Ghosts of DC Day: July 8, 2013

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beautiful colonial estate in Alexandria - 102 S. Royal St.

Beautiful Colonial Estate for Sale in Alexandria

Here is an advertisement from the Washington Times on June 28th, 1913. This is the estate formerly located at 107 South Royal St. 107 South Royal St. in Alexandria looks like this today. [googlemaps https://maps.google.com/maps?q=107+south+royal+st&layer=c&sll=38.804403,-77.043720&cbp=13,217.18,,0,5.92&cbll=38.804429,-77.043696&gl=us&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=107+S+Royal+St,+Alexandria,+Virginia+22314&ll=38.804404,-77.04372&spn=0.005711,0.010997&t=m&z=14&iwloc=A&panoid=0ElvL99oRAEjElDVGJ94Fg&source=embed&output=svembed] UPDATE: This isn’t located at 107

1907 Map Showing New Divisions for White Schools

This is a fascinating map from another era. It shows the divisions in Washington for white schools, published by the Evening Star on June 13th, 1907. Source: Library of Congress

Three Stories From the Mayflower Hotel in D.C.

Source: Library of Congress The “Grande Dame of Washington” has seen so much history that it’s difficult to do a post listing just three bit of trivia. Nevertheless, the building that has seen guests like Queen Elizabeth, Winston Churchill, John

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