Benjamin Banneker — (November 9, 1731 ndash;October 9, 1806) was a free African American astronomer, mathematician, surveyor, almanac author and farmer. Although it is difficult to verify details of Benjamin Banneker s family history, it appears that his grandmother … Wikipedia
Dupont Circle — For the Metro station, see Dupont Circle (WMATA station). Dupont Circle Historic District U.S. National Register of Historic Places … Wikipedia
Observatory Circle — For the neighborhood, see Observatory Circle, Washington, D.C.. Observatory Circle is a street in Washington, D.C. It runs from Calvert Street to Massachusetts Avenue near 34th Street. The street follows an incomplete loop, forming an arc rather… … Wikipedia
Columbus Circle (Washington, D.C.) — Columbus Circle U.S. National Register of Historic Places … Wikipedia
Massachusetts Avenue (Washington, D.C.) — Massachusetts Avenue Historic District U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. Historic district … Wikipedia
List of Circles in Washington, D.C. — The surface road layout in Washington, D.C. consists primarily of numbered streets along the north south axis and lettered streets followed by streets named in alphabetical order along the east west axis. Avenues named for each of the fifty U.S.… … Wikipedia
Connecticut Avenue — Connecticut Avenue, looking north, from Farragut Square Connecticut Avenue is a major thoroughfare in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., and suburban Montgomery County, Maryland. It is one of the diagonal avenues radiating from the White … Wikipedia
Pennsylvania Avenue — For other uses, see Pennsylvania Avenue (disambiguation). Pennsylvania Avenue Looking southeast down Pennsylvania Avenue, NW towards the United States Capitol seen here from the Old Post Office Pavilion … Wikipedia
List of state-named roadways in Washington, D.C. — L’Enfant’s plan called for grand avenues, most of which are named after the original 13 states Many of the diagonal roads in Washington, D.C., are named after U.S. states. Except for California and Ohio, every state provides the name for an… … Wikipedia
New Hampshire Avenue — Intersection of 22nd Street and New Hampshire Avenue, NW in the West End neighborhood New Hampshire Avenue is a diagonal street in Washington, D.C., beginning at the Kennedy Center and extending northeast for about 5 miles (8 km) and then… … Wikipedia
