View of the Center Market of Washington, D.C. from the north entrance of the United States National Museum, now the National Museum of Natural History, on October 16, 1909. There are horse-drawn carriages and carts, vendors, storefronts, and the Old Post Office is in background, center. In the foreground is the large wooden gate to the grounds of the Natural History Building and a small guard house next to it

Exploring the Past: Incredible Views of Center Market from the Smithsonian’s Site

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We are digging up all sorts of great images on the Smithsonian’s site. Here’s one near Center Market with a view of the Old Post Office Pavilion in the background.

View of the Center Market of Washington, D.C. from the north entrance of the United States National Museum, now the National Museum of Natural History, on October 16, 1909. There are horse-drawn carriages and carts, vendors, storefronts, and the Old Post Office is in background, center. In the foreground is the large wooden gate to the grounds of the Natural History Building and a small guard house next to it
View of the Center Market of Washington, D.C. from the north entrance of the United States National Museum, now the National Museum of Natural History, on October 16, 1909. There are horse-drawn carriages and carts, vendors, storefronts, and the Old Post Office is in background, center. In the foreground is the large wooden gate to the grounds of the Natural History Building and a small guard house next to it
view near Center Market
view near Center Market
view near Center Market
view near Center Market
view near Center Market
view near Center Market

 

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  3. If you do the canal boat tour at Great Falls Tavern, the guide describes the volume of Mule dung on the towpath. As many as 200 coal barges a day (8,000 total for year 1875) cleared at Cumberland pulled by 2 teams of mules generated a lot of dung on the towpath. The children of the barge families walked with the mules (barefoot) the entire 200 mile length. They were grateful for the soft padding of the dung on their bare feet.

  4. Probably not all horse crap, probably human crap mixed in. Not like they had a starbucks on every corner to run into to take a dump.

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