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The Wok n’ Roll Restaurant now occupies the space of the Surratt House. The original first floor door has been boarded up, and there is no evidence of the second story entrance or stairs.Mary Surratt Boarding House is Now a Chinese RestaurantMar 2, 2015The Brave Women Who Disguised Themselves as Men to Join the Civil WarJan 30, 2014National Cathedral at nightThe Beauty of DC: When You’re Standing in Front of the National CathedralSep 24, 2013March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: A Look Back at the Liquor Ban on August 28, 1963Aug 28, 2013The Lee HouseElizabeth Blair Lee and Mary Lincoln After the AssassinationApr 18, 2013Hanging at Ft. Granger of William O Williams and Gip Peters Harper’s Weekly July 4 1863The Story of William Orton Williams and Walter Gibson “Gip” Peter: Two Relatives of Robert E. Lee Who Were Hanged as SpiesMar 29, 2013Uline ArenaUline Arena: The Old DC Garage Where the Beatles PlayedMar 29, 2013View of Washington Arsenal ca 1860, Courtesy of National Defense UniversityThe Washington Arsenal Explosion: A Deadly Day in the CapitalMar 12, 2013Indonesian embassy (Walsh-McLean Mansion)Inside the Walsh-McLean Mansion on Massachusetts AvenueDec 20, 2012
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