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The Founding of Washington, D.C.

In 1783, disgruntled soldiers marched from Lancaster, PA to Philadelphia in search of their back pay.

 

Their numbers swelled by sympathetic Philadelphia troops, 300 insurgents surrounded Independence Hall and held Congress hostage at gunpoint.

 

When the siege was lifted, Congress hastily moved to Princeton, NJ - the beginning of a lengthy journey that led to establishing America's Capital on what one 19th century author called "the least eligible site."

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