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Washington D.C. Fun Facts and Trivia
  • The Lincoln Memorial is located in Washington, D.C.
  • The Watergate hotel is located in Washington, D.C.
  • The first official government office built in Washington, D.C. was the White House.
  • The army medical center in Washington, D.C. is named after yellow fever pioneer Walter Reed.
  • The original signed Declaration of Independence is kept at The National Archives Building in Washington, D.C.
  • The Smithsonian Institution, in Washington, D.C. is home to Fonzie's jacket, Archie Bunker's chair and the Hope Diamond.
  • The address of the White House is 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.
  • The President of the United States lives at 1600
  • Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.
  • The Capitol Building is located in Washington, D.C.
  • The Smithsonian Institute in Washington was created by Congress in 1846.
  • The two elected bodies of the Senate and the House of Representatives call the Capitol Building in Washington home.
  • During the War of 1812, British soldiers burned down Washington D.C. landmark the White House.
  • The Library of Congress was established in 1800 using Thomas Jefferson's archives.
  • The original name of the White House was the Executive Mansion.

 

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