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Washington, Washington DC
Congressional Cemetery, founded in 1807 on the Anacostia River, is the burial place of dozens of members of Congress, veterans of every war…
Washington, Washington DC
Decatur House on Lafayette Square, designed by Benjamin Latrobe and completed around 1818, was home to naval hero Stephen Decatur, who was…
Washington, Washington DC
Ford's Theatre opened in 1863 and is where President Abraham Lincoln was shot on April 14, 1865; he died the next morning in the Petersen…
Washington, Washington DC
The Hay-Adams Hotel, opened in 1928 across Lafayette Square from the White House, stands on the site of the homes of John Hay and Henry…
Washington, Washington DC
Lafayette Square, the public park across from the White House, was the scene of a killing in daylight on February 27, 1859, when…
Washington, Washington DC
Oak Hill Cemetery in Georgetown, a hillside Victorian cemetery founded in 1849, is where Willie Lincoln was entombed, the setting for…
Washington, Washington DC
The Octagon, completed around 1801 for Colonel John Tayloe, served as a temporary White House for President Madison after the British…
Washington, Washington DC
The Old Stone House in Georgetown, built in 1765 by Christopher Layman, is the oldest standing building in Washington and has been a…
Washington, Washington DC
The U.S. Capitol, first occupied by Congress in 1800 and used as a hospital and barracks during the Civil War, has its own ghost lore,…
Washington, Washington DC
The White House, home of presidents since 1800, has a long list of ghost stories, and the White House Historical Association keeps an…
Washington, Washington DC
The Willard, a hotel near the White House since the 1800s and in its present building since 1901, has hosted presidents, and its lore says…
Washington, Washington DC
The Woodrow Wilson House in Kalorama was home to the former president and his wife Edith from 1921 until his death there in 1924, and is…