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Handout
Arlington Cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery Website: Pierre Charles L'enfant

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Arlington National Cemetery contains a biography of L'Enfant (1754-1852) and information about the L'Enfant Monument. You will also find quotes about him, as well as by him. This site also includes several pictures.
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Handout
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Pierre Charles L'enfant

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of L'Enfant's service in the United States, including service in the Revolutionary War and planning the layout for the nation's capital. (In Spanish)
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Robert Mills, Lt Colonel Thomas Lincoln Casey, Washington Monument

For Students 9th - 10th
At 555 feet high the Washington Monument towers over the National Mall and is the tallest stone building in the world today. Read the history of this monument in this essay.
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: A New National Capital: Washington, d.c.

For Students 5th - 8th
John Adams was the first president to reside in the President's House in the new capital Washington, D.C. Thomas Jefferson was the first president to be inaugurated there. Read about how this swampy area became the location of the...
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Graphic
Other

Architect of the Capitol: Pierre Charles L'enfant

For Students 9th - 10th
An oil painting of Pierre Charles L'Enfant (1754-1852) is found here.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Pierre Charles L'enfant Gravesite

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Arlington National Cemetery contains a biography of L'Enfant (1754-1852) and information about the L'Enfant Monument. You will also find quotes about him, as well as by him. This site also includes several pictures.