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The observer will recognize the Patent oflSce and General Post ofl&ce to the 

 northeast. 



The City Hall and Unitarian Church, both of yellow color, and Trinity Epis- 

 copal Church, built of red sandstone similar to that used in the Smithsonian edi- 

 fice, are at the northeast. 



Directly east is the Capitol of the United States, its magnificent proportions and 

 commanding position constituting it the most prominent as it is the most inter- 

 esting object in the landscape. 



At the southeast are seen the ship houses and tall chimneys of the Navy Yard, 

 and more towards the south on the neck of land at the junction of the Anacostia 

 or East branch with the Potomac, are the Arsenal and the Penitentiary. 



The Potomac river lies along the south of the city, and adds greatly to the 

 beauty of the view. Alexandria, a city of 10,000 inhabitants, can be seen about 

 six miles to the south. 



At the southwest is the Long Bridge which connects "Washington with Virginia, 

 and on the commanding position, elevated more than 200 feet from the river is 

 Arlington, the residence of George Washington Parke Custis, Esq. 





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