New York, 1785
Allyn Cox
Oil on Canvas
1973-1974
Hall of Capitols
House wing, Cox Corridors
The Congress returned to New York's old City Hall in 1785, 20 years
after the meeting of state delegates in that building. Here, in 1789,
George Washington was inaugurated president and the first Congress
under the Constitution was convened.
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