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Old Capitol Prison

The Old Capitol Prison (1st and A Streets, NE). building served as the Congressional meeting house after the British burned the Capitol during the War of 1812. It also was a boarding house and a private school. Following the start of the Civil War it was turned into a prison. Image taken ca 1865

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Uploaded on December 29, 2009
Taken on December 29, 2009