Description: "This city was laid out by Peter Charles L'Enfant, who published his plan 'projected in pursuance of an Act of Congress, passed 16th July, 1790, establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potomic.'" (— Winsor, 1888) The original city plans called for a city 10 square miles and centered on the Capital building.
Source: Justin Winsor, Narrative and Critical History of North America Vol. VII (Boston, MA: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1888) 336
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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