Skip to content
The Best Of
Neighborhoods
Southwest DC
Waterfront
Maryland
Gaithersburg
Rockville
Bethesda
Hyattsville
Silver Spring
Bladensburg
Virginia
McLean
Falls Church
Alexandria
Vienna
Arlington
Southeast DC
Congress Heights
Navy Yard
Capitol Hill
Anacostia
Northeast DC
Trinidad
Woodridge
Deanwood
Brookland
Northwest DC
Tenleytown
Park View
Friendship Heights
Brightwood
Crestwood
Sheridan-Kalorama
The Palisades
Logan Circle
Petworth
Glover Park
Bloomingdale
Georgetown
Woodley Park
Dupont Circle
Columbia Heights
Cleveland Park
Adams Morgan
Mt. Pleasant
Chevy Chase
Cathedral Heights
Chinatown
Lost Neighborhoods
Hell’s Bottom
Swampoodle
Murder Bay
Notable People & Places
Places
Washington Monument
Library of Congress
The White House
The Capitol Building
Dulles Airport
People
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
Officer Sprinkle
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Warren G. Harding
William McKinley
Abraham Lincoln
John F. Kennedy
Teddy Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
-ad 189-
Published
March 14, 2014
A Look at the 1861 Civil War Map of the D.C. Area
Take a look at this 1861 Civil War map of the D.C. area to explore the District's history of war. Source: Library of Congress.
A Look at the 1861 Civil War Map of the D.C. Area
Then and Now: Anacostia Home Construction Circa 1919 and Today
No posts found
-ad 188-
This is an old
Civil War
map of the D.C. area from 1861.
District of Columbia
and the seat of war on the Potomac (1861)
Source:
Library of Congress
-ad 617-
More For You
Boarding a Flight at Dulles in the 1960s
A Look Back in Time: An Incredible Old Photo of Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.
No posts found
Exploring the Mystery of this Cool 1960s Photo
Honoring Abe Lincoln: A Look at the 1930 Military C-41 Blimp at the Lincoln Memorial
No posts found
Exploring DC in 1913: Maps of Observatory Circle, Woodley Park and Glover Park
Exploring the Cool Print We Found on the Library of Congress Website
No posts found
The Story of William Orton Williams and Walter Gibson "Gip" Peter: Two Relatives of Robert E. Lee Who Were Hanged as Spies
Exploring a 1907 Map of the Land Around the National Cathedral
No posts found
Amazing View From Capitol Dome in 1863
Fire and Explosions Threaten to Destroy Rosslyn
Exploring an 1857 View of Washington, D.C. with the Smithsonian in the Distance
No posts found
-ad 615-
History Behind Lion Statues in House of Cards Opening Credits
A Look at Maine Ave. SW in 1865, Right Around the Time of President Lincoln's Assassination
1891 Map of Street Sweeping
No posts found
-ad 616-
Three Sisters Island Legend in the Potomac
Au Pied de Cochon: D.C.'s Iconic Culinary Landmark
Rayful Edmond III: Washington D.C.'s Noted Drug Kingpin
No posts found
-ad 630-
Popular Posts
A Rare Look at the Dupont Circle Metro Station - Vintage Photos of Washington, D.C.
No posts found
Remember the Red Capitol Dome? Here's Another Great View of It
Never-Built Ulysses Grant Memorial Bridge
A Look at the Amazing Anti-Flirt Club and Their "Anti-Flirt Week" from 1923
Which President Got a Speeding Ticket on a Horse?
No posts found
Enjoy daily
Ghosts of DC stories.
SUBSCRIBE
No thanks.
x