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THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
1802 - 1804
1810 - 1814
THIS TABLET MARKS THE ORIGINAL LOCATION OF
THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS • AT OTHER TIMES BETWEEN
1800 AND 1810 THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
THE SENATE AND THE SUPREME COURT MET
IN THESE QUARTERS •
ON AUGUST 24, 1814, THE BRITISH CAPTURED
WASHINGTON AND SET FIRE TO THE CAPITOL • THE
BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY WERE USED TO KINDLE
THE FLAMES THAT DESTROYED THIS SECTION OF
THE BUILDING •