United States Capitol Grounds

[Diagram of Capitol Square - East and West Plazas]

General Plan for the Improvement of the U.S. Capitol Grounds by Frederick Law Olmstead, 1874

Following the extension of the Capitol in the 1850s-1860s, the grounds were enlarged in 1872. ...

United States Flag Raised Over Alabama Capitol

Apr. 12, 1865

MG J.H.Wilson’s Cavalry Corps raised U.S. flag over Alabama’s and Confederacy’s first Capitol on 4/12/65, three days after Lee’s surrender at Appomattox. Wilson had defeated LTG N.B. Forrest’s depleted and vastly outnumbered troops at the Confederate Arsenal city ...

United States Capitol

One of the icons of world architecture, the U.S. Capitol has been the meeting place of Congress since 1800. President George Washington laid the cornerstone on September 18, 1793. While under construction, the the building was damaged by British ...