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Photographer: Allen C. Browne
Taken: February 14, 2015
Caption: Invasion Route
Additional Description: British troops entered Washington from the east following their victory at Bladensburg. After burning the Capitol they continued west and burned the President's House. Their route is marked in red on this 1802 map. The map shows streets planned for the city, but not all of them existed in 1814.Close-up of map on marker
Submitted: February 15, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p300352
File Size: 2.038 Megabytes

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