when was the national mall in washington dc built
National Mall The Washington City Canal, completed in 1815 in accordance with the L'Enfant Plan, travelled along the former course of Tiber Creek to the Potomac River along the present line of Constitution Avenue, NW (formerly B Street, NW) and south around the Capitol, thus defining the northern and eastern boundaries of the Mall.[15][16][17] Being shallow and often obstructed by silt, the canal served only a limited role and became an open sewer.[15] The portion of the canal that traveled near the Mall was covered over in 1871 for sanitary reasons.[15]
National World War II Memorial Ground was broken in September 2001. The construction was managed by the General Services Administration.
Washington, D.C. A new federal city was then constructed on the north bank of the Potomac, to the east of Georgetown. On September 9, 1791, the three commissioners overseeing the capital's construction named the city in honor of President Washington. The federal district was named Columbia, which was a poetic name for the United States commonly in use at that time.[20][21] Congress held its first session in Washington on November 17, 1800.[22]
Washington, D.C. A new federal city was then constructed on the north bank of the Potomac, to the east of Georgetown. On September 9, 1791, the three commissioners overseeing the capital's construction named the city in honor of President Washington. The federal district was named Columbia, which was a poetic name for the United States commonly in use at that time.[15][16] Congress held its first session in Washington on November 17, 1800.[17]