Tag: Grover Cleveland

Now this is a unique post for you. We came across a fascinating directory from the 53rd Congress (i.e., from 1893 to...

What is today Cleveland Park was an area for well-off Washingtonians to build their summer cottages. It was far enough away from swampy hot downtown and elevated to provide some breezy relief.

Check out the transportation used by presidents before Air Force One. Source: Library of Congress

Here's a story to throw into the crazy bin. We came across this piece in The Washington Post printed on June 24th, 1888. A brutal murder...

Tragedy! I was tipped off by DCist that the Corcoran Gallery might be leaving the District for Alexandria?! Wow, that would be bad. Say it...

This is a guest post by John (from The Lion of Anacostia), cross-posted here. While trying to confirm President Hayes visited Douglass at Cedar Hill, I came across this...

It's been a little while since we've done a "Reader's Choice" post, so this one is for GoDCer Samantha, who tweeted the request to do...

We are a great nation and Americans in the 1880s were proud of their rapidly growing and dominant country. But how can you truly...

Congressman Joseph G. Cannon of Illinois is considered by many as the most powerful Speaker of the House in American history. From 1903 to...

This might be the most unique ideas for a post that I have come up with thus far. Hopefully you will agree...