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36 relations: American Civil War, Anacostia River, Audi Field, Augustine Herman, Bohemian, Breech-loading weapon, D.C. United, Eastern Shore of Maryland, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge, Gatling gun, George Washington, James Creek Marina, James Greenleaf, Jean Jules Jusserand, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, M Street (Washington, D.C.), National Park Service, Nationals Park, Navy Yard–Ballpark station, Peninsula, Pepco, Pepco Holdings, Pierre Charles L'Enfant, Potomac River, Redoubt, South Capitol Street, Southwest, Washington, D.C., Speculation, Spencer repeating rifle, United States Coast Guard, United States Geological Survey, Washington City Canal, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C., Waterfront station (Washington Metro).
American Civil War
The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.
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Anacostia River
The Anacostia River is a river in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States.
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Audi Field
Audi Field is a soccer-specific stadium under construction in Buzzard Point in Washington, D.C. It will be the home stadium for the D.C. United team of Major League Soccer, and will seat 20,000 people.
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Augustine Herman
Augustine Herman, First Lord of Bohemia Manor (Czech: Augustin Heřman, c. 1621 – September 1686) was a Bohemian explorer, merchant and cartographer who lived in New Amsterdam and Cecil County, Maryland.
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Bohemian
A Bohemian is a resident of Bohemia, a region of the Czech Republic or the former Kingdom of Bohemia, a region of the former Crown of Bohemia (lands of the Bohemian Crown).
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Breech-loading weapon
A breech-loading gun is a firearm in which the cartridge or shell is inserted or loaded into a chamber integral to the rear portion of a barrel.
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D.C. United
D.C. United is an American professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. The club competes as a member of the Eastern Conference in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top level of professional American soccer.
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Eastern Shore of Maryland
The Eastern Shore of Maryland is a part of the U.S. state of Maryland that lies predominantly on the east side of the Chesapeake Bay and consists of nine counties.
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Fort Lesley J. McNair
Fort Lesley J. McNair is a United States Army post located on the tip of Greenleaf Point, the peninsula that lies at the confluence of the Potomac River and the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. To the peninsula's west is the Washington Channel, while the Anacostia River is on its south side.
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Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge
The Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge (also known as the South Capitol Street Bridge) is a swing bridge that carries South Capitol Street over the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. It was built in 1950 and named after abolitionist Frederick Douglass.
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Gatling gun
The Gatling gun is one of the best-known early rapid-fire spring loaded, hand cranked weapons and a forerunner of the modern machine gun.
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George Washington
George Washington (February 22, 1732 –, 1799), known as the "Father of His Country," was an American soldier and statesman who served from 1789 to 1797 as the first President of the United States.
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James Creek Marina
James Creek Marina is located at the confluence of the Anacostia River, the Washington Channel, and the Potomac River.
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James Greenleaf
James Greenleaf (June 9, 1765 – September 17, 1843) was an important early American land speculator, particularly in the newly designated capital of Washington, DC after 1790.
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Jean Jules Jusserand
Jean Adrien Antoine Jules Jusserand (18 February 185518 July 1932) was a French author and diplomat.
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Lancaster is a city located in South Central Pennsylvania which serves as the seat of Pennsylvania's Lancaster County and one of the oldest inland towns in the United States.
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M Street (Washington, D.C.)
The name "M Street" refers to two major roads in the United States capital of Washington, D.C. Because of the Cartesian coordinate system used to name streets in Washington, the name "M Street" can be used to refer to any east-west street located twelve blocks north or south of the dome of the United States Capitol (not thirteen blocks, as there is no J Street).
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National Park Service
The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations.
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Nationals Park
Nationals Park is a baseball park along the Anacostia River in the Navy Yard neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is the home ballpark for the Washington Nationals, the city's Major League Baseball franchise.
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Navy Yard–Ballpark station
Navy Yard–Ballpark is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C. on the Green Line.
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Peninsula
A peninsula (paeninsula from paene "almost” and insula "island") is a piece of land surrounded by water on the majority of its border, while being connected to a mainland from which it extends.
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Pepco
The Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO), also known as Pepco, is a public utility owned by Exelon that supplies electric power to the city of Washington, D.C. and to surrounding communities in Maryland.
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Pepco Holdings
Pepco Holdings was a holding company incorporated in February 2001 for the purpose of effecting the acquisition of Conectiv Power Delivery by Potomac Electric Power Company (better known as "Pepco").
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Pierre Charles L'Enfant
Pierre Charles L'Enfant (August 2, 1754June 14, 1825), self-identified as Peter Charles L'Enfant while living in the United States, was a French-American military engineer who designed the basic plan for Washington, D.C. (capital city of the U.S.) known today as the L'Enfant Plan (1791).
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Potomac River
The Potomac River is located within the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States and flows from the Potomac Highlands into the Chesapeake Bay.
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Redoubt
A redoubt (historically redout) is a fort or fort system usually consisting of an enclosed defensive emplacement outside a larger fort, usually relying on earthworks, although some are constructed of stone or brick.
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South Capitol Street
South Capitol Street is a major street dividing the southeast and southwest quadrants of Washington, D.C., in the United States.
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Southwest, Washington, D.C.
Southwest (SW or S.W.) is the southwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and is located south of the National Mall and west of South Capitol Street.
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Speculation
Speculation is the purchase of an asset (a commodity, goods, or real estate) with the hope that it will become more valuable at a future date.
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Spencer repeating rifle
The Spencer 1860 was an American lever action rifle.
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United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the country's seven uniformed services.
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United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey (USGS, formerly simply Geological Survey) is a scientific agency of the United States government.
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Washington City Canal
The Washington City Canal (or simply the Canal as it was known in the city) operated from 1815 until the mid-1850s in Washington, D.C. The canal connected the Anacostia River, called the "Eastern Branch" at that time, to Tiber Creek, the Potomac River, and later the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (C&O).
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Washington Navy Yard
The Washington Navy Yard (WNY) is the former shipyard and ordnance plant of the United States Navy in Southeast Washington, D.C. It is the oldest shore establishment of the U.S. Navy.
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Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States of America.
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Waterfront station (Washington Metro)
Waterfront is a Washington Metro station in the Southwest Waterfront neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzzard_Point
