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
When we last looked at the 1908 exhumation of Vice President George Clinton at Congressional Cemetery, we had gotten as far as the removal of the grave marker. It was now time to find the actual coffin. This turned out to be much more easily said than done. Newspaper accounts at the time disagreed as […]
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I was recently at Congressional Cemetery, and talk turned to the question of exhuming bodies. The short answer is that exhuming a body is a long and complicated process, as it should be. From there, we went on to talking about previous exhumations, both legal and illegal. A few stories were offered, and I decided […]
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 […]
A few weeks ago, I introduced the Washington Asylum out on Reservation 13, and how it looked from the outside. It was, in the telling of George Alfred Townsend (aka Gath) a pretty “smart” building to behold. Gath first describes how to get there: To visit the Poor-House one must have a “permit” from the […]