We found this at the Library of Congress, and it shows the old B&O Railroad Station where President Garfield was assassinated.
Source: Library of Congress
We found this at the Library of Congress, and it shows the old B&O Railroad Station where President Garfield was assassinated.
Source: Library of Congress
We love old predictions of the future like this. This was an article from The Washington Post printed on December 18th, 1953, the day after
If you know who POTUS 25 is off the top of your head, congratulations. You are an über history geek. Enjoy the Libary of Congress
Abraham Lincoln was sworn in for his second term as president and delivered his second inaugural address on March 4, 1865. There are a couple
1912 map of rural mail delivery routes in Fairfax County, Virginia.
Another fantastic Baist real estate map, this time from 1915. The map shows a good chunk of Georgetown.
I have been receiving emails from GoDCers with increasing frequency. Quite often these emails contain wonderful personal or family history relating to DC. This is
Check out this great old advertisement from The Washington Post, printed on October 9th, 1927. Those were the good old days. Some have Frigidaire!
Do you know where Butler Heights is (was)? There’s a tiny Butler St. SE today, very close to Frederick Douglass’ old home. This is an
This is a cool photo we found on Shorpy. It shows a few men doing work on the curbs and streetcar stop. Any GoDCers able
Everyone else is going to be covering the 50th anniversary of Kennedy’s assassination and there will be no shortage of stories about it. Here at
Do you work in the newspaper or media world? You will find this fascinating. These are the ad rates for The National Republican in 1861.
Did you know that? We sure didn’t This is a fascinating article that we dug up in The Washington Post from February 26th, 1953. We were
