Friday, January 6, 2023

Secretary's Office

 


"In 1747, a disastrous fire at the Capitol highlighted the need for a safe place to store government documents. The result was the Secretary's Office, today the oldest archival structure in the western hemisphere." -- www.colonialwilliamsburg.org

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4 comments:

  1. RedPatJanuary 6, 2023 at 1:46 PM

    It has lovely lines.

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  2. William KendallJanuary 6, 2023 at 3:15 PM

    Built to last.

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  3. LindaJanuary 6, 2023 at 8:30 PM

    Interesting, I was not aware of this.

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  4. Spare Parts and PicsJanuary 7, 2023 at 5:44 PM

    That's interesting. I wonder how many square feet we would need today to store all government documents, if not for digital?

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