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New England Almost Seceded over the War of 1812 (2...
It's not even the same building. The exterior walls survived the fire, but the first White House was torn down and rebuilt. Apparently the British took everything they could, all that survived was a painting of Washington and a jewelry box. [0]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House#Early_use,_the_181...
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[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House#Early_use,_the_181...