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.
To residents of Capitol Hill, it seems like it was just yesterday that the city (and region) were completely paralyzed by a snow storm double-whammy, leaving locals with nothing to do but frolic in the unusual piles of snow that surrounded them. In fact, it has been four years since “Snowmageddon,” and today marks the […]
In writing my latest Hill Rag article, I came across a lot of information about various buildings on Capitol Hill that did not make the cut. Over the next couple of weeks, I will expand on some of what I wrote. Get a Hill Rag today to find out about the Navy Yard schools. Today, […]
Next year marks the 200th anniversary when Washington burned in the War of 1812. It also marks the 150th anniversary when Confederate forces attacked Fort Stevens, a Civil War outpost located near Missouri and Georgia Avenue, NW. I will return to these two important moments in history many times in the next months and year, but first I want […]
In the past, large traveling shows were an important part of American life. No matter where you lived, at least once a year a fair or a circus would set up in an empty lot and bring a whiff of the outside world to you. Washington D.C. was no exception in this regard. And for […]