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1988 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry
Significance: Georgetown was established in 1751 by the Maryland Legislature on 60 acres that the colony purchased and then had surveyed in a gridded street pattern. Located on the upper reaches of the Potomac River, just below the fall line, Georgetown became an important pot and tobacco center. In 1791, Georgetown was included in the "10 miles square" ceded by Maryland and Virginia for the new U,S, Capital...
Survey number: HABS DC-620
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 67000025
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