Description, History and Biography @ LocalColorArt.Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Washington was part of the economic and cultural elite of the slave-owning planters of Virginia.
		Washington, the wealthiest individual in the nation at the time and whose wealth (all of it in land that could eventually be sold) by some estimates exceeded $500 million in current dollars (as of 2005), refused to accept his salary.
		Washington set many other precedents that established tranquility in the presidential office in the years to come and is generally regarded by historians as one of the greatest presidents.
	encyclopedia.localcolorart.com /encyclopedia/George_Washington (6687 words)

	History of Washington, D.C. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Aerial photo of Washington, D.C. The history of Washington, D.C. is tied intrinsically to its role as the constitutionally mandated capital of the United States.
		In 1871, Georgetown, Washington City and Washington County were unified into Washington, D.C. In 1791-92 Andrew Ellicott and the free African-American Benjamin Banneker surveyed the border of the District with both Virginia and Maryland, placing boundary stones at every mile point; many of these still stand.
		Washington's current delegate to Congress, Eleanor Holmes Norton, is a Democrat, and much of the city council as well as Mayor Williams are Democrats.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Washington,_DC (3309 words)

	History of Washington, Utah
		Washington is located six miles northeast of St. George in Washington County and had a population in 1990 of 4,198.
		Washington was settled by the first missionaries to the Cotton Mission in 1857.
		Washington County has become a mecca for "snowbirds," people who come south for the winter and people who move here from California, northern Utah, and other areas to retire and escape the smog and traffic.
	www.onlineutah.com /washingtonhistory.shtml (1130 words)

	Washington Bottom
		Washington, a successful leader of the American people through all these troublesome years, will be known forever as "The Father of his Country." The backwoodsmen of Virginia and Pennsylvania drove the Indians from the Ohio Valley.
		In 1 768 Washington presented a petition to the Executive Council of Virginia setting forth the injustice in depriving the soldiers of these lands and praying that two hundred thousand acres on the Ohio be allotted for the division.
		In that year Crawford wrote to Washington that he was having to work hard to keep squatters from building their cabins on his land, and the only way to prevent it was to hire men to live on it.
	www.wvculture.org /history/agrext/washbott.html (7111 words)

	Yakima, Washington Encyclopedia Article, Description, History and Biography @ SomethingPersonal.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Yakima is a city in central Washington and the county seat of Yakima County, USA.
		Washington State Route 24 terminates at Yakima and is the primary means of reaching Moxee City and many of the area's agricultural areas.
		Washington State Route 821 terminates at Yakima and is also called Canyon Road because it passes through the Yakima River canyon.
	www.somethingpersonal.com /encyclopedia/Yakima,_Washington (1314 words)

	History of Washington
		By the turn of the century Washington was serving its bi-cultural inhabitants and the surrounding territory as a commercial and social center.
		Washington needed a new economic base and soon found it in the Roberts, Johnson and Rand Shoe Company which built a branch factory in 1907 on a site provided by a local committee headed by G. Otto.
		Washington's population almost doubled to 5,900 in the 20s and by l934 over l900 Washingtonians were making their living at the shoe factories.
	washmohistorical.org /history_of_washington.htm (1904 words)

	Washington County, VA: History
		A history of Washington County, Virginia might include all the territory originally encompassed in Augusta County, formed by the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1738; Botetourt County in 1770; Fincastle County in 1772; and Washington County established on December 7, 1776.
		Each of the subsequent counties split from the Washington County of 1776: Russell County in 1786, Lee County in 1793, Tazewell County in 1800, Scott County in 1814, Smyth County in 1832, Wise County in 1836, Buchanan County in 1858, Dickenson County in 1880.
		The community in the northwest corner of Washington County took the name given the area by native people, because the name means "bend in the river." For the five eastern tribes who fished the river and hunted the woods, Mendota was an excellent place to meet.
	www.washcova.com /resources/history.php (1540 words)

	History: 1776—Washington's War - Newsweek: International Editions - MSNBC.com
		How extremely important all this was to him and the pleasure he drew from it, few people ever understood.
		Washington's wealth and way of life, like his physique and horsemanship, were of great importance to large numbers of the men he led and among many in Congress.
		As during the escape from Brooklyn, Washington's other daring river-crossing by night, the storm was again, decisively, a blessing and a curse—a blessing in that it covered the noise of the crossing, a curse in that, with the ice on the river, it was badly slowing progress when time was of the essence.
	msnbc.msn.com /id/8018853/site/newsweek (4014 words)

