Title: North America, Vol. 2
Description: The site of the present City of Washington was chosen with three special views: firstly, that being on the Potomac it might have the full advantage of water-carriage and a sea-port; secondly, that it might be so far removed from the sea-board as to be safe from invasion; and, thirdly, that it might be central alike to all the States.  It was presumed, when Washington was founded, that these three advantages would be secured by the selected position.
Subjects: Classic Literature, Fiction