09 Jan 2017

History:

Lost Capitol Hill: John W. Westfall

I am always looking for connections to Capitol Hill in events that took place around D.C. over the years, with the Lincoln assassination being one of the best-known. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that a local man had actually helped stop a previous attempt on Lincoln’s life by John Wilkes Booth. On March 4, 1865, […]


07 Nov 2011

Lost Capitol Hill: Surrat Trial Juror George A. Bohrer

Spending the week on a jury made me wonder about some famous DC trials, and the jurors who sat on them. This reminded me of George A. Bohrer, a long-time Capitol Hill resident, DC Councilmember, Alderman, Justice of the Peace, and city assessor – and member of the jury before whom John H. Surratt was […]


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