J. Edgar Hoover Building - Washington DC
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member geobwong2k
N 38° 53.664 W 077° 01.500
18S E 324383 N 4307007
The J. Edgar Hoover building, named for the former head of the FBI.
Waymark Code: WM6KV1
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 06/17/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member wildwoodke
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The J. Edgar Hoover Building was named for the former first director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He started the Bureau in 1935 and led it until his death in 1972. Much of the achievements of the FBI came at his hands. Due his checkered past, the head of the FBI is now limited to only ten years.

During his tenure, J. Edgar Hoover brought to justice several famous criminals or cases. Big named criminals like John Dillinger, Alan Karpis and “Machine Gun” Kelly were caught. He also revolutionized the field of crime solving with achievements such as creation of the Centralized fingerprint registry and the FBI Laboratory, dedicated to analyzing their evidence.

Upon his death, congress voted to let his body lie in state at the Capitol Rotunda, an honor that has been afforded few Americans.
Year it was dedicated: September 30, 1975

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Type of place/structure you are waymarking: Building
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