02 Dec 2015

Capitol Hill:

Book Review: Colleen Shogan’s Stabbing in the Senate

Stabbing in the Senate Colleen Shogan Camel Press 2015 Thrillers set on Capitol Hill have a long history – the Mystery Reader’s Walking Guide: Washington D.C. lists some 100 books set at least partially on the Hill. Some are well-known, such as Margaret Truman’s Murder on Capitol Hill, others like Carolyn Banks’s The Girls on […]


30 Nov 2015

History:

Lost Capitol Hill: The Japanese Embassy at the Washington Navy Yard – Pt. 1

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 […]


23 Nov 2015

History:

Lost Capitol Hill: The Inverted Nathanael

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 […]


16 Nov 2015

History:

Lost Capitol Hill: Carroll’s Spring

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 […]


06 Nov 2015

Events:

Happy Birthday, Mr. Sousa!

                 


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