Historical place archive

Capitol Hill in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Capitol Hill in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

1 records1 event labels1 people1793–1793

Historical events in Capitol Hill

1793

18 September 1793
Capitol Hill
George Washington · Government of USA

Lays the foundation stone of the seat of US Government

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match United States of America and Capitol Hill. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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