https://mallhistory.org/files/original/d8ac32b66bdb7d3a6bd8095ea9610b03.jpg 8b9bb65d98fa1afc6629d9382b3589dc Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Map of the city of Washington showing present main sewerage and sewage outfalls : also the territory flooded in June 1889 (detail) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Map showing the territory flooded in June 1889 Description An account of the resource The same storm system which contributed to the Johnstown Flood in June 1889 also caused <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/453">flooding in Washington, DC</a>. This map detail shows the extent to which the flooding affected the National Mall. The dark blue lines show the edges of the flooding; everything with blue hatching was underwater. Most of the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/36">Washington Monument </a>grounds, half of the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/315">White House Ellipse</a>, and an area near the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/59">Capitol </a>were all under water. The path of the flooding follows the creek bed of <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/40">Tiber Creek</a>, which was filled in during the 1870s. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Board of Sanitary Engineers Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress Geography and Map Division. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1894 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1890-1919 design & monuments environment everyday life