	President George Washington: Health & Medical History
		Although Washington was physically strong, he was not the indominatable human force that popular history paints.
		Washington was left as the only person able to distribute the wounded general's orders, and led the retreat.
		Washington's height, sterility, large hands, pockmarks, plus certain personality features and even his dental problems have led to the suggestion he had a syndrome associated with an XYY chromosome karyotype [13c].
	www.doctorzebra.com /prez/g01.htm (2421 words)

	Washington NH Historical Society
		History of Washington NH and The Washington NH Historical Society
		Both the 1886 and 1976 Washington histories have been reprinted and may be purchased from the Town Clerk at the Town Hall during office hours: Thursday 5PM to 9PM; Friday 9AM to 3PM; Last Saturday of the month: 9AM to 1PM.
		THE LOVELL HOUSE from a circa 1900 pamphlet.
	www.ultimate.com /washington/whs (760 words)

	Washington Navy Yard History
		The Washington Navy Yard is the U.S. Navy's oldest shore establishment, in operation since the first decade of the 19th century.
		The Washington Navy Yard was established on 2 October 1799, the date the property was transferred to the Navy.
		During the War of 1812, the Washington Navy Yard was important not only as a support facility, but was a vital strategic link in the defense of the capital city.
	www.history.navy.mil /faqs/faq52-1.htm (1119 words)

	Utah History Encyclopedia
		Washington County in the southwest corner of the state includes a large area around St. George in the valley of the Virgin River and its tributaries; it has the highest average temperatures in the state and very mild winters.
		Fort Harmony was established in 1852, Santa Clara, 1854, Washington, 1857; Toquerville, 1858; Grafton, 1859; and Adventure (Rockville), 1860.
		The boundaries of Washington County, formed in 1852 by the territorial legislature, stretched the entire width of the territory (at that time some 600 miles).
	www.media.utah.edu /UHE/w/WASHINGTONCT.html (618 words)

	History of Town of Washington Vermont (Site not responding. Last check: )
		By 1792 Washington was organized and the records show that in 1794 there were 32 freemen on the checklist.
		By 1960 the population of Washington had declined to 565, its lowest since early in the 19th century.
		Although Washington remains a rural community, it is no longer predominately agricultural but rather a bedroom community whose members commute for their livelihood.
	www.central-vt.com /towns/history/HstWash.htm (524 words)

	Earthquake Hazards Program: Earthquake History of Washington
		On July 15, 1936, a magnitude 5 3/4 earthquake was centered near the Washington State line between Walla Walla, Washington, and Milton, Oregon.
		This earthquake was felt over the greater portion of Washington, a small section of western Idaho, and in the vicinity of Portland, Oregon, approximately 130,000 square km.
		South of the Washington State boundary, some chimneys fell at Eastsound and on Orcas Island and a concrete mill was damaged at Port Angeles.
	neic.usgs.gov /neis/states/washington/washington_history.html (1155 words)

	The History Place - George Washington Picture Gallery
		George Washington, the farmer, painted by Stearns, lithograph by Régnier.
		Washington is shown standing among African-American fieldworkers harvesting hay with Mount Vernon in the background.
		George Washington is shown praying under trees with his military camp in background.
	www.historyplace.com /unitedstates/revolution/wash-pix/gallery.htm (205 words)

	Washington County History (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The History of Washington is not only interesting to the reader, but it also very important to the Civil War.
		Washington County is a mix of farms, lively historic towns, and rolling hills.
		The history of Washington County is rich, its landscape is beautiful, and its significance to Maryland is great.
	www.washingtoncounty.com /21/history.asp (644 words)

	Washington State Legislative History
		Washington State legislative history is generally available from the mid-1970s forward, although some earlier history may be available.
		Researchers need to gather all the pieces that make up a legislative history by starting at a library that collects legislative publications, and then if need be, contacting the State Archives for copies of the bill file.
		Discusses Washington courts’ use of legislative history and how to research legislative history.
	lib.law.washington.edu /ref/washleghis.html (1437 words)

