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
I mentioned when I started in on Meads a few weeks ago that he was not the only crewmember of the Merrimac who was buried at Congressional Cemetery, so it behooves me to point out who the other one is: Douglas French Forrest. Born in 1837, he was the son of French Forrest (pictured), a […]
When we last looked at Charles C. Meads last week, he had just built three houses on North Carolina Avenue. The year was 1885, and Meads was just getting started. By this time he had moved from his Garrison Street house to the corner of 4th and A Streets, southeast. The reason for this became […]
I have spent the last couple of weeks looking at the USS Monitor, and its connection to Capitol Hill. The question therefore arises: What connection does the Monitor’s famous adversary, the Merrimack, a.k.a. the CSS Virginia, have? Turns out, I found one– well, two. But we’ll start with the first one today. Charles C. Meads […]
Last week, I wrote about the USS Monitor’s visit to Washington Navy Yard and the furor it created when it arrived. Today, we will look at the complete chaos that ensued once it was open to the public. While some people had been able to visit the Monitor immediately after its arrival at the Washington […]