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Washington's resignation from the Continental Army was re-created in this slightly inaccurate painting. |
The room was being restored in mid-2009. |
Toll bridge for US 50/301 across Chesapeake Bay |
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State number 47! |
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Legislative Hall in Dover. Closed on Saturdays. So I guess we WON'T tour two capitols in one day. |
We toured the Old State House instead. |
The gift store nearby closed forever after we visited - literally. Budget cuts again. |
Near the Old State House |
DE 1 approaching I-95. |
I-95 through Baltimore |
Stopped at College Park (aka "David's summer home" in the 2000s.) |
Having seen the monuments in 1999, and reserving daytime for other things, we hit the monuments at night. |
This picture of the Lincoln Memorial is surprisingly in focus. |
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While everyone else went to Richmond, I got to spend the day seeing stuff on/near the Mall. |
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Spent four hours in the Newseum and still didn't finish. |
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Prominent placement of the Register in the Sept. 11 section. A piece of the WTC antenna is nearby. |
Notice that the Capitol has different shades of white for its different sections. |
East side (back) of the Capitol. New visitors center underneath. |
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Spirit of St. Louis and Apollo 11 capsule. |
Horrendously out of date NASA section at Air & Space. If the display is not older than I am, it is not far off. |
Traer's most prominent former citizen gets prominent recognition. |