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Washington has drawn fascinating characters throughout its history, from city planners and inventors to entertainers and scoundrels. These posts spotlight the people who shaped the capital in ways that didn’t always make it into the textbooks.

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1860s photo of a hackman and his hackney (in London)Washington’s Hackmen: DC’s Cab Drivers Before TaxisAug 31, 2015Mount Pleasant: From Pleasant Plains to the RavenApr 2, 2015How Woodley Park Got Its NameMar 30, 2015Archibald Butt and Washington’s Titanic MemorialsMar 6, 2015The Francis Scott Key Mansion at 3516-18 M Street NW in Georgetown, its gabled roof and chimneys intact, with the Potomac River behind it.Francis Scott Key’s House in Georgetown, and How DC Lost ItDec 17, 2014Moran family grave marker at Holy Rood CemeteryThe Stories Behind the Headstones at Holy Rood Cemetery in Glover ParkDec 15, 2014Que Street NW between 27 and 28, "Bellevue" Rittenhouse home, built about 1750, was the home of Joseph Nourse and Washington was a frequent guest here - #544Dumbarton House: How Bellevue Was Moved for Q Street in 1915Oct 21, 2014Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress, passed on the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, "establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potowmac"A Plan for the Federal City on the PotomacJun 18, 2014Runaway horse and carriageRunaway Horse and Carriage on G Street, 1913Feb 7, 2014
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