This chart presents the history of the District of Columbia's climb from insolvency to one of the strongest financial positions of any city in the nation.
"Investing for Tomorrow" - FY 2014 Proposed Budget and Financial Plan, the 18th consecutive balanced budget for District of Columbia, submitted by the Mayor to the Council.
View and explore the District's captial and operating budgets with the interactive CFOInfo dashboard. Includes quarterly data on current-year operating budget and expenditures.
After the 1861 Union defeat at nearby Bull Run, work on the Civil War Defenses of Washington proceeded in earnest. By 1864, the defenses were formidable, but mostly lay empty, as the fighting had moved south. In the summer of 1864, Confederate General Robert E. Lee secretly dispatched General Jubal Early and an army of more than 15,000 men up the Shenandoah Valley. From Harpers Ferry, engaging in battles or skirmishes (especially at Monocacy), they drove straight towards Northwest D.C. When they were detected there was a dramatic race to staff the defenses and save Washington.