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1871: Congress establishes territorial government, presidentially appointed governor and council with elected House of Delegates.
1873: Alexander P. Shepherd appointed governor
1878: Congress imposes government by three presidentially appointed commissioners
1888: Washington Monument completed
1888: First electrified streetcars appear in city
1894: Columbia Historical Society founded (now Historical Society of Washington, DC)
1902: McMillan Plan restores L'Enfant vision, creates park system, clears slums
1903: Washington Public (Carnegie) Library on Mt. Vernon Square opens to all regardless of race or color |