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
Over ten years ago, I wrote a post about Duddington, Daniel Carroll of Duddington’s mansion just southeast of the Capitol. Recently, I was asked by reader Elizabeth-Burton Jones to write about the enslaved people that lived there. Daniel Carroll of Duddington was an enslaver. In the very first United States census, in 1790, he is […]
According to a brochure from D.C.’s Historic preservation office, there are currently a dozen active cemeteries in Washington, plus another ten that are inactive. What they don’t mention are the many cemeteries that have been entirely obliterated. It is one of these I want to look at today, and while it’s not on the Hill […]
One of my favorite factoids when touring Congressional Cemetery is that William Henry Harrison spent longer in the public vault there than he did in the White House. Today, I want to explore the situation a little more. William Henry Harrison was the 9th President of the United States. He came into office with a […]