The French connection..................

1. Pierre Charles L'Enfant

   Architect
2. Pierre "Peter" Charles L'Enfant was a French-born American architect and civil engineer best known for designing the layout of the streets of Washington, D.C., the L'Enfant Plan. Wikipedia
4. Born: August 2, 1754, Paris, France
5. Died: June 14, 1825, Prince George's County, Maryland, MD
6. Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, VA
7. Known for: L'Enfant Plan
8. Education: Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture
9. Structures: Fort Mifflin