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National Geographic Museum. Designed by Edward Durell Stone and dedicated in 1964. Notable features are the canopies overhanging the top and base of the structure and the marble vertical fins. 1147 17th Street NW. IMG00110p1

Washington, DC, in 1965

July 26th 1965
Washington, DC, was the next stop on this trip. We took the Pennsylvania Railroad's Senator from New York to Washington, DC. (This was long before Amtrak.) It was exciting to have my first trip on an East Coast railway. My first visit to the National Capital! A day of Gray Line sightseeing in Washington took us to the US Capitol, the Smithsonian, the National Air and Space Museum, the Wa ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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