Beautiful cover on this 1885 edition of "The National Capital Past and Present - the Story of it's Settlement, Progress, and Development" by Stilson Hutchins and Joseph West Moore. 1885, The Post Publishing Company, Washington.

Chapter contents include:

* President's Washington's Choice of the Potomac Site

* Jefferson's Little Dinner Party

* Early History of the District of Colombia

* Georgetown College

* Erecting the Public Buildings

* The Invasion by the British Troops

* The City During the Civil War

* The Market System

* The Washington Monument

* The Capital Park

* The Botanical Garden

* Underground Chambers and Crypts

* The Library of Congress

* The Purchase of Jefferson's Library

* The Court Chamber

* Ancient Official Costume

* Various Works in the Extensions of the Capitol

* Mrs. Madison's Dinner for the British Soldiers

...and dozens, dozens more