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D.C. beautification

Who served on the Senate Park Commission in 1901 to devise a plan for the beautification of Washington, DC? (Choose 4)
A. Daniel Burnham
B. John W. Root
C. C.F. McKim
D. F.L. Olmsted Jr.
E. Augustus Saint-Gaudens

AnswerA,C,D, and E, but not B.

Read more about designing the nation's capital: http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/ncr/designing-capital/sec1.html

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