Madison used all arguments at his disposal, including the Potomac site's proximity to ... debt for fractions of its face value from Revolutionary War veterans; now undeserving speculators would ...

During the Revolutionary ... during the Revolutionary War. It also addressed the question of the capital, establishing that a new city would be founded along the Potomac River between West ...

This $615 million project is key to cleaning up the Potomac River. When heavy rain strikes ... Some of them date back to the Civil War. Pushed to clean them up, communities have been building ...

Fredericksburg is preparing for two major milestones—the 250th anniversary of the United States in 2026 and the 300th anniversary of Fredericksburg in 2028.