Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Watergate complex" in English language version.
At least one source claims the land was purchased for just $7 million.
It got its name from overlooking the 'gate' that regulated the flow of water from the Potomac River into the Tidal Basin at flood tide.
Its curious name derives from an unrealized 1930s plan to build a ceremonial water gate in the Potomac, a stairway onto which visiting dignitaries could disembark.
It got its name from overlooking the 'gate' that regulated the flow of water from the Potomac River into the Tidal Basin at flood tide.
Its curious name derives from an unrealized 1930s plan to build a ceremonial water gate in the Potomac, a stairway onto which visiting dignitaries could disembark.
At least one source claims the land was purchased for just $7 million.