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Height, 6,290 feet. Washington, Treaty of. A treaty between Great Britain and the United States, signed May 8,1871, which provided for the settlement of the Alabama claims by the Geneva tribunal, and for the settlement of the San Juan boundary and fisheries disputes. Washington and Jefferson College. An institution of learning at Washington, Pennsylvania. It was formed in 1865 through the consolidation of Washington College at Washington, Pennsylvania, and Jefferson College at Canons burg, Pennsylvania. It is nonsectarian, and is attended by about 350 students. Washington and Lee University. An institution of learning at Lexington, Virginia. Its foundation was a school near Greenville, Va., called the August a Academy. In 1776 its name was changed to Liberty Hall; in 1782 it was chartered; in 1785 it was moved to the neighborhood of Lexington; and in 1796 it received a gift from George Washington and its name was changed to Washington College. In 1803 it was placed on its present site. It received its present name in 1870. Robert E. Lee was its president 1865-70. It is non-sectarian, and has about 250 students. Washington Centennial Arch. An arch founded in 1890 at the Fifth Avenue entrance of Washington Square, New York. It has a single archway with coffered vault, 30 feet in span and 47 high, surmounted by an entablature with a rich frieze carved with foliage. Above the somewhat heavy cornice is a low attic, which bears the inscription of dedication. The piers and spandrels are to be adorned with sculpture. Washington Elm. An elm in Cambridge, Ma achusetts, under which Washington took command of the American army in 1775. Washington Group. A cluster of islands in the Marques as group, Pacific Ocean. Washington Land. A region in the northwestern part of Green land, about lat. 80° N. Washington]