Tag: 1830s
Washington Almost Gave Georgetown Back to Maryland in 1839
Now here is an interesting article that we dug up in the old archives. We found an article in The Baltimore Sun, from January 28th,...
1835 Map of Washington, D.C.
Here is an old map of Washington before the retrocession of the western portion back to Virginia. This was when the territory had three...
In 1839, There Were Cows at 7th and Pennsylvania
Seriously. This city has come a long way from lost sheep and cows on Pennsylvania Ave. Check out this print from 1839.
Source: Library of...
Slave Market of America
Below is a fascinating old broadside that we came across in the Library of Congress archives.
Here is the description ...
A broadside condemning the sale...
Why Is It Named Chain Bridge? And, Where Are the Chains?
It's probably obvious to GoDCers where Chain Bridge Road gets its name. There is a bridge that connects the eponymous road on the D.C....
All the Single Ladies … in 1837
In the 1830s, the Baltimore Sun was a far more prominent paper, covering the daily happenings of life in Washington City.
We came across an...
Why Is It Named Silver Spring?
There actually was a spring and it was silver ... sort of. In 1840, Francis Preston Blair came across a mica-flecked spring near, what...
Why Is It Named Bloomingdale?
It has been a really long time since we did a "Why is it Named...?" post, and since at least a quarter of GoDCers live...
The Smithsonian’s English Birth
Some of you may not be aware of this, but an Englishman, who had never set foot in America, provided the financial backing for...
