I have been looking at the role of the Washington Navy Yard during the Civil War of late, and particularly at the days after Lincoln’s election but before his inauguration, when D.C.’s situation looked precarious at best. In this fraught time, militias sprang up across the city, and the Navy Yard was especially looked to […]
Thomas Edward Clark was all of 18 years old when his father, William Clark, died– leaving his son in sole charge of the wood yard that he had opened in the Navy Yard neighborhood. It fell to the young man to continue the business and he jumped at the chance, publishing an elaborate ad in […]
One of the largest ships in the US Navy during the Civil War was finished at the Washington Navy Yard. After having built various parts of the USS Pensacola in navy yards in states that had seceded, it was fortunate that the final work was done at the Yard: that way, the US Navy could keep it. […]
Mix business and pleasure: TODAY, Friday September 25, walk yourself down to the National Capital Bank, 316 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, and taste history in the making. The folks at National Capital Brewing Company will have samples of their Belgian IPA, their Honey Brown Ale and their Bavarian Hefeweizen (perfect for Oktoberfest season!) and will answer […]