I have previously written about visitors to the Washington Navy Yard. Today, I introduce another group: The first ambassadors to the United States from the newly opened country of Japan. In 1860, seven years after Commodore oorooatthew Perry had established trading with Japan, the Japanese government sent an ambassador to the United States, along with […]
A friend recently told me that a story told in his neighborhood was that the Nathanael Greene statue in Stanton Park had fallen off its pedestal once, long ago. He wanted to know if this was actually true or not – certainly something right up my alley. I said that it sounded somehow familiar, but that […]
A major issue in the birth and growth of Washington D.C. was water: how to get good drinking water to its inhabitants. Capitol Hill in particular had issues with this. Fortunately, there were a number of springs that were used throughout the 19th century. In the early days of the city, James Creek was an […]
It’s November. Can’t even. Tonight the Hill Center Jazz Ensemble will perform under the leadership of saxophonist Marshall Keys. Each performance consists of an original repertoire which reflects the state of jazz in DC. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door, and the concert begins at 7:30. Tickets are available here. Friday […]
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 […]