FINAL WASHINGTON, DC, FLUFF -- 1. we stayed in a condo built in the 1880s. 2. we were told $700 million is printed daily, partially to replace old money. 3. potomac means trading post. 4. lady freedom atop the capitol stands 19 feet 6. no other statue can be taller than 19 feet, which is the height of the lincoln statue. 5. one house we saw was 9 feet wide. it sold for $600,000. 6. one elementary school costs $40,000 per year for students. shock -- presidents kids have gone there. nice turf athletic field. 7. the spectacular national cathedral had earthquake damage. it will cost $26 million to complete. the cathedral was finished in 1990. 8. lincoln paid $2.65 per night when he stayed in the willard hotel, 9. 19 smithsonians exist. try to go through all of them. 10. george washington had the shortest inaugural address -- 134 words. 11. population is about 700,000 but swells to over a million when people from nearby states flood it for work. 12. the washington monument stands 555 feet and has 897 steps. and i walked them in the 1950s.
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