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Capitol Hill

Capitol Hill is one of the oldest and most historically layered neighborhoods in Washington, stretching from the Capitol itself east through the rowhouse blocks that housed members of Congress, their staffs, and generations of working families. These posts dig into the neighborhood’s history, from its earliest houses to the urban renewal battles that defined it in the 20th century.

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The jury that tried Millie Gaines in 1869 for the murder of a white man, and freed her on an insanity please. It was composed of six colored and six white men. This was the first murder trial in the District in which a mixed jury sat. Reading from left to right seated; 2, David Fisher; 4, the Rev. James D. Reed; 6, Leonard C. Bailey. Standing from left to right; 2, Charles Humphries; 4, John A. Gray; 6, Herbert Harris (The Baltimore Afro-American - May 4th, 1935)DC’s First Racially Mixed Jury: The 1869 Millie Gaines Murder TrialJan 8, 2013Looking Down New Jersey Avenue in 1863: The Washington Navy Yard and Eastern BranchDec 10, 2012Lincoln Park Baist real estate map in 1903Lincoln Park in 1903: A Map of the Neighborhood Before It Built OutNov 1, 2012Capitol Hill Haunts - Tim KreppThe Mysterious Ghost of the Capitol Hill Police SubstationOct 31, 20121943. On maneuvers in wartime Washington. "A soldier and a woman in a park, with the Old [Russell] Senate Office Building behind them." 4x5 Kodachrome transparency, photographer unknown. Office of War Information.A Moment Frozen in Time: A Soldier and a Woman in a Park in 1943Oct 2, 2012Capitalsaurus Court street signCapitalsaurus: History of Washington DC’s Official DinosaurAug 28, 2012Map exhibiting the property of the U.S. in the vicinity of the Capitol : colored red, with the manner in which it is proposed to lay off the same in building lots, as described in the report to the Sup't of the city to which this is annexed / BHLatrobe, one of the surveyors of the city of Washington, Dec. 3d 1815.Explore a Rare 1815 Property Value Map of Washington, DCAug 24, 2012Ted’s Bulletin History: From 1928 Brick Store to Capitol Hill’s Culinary StapleJul 13, 2012Eastern Market after fire renovations (source: Flickr user A Culinary (Photo) Journal)Exploring the History of Eastern Market: From the Grand Opening in 1873 to Highway Bandits and Child AbductorsJul 12, 2012
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