Robert Pohl worked for many years as a computer programmer but recovered from that and became a full time stay-at-home dad. With his son now in school, he has expanded his horizons and become a self-taught historian. He has written books about his house as well as Emancipation in the District of Columbia. You can reach Robert at Robert[at]thehillishome.com
The cleanup that the National Park Service has been doing all across the city came to the Hill recently, with the refurbishment of the Nathanael Greene statue in Stanton Park being the beneficiary. While he desperately needed the repairs, he was in far better shape than many years ago, when the whole statue fell off […]
Arrests and other crime information in the area, directly from MPD. If you have a tip, you can always call 202-727-9099. You can also send info anonymously to the TEXT TIP LINE by texting 50411. Crime Solvers of Washington, DC currently offers a reward of up to $1,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and indictment […]
I recently wrote about the site of the original St. Cyprian’s Church on the Hill, at the corner of 13th and C Streets SE. While that church is long gone, the parish merged with Holy Comforter Church, and those two still are going strong, just a little further north at 14th and East Capitol Streets.
Arrests and other crime information in the area, directly from MPD. If you have a tip, you can always call 202-727-9099. You can also send info anonymously to the TEXT TIP LINE by texting 50411. Crime Solvers of Washington, DC currently offers a reward of up to $1,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and indictment […]
About five years ago, I wrote about Captain John Smith and his voyage up the Potomac to the area where D.C. now lies, including a few sentences about the Nacotchtank tribe that inhabited the area. What I did not know was what type of ship that Smith used for this voyage. It was, in a […]