The Washington Navy Yard, founded in 1799, is the oldest shore establishment of the US Navy. These posts follow its long evolution from an active shipbuilding facility to a museum campus at the heart of the reviving Capitol Riverfront.
Take a look at this haunting and solemn colorized photo from 1921 of the Unknown Soldier from World War I arriving at the Washington Navy Yard. Learn more about this historic moment and related articles here.
On April 10th, 1865, workmen from the Washington Navy Yard, accompanied by a band, visited Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of the Navy, Gideon Welles to congratulate them and celebrate the Union victory in the Civil War. Lincoln addressed the men and requested a performance of “Dixie” to close the celebration.
