D.C. Voted for P L
Intro'd my bill to put Pierre L'Enfant's statue in Capitol & join Frederick Douglass as DC's 2nd statue, same as every state #FreeAndEqualDCpic.twitter.com/VxErhKhHs3
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But shouldn't it be Benjamin Banneker?
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Photo of statue of Pierre L'Enfant, urban planner who designed DC's street grid & avenues, to be displayed in US Capitol.
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L'Enfant designed the efficient DC grid prior to 1801, massively influencing NYC 1811 Commisioner's Plan street grid https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Charles_L%27Enfant …
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Yeah, I thought L'Enfant left in a huff without finishing the job, but the brilliant Banneker filled the void and completed the work!
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