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The following areas of District of Columbia are up
for adoption:
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North Capitol Street
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South West Section
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South East Section
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North East Section
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North West Section
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Georgetown
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Suburban
The
Descriptive and
Statistical Gazetteer of the United States of America
provides the following:
Alexandria City, seaport and capital of Alexandria
County, D. C, 43 s. s. w.
Baltimore, 115 n. Richmond, 7 W. 38° 48' n. lat. 0° 3' w. lon. W. It is finely
situated on the w. side of the Potomac, which has a depth of water here
sufficient for vessels of the largest class. The population in 1800 was 4,196;
in 1810, 7,227; in 1820, 8,218; in 1830, 8,263; in 1840, 8,459. The city is
considerably elevated, ascending gradually from the r; the streets cross each
other at right angles. The public buildings are a court house, and 10 churches —
2 Presbyterian, 2 Episcopal, 2 Methodist, 1 Baptist, 1 Friends, 1 colored
Methodist, and 1 Roman Catholic. The city has considerable shipping, and exports
wheat, Indian corn, and tobacco, to a considerable amount. The tonnage of the
port in 1840, was 14,470. The Chesapeake and Ohio canal extends to this place,
and may be expected to add to its prosperity. It has 2 banks, with an aggregate
cap. of $1,000,000, and 1 fire, and 1 marine insurance co. It is governed by a
mayor and a common council of 16 members. It has 8 acad. 296 students, 10 sch.
224 scholars.
Alexandria, County, comprises all that part of the District of Columbia which
lies w. of the and formerly belonged to Virginia. The soil is generally thin,
and uneven. It contains about 36 sq. m. A bridge, of over a mile in length,
connects it with Washington city. The laws of Virginia are in force here, unless
superseded by the special enactments of the general government. There were in
1840, neat cattle 989, sheep 263, swine 1,190; wheat 4,334 bushels produced, rye
2,798, Ind. corn 18,800, oats 9,091, potatoes 6,283; 156 stores, cap. $1,528,450
, 5 tanneries, 1 pottery, 1 ropewalk, 3 grist m., 1 daily newspaper. Cap. in
manufac. $474,400. Pop. 1830, 9,608; 1840, whites 6,731, slaves 1,374, free
colored 1,862; total, 9,967.
Historical Dictionary of District of
Columbia, 1922 provides:
Society of the District of Columbia
Membership Roll, May 1891
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