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Washington City Canal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The Washington City Canal operated from 1815 until the mid-1850s in Washington,D.C. The canal connected the Anacostia River, ... the southwest corner of Constitution Avenue, Northwest (N.W.), and 17th Street, N.W., near the National Mall.

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Constitution Avenue - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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This article is about the street in Washington, D.C., United States. ... Signage on the 1900 block of Constitution Avenue NW ... The Washington Canal Company was incorporated in 1802, and after several false starts substantial work began in  ...

‎Creating B Street - ‎B Street reconfiguration and ... - ‎Constitution Avenue termini

A river of slime runs under Constitution Avenue - Greater ...

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Feb 28, 2012 - How is Washington, DC like this scene from Ghostbusters 2? ... In other words, Constitution Avenue was once a river. ... DC's canal connection into the C&O began at the Rock Creek Basin and followed 27th Street down until it  ...

Lockkeeper's House - National Park Service

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Washington DC -- A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary ... The building was constructed as the house for the Lockkeeper of the Canal, ... The Lockkeeper's House is located on the corner of 17th St. and Constitution Ave., NW.

Civil War Washington, D.C.: The Washington Canal ...

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Apr 1, 2012 - The Washington Canal: Cesspool in the Midst of the Nation's Capital ...Part of the canal ran along what is today Constitution Avenue just north  ...

The Location: A Long-Forgotten 'Tunnel of Slime' Under ...

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Feb 24, 2012 - ... D.C. connected the Washington City Canal (now Constitution Avenue) to ... author of the blog, The Location, Washington D.C., had a lot more  ...

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Foggy Bottom - DC Memorials

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Lockkeeper's House southwest of the O.A.S. Bldg in Washington, D.C. ... it became the Washington City Canal, running along what is now Constitution Avenue.

Histories of the National Mall | Why is there a lockkeeper's ...

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In the mid-1800s, canals crossed Washington and ran alongside the Mall, ... family of 13 children lived in the small stone house at Constitution Avenue and 17th