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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), District of Columbia. (search)
ssioners agree to call the federal district the Territory of Columbia, and the federal city the City of Washington, and to name the streets of the latter alphabetically one way and numerically the other......Sept. 9, 1791 Corner-stone of President's house in Washington laid......Oct. 13, 1792 Corner-stone of north wing of the Capitol laid......Sept. 18, 1793 First newspaper, the National Intelligencer, published in Washington......1800 Congress first meets in Washington......Nov. 21, 1800 Superintendence of Washington placed in the hands of three commissioners......1800 Congress assumes jurisdiction of the District, and continues in force the existing laws of Maryland and Virginia......Feb. 27, 1801 Washington incorporated by Congress; with a mayor appointed by the President and a council elected by the people......May 3, 1802 Navy-yard at Washington established......March 27, 1804 Public buildings in Washington burned and destroyed by the British after the