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
To those (assumedly exceedingly small number of people) actually reading THIH today, I say: Welcome to beginning of summer! With it being Memorial Day and all, today’s column will be a rerun, though one that is actually appropriate for the day, as it concerns a Capitol Hill resident’s work building the amphitheater at Arlington […]
It’s almost 11:00 on Sunday night, which means that my column for tomorrow should be showing signs of completion by now. Or, at least, some research. Or maybe even a topic. Sadly, none of the above is true right now. It’s been a busy weekend. So, instead, I will tell you about something which will […]
I recently wrote about the Wheeler Ferry and its importance in getting people across the Anacostia in the days before the federal government moved to Washington. I also mentioned the bridge that replaced it, but not its eventual demise – or the role it played during the burning of Washington 200 years ago.
When I recently wrote about the Wheeler Ferry, I came across a few mentions of the ‘Lower Ferry.’ This led me to look into this, and I find out more about a part of Capitol Hill that was important in its early days – and completely gone for over 200 years now – Barry’s Wharf.
Recently, someone on Twitter posted an image from an 1870s-era map that showed “Eastern Market” at 3rd and H Streets Northeast. I was, of course, intrigued by this, as this was a market I had never heard of. Though the name given is wrong – it was actually known as the Northeastern Market – there […]