	History of Washington Dulles International Airport
		Although Washington National Airport (now Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport) had been open only since 1941, the need for a second airport to serve the National Capital Area had become apparent shortly after the end of World War II.
		Built to accommodate up to six million passengers a year, Washington Dulles International Airport was one of the most modern airports in the world in 1962.
		Just as it was the vision of Eero Saarinen that the Main Terminal of Washington Dulles International Airport could be expanded to meet future growth, so is it the mission of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority to ensure that the entire airport continues to meet the growing aviation needs of the region.
	www.metwashairports.com /Dulles/history.htm (1822 words)

	Washington State Parks History
		Washington - though its Parks Board was only a few years old - already boasted seven.
		The second park is Hope Island, a marine park in Mason county dedicated May 13, 2000, after much work by the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition to designate the piece of land as a state park instead of a housing development.
		The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, asked by Governor Gary Locke to plan for a theoretical seven percent budget reduction, responds with a list of parks it would feel forced to close under those conditions.
	www.parks.wa.gov /history.asp (1084 words)

	DC City Pages: The City of Washington, D.C. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		DC City Pages: The City of Washington, D.C. DC Pages / History of DC / Washington, D.C. Conflicting reports place the birth and founding of the nation's capital in both 1790 and 1791.
		President George Washington chose the land in the District of Columbia, between Maryland and Virginia, because of its close proximity to his own property in the Northern part of Virginia.
		While the Capitol was restored from the damage it incurred during the War of 1812, the Presidential Mansion was destroyed and had to be redesigned and rebuilt.
	www.dcpages.com /Hwdc/wdc.html (406 words)

	The History Guy: Washington State Government
		Links to Washington state political parties and candidates are updated periodically.
		These tapes and transcripts, along with companion literature, are made available to the public through a variety of sources, including libraries and state and regional archives.
		--The Washington News Council is a non-profit corporation focusing on the performance of the news media in Washington state.
	www.historyguy.com /WaStatelink.html (296 words)

	HistoryLink.org: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sunday was one of the more vocal supporters of Prohibition, which dried up Washington in 1915 for 17 long, thirsty years.
		Under Scrutiny: When the University of Washington hired Marxist Harold Laski as a visiting lecturer on January 23, 1939, some members of the State Legislature saw red.
		Thumbnail Histories of Washington Cities, Counties and Communities
	www.historylink.org /this_week/index.cfm (1451 words)

	Northwest Origins
		The geologic evolution of Washington State is one of the most fascinating geologic stories ever told.
		While sediment quietly accumulated along the passive coast of Washington, the continents were assembling into yet another giant supercontinent.
		Between 17 and 12 million years ago, great floods of molten rock erupted from cracks in the crust of Washington and Oregon to form the basalts of the Columbia Plateau.
	www.washington.edu /burkemuseum/geo_history_wa (1109 words)

	History: George Washington
		George Washington is known for his greatness as a general and as the nation's first President.
		On April 30, 1789, George Washington stood on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York City and took his oath of office as the first President of the United States.
		George Washington served as President from 1789 to 1797.
	www.cr.nps.gov /logcabin/html/gw.html (219 words)

	Washington Women's History Consortium
		The Women's History Consortium, created by state statute (RCW 27.34.360) in 2005 as a Washington State Historical Society-led initiative, is dedicated to preserving and making available resources about Washington women's history.
		A recent addition to the Women's History Consortium Digital Archive is the Club Journal of Colored Women's Federation of Washington and Jurisdiction.
		The WHC Oral History Project brings together 27 participants of the Washington State Conference for Women to discuss their remembrance of the 1977 IWY conference in Ellensburg.
	www.washingtonwomenshistory.org (510 words)

	Washington State History
		Greenpeace is an independent, campaigning organisation which uses non-violent, creative confrontation to expose global environmental problems, and to force the solutions which are essential to a green and peaceful future.
		This theme page demonstrates how El Nino related data from distributed research institutes may be accessed through a common interface using the World Wide Web protocols and the Internet.
		The 8 Regions of Washington using a key.
	www.csrnet.org /csrnet/substitute/wahistory.html (735 words)

	History: Rethinking Washington - Newsweek National News - MSNBC.com
		George Washington is usually depicted as the most unflappable of the founders—tall, cool, courageous.
		For generations he has been the most distant of the Founders, but we are now in the midst of rediscovering the real Washington.
		Prone to self-doubt and flashes of self-pity, Washington was insecure, hated New Englanders, obsessed over the smallest details of decoration at Mt. Vernon and was hungry for fame.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/7856559/site/newsweek (1008 words)

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