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 recently finally read Gordon Brown’s book The Captain Who Burned His Ships, about Thomas Tingey and his building – and rebuilding – of the Washington Navy Yard. I learned a fair bit along the way, including new information about one of my favorite characters in Navy Yard – and Washington D.C. – history: Benjamin […]
While the suggestion to turn over the Quaker Guns to the Washington Navy Yard that I wrote about last week was really a joke, the Navy Yard did have a number of cannons displayed, both as memorials to previous war as well as to see what the current enemy was up to. Today, we will […]
Today’s topic isn’t so much ‘lost’ as ‘no longer easily accessible.’ The collection of cannons collected during wars past still graces the Washington Navy Yard, but access to it has been severely restricted since last year. The first public monument in Washington – and the first at the Washington Navy Yard – was the Tripoli monument, […]
Once again, it’s time for a quiet Memorial Day rerun. This is the story of the building of the Amphitheater, which will be used for services this morning to honor all those who have died while wearing this country’s uniform. More exactly, it is the story of one man who fought to make this building a […]
Great news for board game aficionados on the Hill and beyond: Labyrinth Games & Puzzles, 645 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, also known as everyone’s favorite game store, is expanding. Even better, they will be taking over the space of the check-cashing place next door. This will almost double the space they have, and will mean that […]