The subsequent growth of population, the great number of new and handsome residences, the rapid and continuous rise in the value of real estate, the vastly increased number of annual visitors, have given a new life to the National Capital which dates distinctly from the changes and improvements which he inaugurated.
Blaine describes the revitalization of Washington, D.C., attributing it to the improvements initiated by Governor Shepherd.
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