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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13LS_sitting-in-judgement_Washington-DC.html
(Front):This imposing, Greek Revival style structure was designed by George Hadfield as Washington's first City Hall/Courthouse. Throughout its history, the building has housed the local and federal courts for DC, presided over by judges appointed…
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has been designated a National Historic LandmarkThis site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12SD_g-men-and-g-women_Washington-DC.html
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is headquartered across Pennsylvania Avenue from this spot. Thanks to popular media, it may be one of the better-known government agencies. Since the 1930s Hollywood has found great stories among the "G-men" (go…
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The National Archives, keeper of the nation's founding documents and most important federal government records, occupies this important spot halfway between the Capitol and the White House. Before the Archives building was constructed, federal rec…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12SB_americas-main-street_Washington-DC.html
The broadest and most important street in Pierre L'Enfant's Plan of 1791 for the nation's capital connects to the Capitol and the White House.
Pennsylvania Avenue. Almost every American knows its name. Almost every visitor to the Washington set…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12SA_equal-justice-under-the-law_Washington-DC.html
The roots of America's top law enforcement agency, the Department of Justice, reach back to 1789. That year the first Congress created the Office of the Attorney General to prosecute lawsuits in the Supreme Court and advise the President and the C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12S8_our-tax-dollars_Washington-DC.html
While only Congress - the people's elected representatives - can impose taxes and decide how they are spent, the Internal Revenue Service, a bureau of the U.S. Treasury, ensures those taxes are collected fairly and efficiently.
The IRS building…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12S7_keeping-it-green_Washington-DC.html
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is the youngest agency housed here in the Federal Triangle. Established as an independent agency in 1970, EPA protects human health and the environment through science, transparency, and the rule of law.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12S6_from-workers-to-environment_Washington-DC.html
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, whose mission is to protect human health and the environment, has occupied the majority of offices in this block since 2001. EPA West (this building), the adjacent Mellon Auditorium, and the EPA East build…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12S5_the-division_Washington-DC.html
Soon after the Federal government moved to Washington in 1800, this area attracted shops and stables to serve the new residents. But where Constitution Avenue runs today, just south of this sign, Tiber Creek flowed - and often flooded. In 1815 eng…