Brief history of the city from 1571 to 1817.
Local historic preservation group. Includes news, events, and historic information.
A digital library of 141 books from the collections of the Library of Congress dealing with the history of Washington and the Chesapeake Bay area of Maryland and Virginia. Search by keyword or browse by subject, author, or title. Documents are displayed in text-only or page image form.
Brief account of how DC got its flag. From DC Watch magazine.
Summarizes the District's evolution as a jurisdiction.
Burial places of politicians.
Brief chronology. From the Washington, D.C., Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society website.
Extensive resources for local history and genealogy.
Vignettes of the history of the city and newspaper since 1877. Stories, photos, and videos.
Reviews the historic conflict between self-government and Congressional authority over DC.
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