Tag: Navy Yard
Aerial Views of the Navy Yard in the 1960s, 70s, and...
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...
1858 Architectural Plan for the Navy Yard
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...
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
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 for the Navy Yard in 1881
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]
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
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...
Arrival of First Japanese Embassy at the Navy Yard (1860)
In January 1860, the Tokugawa shogunate sent a delegation to the United States with the primary objective of ratifying the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce...
Three Things About the O Street Pumping Station
Your second major stop on the WABA "Down the Tubes" bicycle ride on Sunday is going to be the O Street Pumping Station, down...
The Unknown Soldier’s Arrival in Color (1921)
Here's a haunting and solemn colorized photo from 1921, much like the Lincoln photo I posted a while back. The Unknown Soldier from World...
What Was Lincoln Doing Four Days Before Assassination?
April 10th, 1865 -- Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia had surrendered a day earlier at Appomattox Court House. The Civil...
