Stories about Navy Yard

Aerial view of the Washington Navy Yard, looking east (top). This shot shows the Navy Yard’s borders: M Street on the north (left); the waterfront on the south; 11th street on the east, and 2nd street on the west (foreground). On the right bank of the river is Anacostia, September 1963. NHHC Photograph Collection, Navy Subject Files, Washington Navy Yard. (214).

Aerial Views of the Navy Yard in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s

Sep 9, 2015

This photo is an aerial view of the Navy Yard just a couple of months before President Kennedy was assassinated. Source: National Museum of the...

19th Century View Towards Navy Yard

Dec 3, 2014

What a great old photo of the Navy Yard. Source: Dig DC

1858 Architectural Plan for the Navy Yard

Sep 19, 2014

Check this out ... it's an old 1858 plan for the Navy Yard. Source: Library of Congress

Capitol Hill Wife Murdered by Drunk Lover, Discovered by Husband Returning From Work at...

Sep 3, 2014

Digging through the old newspaper archives, we uncovered a the following headline: "Found Wife Murdered; And Many Lay Dead Beside Her In Husband's Home; Believes...

The Leg of Ulric Dahlgren

Oct 1, 2013

Walking through the Navy Yard a few weeks ago, I stumbled upon an incongruous plaque embedded on the side of a building. The building...

Plan of the Navy Yard at Washington, D.C. : showing the position and dimensions of all the buildings as they were June 1st 1881.

Plan for the Navy Yard in 1881

Jul 22, 2013

We found this great old plan for the Washington Navy Yard at the Library of Congress. It shows the position and dimensions of all...

Georgetown’s Gun Barrel Fence [VIDEO]

Sep 24, 2012

This is the best contribution thus far by a member of the GoDC community. This is from Tom H. in Bethesda, and when I...

Map of the Navy Yard Before Nationals Park

Sep 5, 2012

Another map! Sweet. I think GoDCer David will dig this. Most of you will dig this because these old maps are amazing. This time, we're...

Japanese embassy posing for photo with naval officers at Washington's navy yard (Library of Congress)

Arrival of First Japanese Embassy at the Navy Yard (1860)

Jul 3, 2012

In January 1860, the Tokugawa shogunate sent a delegation to the United States with the primary objective of ratifying the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce...