1917 Film Footage of 180-Mile Journey Down Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Check out this fascinating film footage of a trip down the C&O Canal.
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Check out this fascinating film footage of a trip down the C&O Canal.
A series of tragic photos showing Columbia Heights after the 1968 Washington, DC riots.
What happened to the Three Sisters Bridge in Washington, DC and why was it never built?
Mary Surratt’s boarding house is a Chinese restaurant, still standing just around the corner from Gallery Place Metro. Today, it’s Wok and Roll.
What did Courthouse in Arlington, Virginia look like in the early 1990s?
Working under commissioners that President Washington had appointed in 1790 in accordance with the Residence Act, Major Andrew Ellicott led a team that placed these markers in 1791 and 1792.
Tysons Corner or Tysons used to be called Peach Grove. William Tyson owned a farm west of DC which would become the site of a major shopping mall.
What did the Capitol look like in 1865? See unpaved roads on Capitol Hill in this detailed image.
What is on top of the Washington Monument? This close-up photo shows it was repaired in 1934.
Ulysses Grant was arrested for speeding by William West, an African-American metropolitan policeman. This is a great historical story.
