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Before the White House - Photo 3

Before the White House - Photo 3

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Library of Congress

Before the White House - Photo 3

This 1670 map of the middle reaches of the Potomac River gives the location of the future site of the new Federal City to the east, labeled "Turkey Buzzard Point." Notably, the map makes no mention of the Nacostines. By this point in time, all of the land in the area had been claimed by colonists and the Nacostines had been forced out of Nacotchtank. Many took up residence at the Piscataway settlement, Mayone, depicted on this map as "Piscattawaye." The map was created by Augustine Herrman.

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