Emancipation Hall in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center
 US Capitol Visitor Center logo

E PLURIBUS UNUM —
OUT OF MANY, ONE

HISTORY OF CONGRESS
AND THE CAPITOL
U.S. Capitol Visitor Center
Exhibition Hall Floor Plan | My Library
Find Your Representative | Find Your Senators
Home > 1789 to 1815 > Images of the Era

Founding a Republic

In the 1790s, New York City merchants established a trade and financial district near Wall Street

In the 1790s, New York City merchants established a trade and financial district near Wall Street

 

In the 1790s, New York City merchants established a trade and financial district near Wall Street.

The Tontine Coffee House by Francis Guy, ca. 1797; Collection of The New-York Historical Society, accession # 1907.32
 
History of Congress and the Capitol