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Click through 10 maps that mark Washington's growth from a swampy intersection of two rivers in pre-Colonial times to the sprawling megalopolis it is today.

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To see KidsPost's 10-part illustrated series of Washington through time, click here.

Source: Library of Congress | Research and cartography: Gene Thorp - The Washington Post. Published May 11, 2012.

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