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Library of Congress1873

Map of the city of Washington : premium map for subscribers to the Real estate directory of Washington City published by E.F.M. Faehtz and Fred. W. Pratt : and containing buildings, railroads, sewers, watermains, fire plugs, etc

Cadastral topographic map showing lot and block numbers, "houses," and "shanties." Relief shown by contours. "Up to January 1st, 1874." "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1873 by J. Enthoffer ... at Washington." Includes "Table showing the width of streets [and] avenues." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy 1 fold-lined, torn, and trimmed. LC copy 2 shellacked and halved. 2 copies DCP

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Library of Congress1862

Emancipation Proclamation.

Initially, the Civil War between the North and the South was fought by the North to prevent the secession of the South and preserve the Union. Ending slavery was not a goal. That changed on September 22, 1862, when President Abraham Lincoln issued his Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which stated that slaves in those states or parts of states still in rebellion as of January 1, 1863, would be free. One hundred days later Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation declaring "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious areas "are, and henceforward shall be, free." Lincoln's bold step was a military measure by which he hoped to inspire the slaves in the Confederacy to support the Union cause. Because it was a military measure, the proclamation was limited in many ways. It applied only to states that had seceded from the Union, and left slavery untouched in the border states. Although the Emancipation Proclamation did not end slavery, it did fundamentally transform the character of the war. Henceforth, every advance of Federal troops expanded the domain of freedom. Moreover, the proclamation announced the acceptance of black men into the Union Army and Navy. By the end of the war, almost 200,000 black soldiers and sailors had fought for the Union and their own freedom.

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Library of Congress1860

Part of map of Washington City D.C. showing the track of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad as originally constructed and as it now exists : also showing tracks along which the company might have built the road ... and the proposed paving of East Second Street by the corporation of Washington

Covers area bounded by A Street N.E./N.W., 3rd Street N.W., Florida Avenue, and 12th Street N.E. Also shows block numbers and elevations of block corners. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Brittle, lacking sections along edges, and mounted on cloth backing. Includes note and track profile. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault DCP

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Library of Congress1855

Map of the located route of the Metropolitan Rail Road and the adjacent country comprising the District of Columbia and the counties of Montgomery, Frederick, and Washington in the state of Maryland, Francis Dodge president M.R.R. Company, Edmund French, chief engineer, W. R. Hutton draughtsman, completed April 30, 1855 from surveys made in 1853 and 1854

Topographical map of part of Maryland showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, canals, the Washington Aqueduct, roads, and railroads with mileage on the main survey line. Chartered in 1853.

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District of Columbia

Shows railroads in metropolitan area. India ink on tracing paper. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy mounted on cardboard. DCP Vault

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