The U.S. Capitol Is Sitting on TROY?
Long-form12:23EntertainmentPublished Oct 23, 2026, 1:15 PM · 1d ago
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Description
In 1791, the land under the U.S. Capitol was signed over to the federal government. The deed did not call it Capitol Hill. It called it New Troy, a name that ground had carried since 1663, next to a farm called Rome and a creek renamed the Tiber.
In Part 6 of the Norumbega series, I peel the names off that one hill, one at a time. The Ark and the Dove leaving the Isle of Wight in 1633. A brick chapel at St. Mary's City with walls 3 feet thick, pulled down in 1705, and 3 lead coffins found beneath it. A Nacotchtank village on Capitol Hill. L'Enfant's "pedestal waiting for a superstructure." A straight line from a buried pyramid in Mexico, through the Capitol, to the ruins of Troy. And Orion's Belt in the 1792 plan of Washington.
If you know an older name for that ground, tell me in the comments.
THE NORUMBEGA SERIES
Part 1 to Part 6 are in the Norumbega playlist on this channel:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB2loJwXnotI
Research: independent researchers, used with permission. Old maps and deed plats are shown for commentary and education.
Disclosure: most archival photographs/paintings/old maps in this video have been AI-upscaled
#LostHistory
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what was here beforecapitol hill historynew troyus capitol ancient sitenorumbeganorumbega washington dcst marys city marylandgreat brick chapellead coffins st marys cityark and the dove 1634nacotchtankjenkins hilllenfant plan 1792cuicuilcotroyhidden history washington dcold mapsink of the past
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- Published
- Oct 23, 2026, 1:15 PM
- Length
- 12:23 (743 s)
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- Long-form
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- Entertainment
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- EN-US
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- HD
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- Yes
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- No
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- pNMFr_BHgDM
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