Stories about Alexander Graham Bell

GoDC Challenge: Alexander Graham Bell Quiz

Sep 19, 2013

Quick afternoon quiz for you all. And, the prize will be two tickets to Jim Lehrer's new play BELL, this weekend. First person to...

This is Bell’s hand-drawn map of downtown Washington, D.C., centered on Scott Circle. Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts Avenues are all clearly visible on the map—as well as 15th through 19th Streets. At the intersection of Rhode Island Avenue and 15th Streets, Bell indicated the location of his Washington, D.C., residence by scrawling “A.G. Bell.” The National Geographic Society headquarters on M Street between 16th and 17th Streets would be located on the far left side of this map.

Alexander Graham Bell’s Hand-Drawn Map of Scott Circle

Sep 4, 2013

How cool is this?! It's a hand-drawn map of Washington, centered on Scott Circle. The map is oriented with west at the top, and...

History of the Telephone in D.C.

Nov 26, 2012

A Washington Post article from December 16th, 1928 celebrated the 50th anniversary of telephones in D.C. with a detailed history of its origins. The article mentions that there were 150,000 phones in the city, approximately one for every 3.4 people.

1321 33rd St. NW in Georgetown house on left (Google Street View)

Email From a GoDCer: Alexander Graham Bell’s Georgetown Home

Jun 21, 2012

I have been receiving emails from GoDCers with increasing frequency. Quite often these emails contain wonderful personal or family history relating to DC. This...