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Visitors to Washington, DC traditionally focus on the National Mall,where grand monuments symbolize the nation’s highest ideals.This self-guided walking tour is one of a series that invites you to deepen your experience of the nation’s capital by discov- ering the places where people served their country and lived those ideals every day. When celebrated composer John Philip Sousa walked these streets,people called the neighborhood Capitol Hill-Navy Yard. U.S. Marines and the U.S.Navy gave the com- munity its unique flavor. Here Washington’s oldest and largest industrial plant – the Navy Yard – attracted laborers, engineers, sailors,and civilians alike for more than a century.These residents developed busi- nesses,churches,synagogues,and institu- tions that continue to support today’s community.We invite you to experience today’s thriving Barracks Row in the com- pany of its lively past.
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