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It comes as no surprise to us here at DC Insider Tours that the iconic red sandstone used to build the Smithsonian Castle was quarried by slaves.  It is widely known that slave labor was used in constructing The White House and the U.S. Capitol…

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Washington Post columnist John Kelly unearths and shares an early 20th century tale that is classic DC.  Hidden underground tunnels located in fashionable Dupont Circle, a secret love affair between a plain, large-nosed kindergarten teacher and a world-renowned and independently wealthy Smithsonian entomologist, and, of…

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