Tag: Potomac River

This is quite a beautiful photo of the Potomac River from 1898. I'm pretty sure it's impossible to locate this photo, but if you...

This is a sad story that we came across in The Washington Postfrom June 29th, 1908. John McCalip, 22 years old, an electrician, at the Senate...

You think it's cold today? Well, it is ... but 130 years ago, there were some record freezing temperatures causing problems all over the...

Remember how nasty the Potomac River was? Yes, it's still not the greatest, but it's swimmable in some parts (as long as...

Here's a great shot that we found on Flickr. It's the boat club just above Aqueduct Bridge (or where Key Bridge is today). Source: D.C....

What an incredible photo. We dug this one up thanks to Reddit.

That's right, the Patawmack River, not the Potomac. Check out this cool map of what would become the City of Washington. It was done...

What an amazing photograph from the 1860s. This shows the entrance to the Washington Water Works near Great Falls. Source: Library of Congress

Here is a cool old photo of the Potomac Boat Club in 1921, standing in front of, what will soon become, the Key Bridge....

These are some great prints of Washington as it looked in the mid-1790s. They were done by George Isham Parkyns and they show a slightly...

This is another shameful loss for Washington. The waterfront in SW used to be teeming with activity. (The fish market is really cool if...

In 1872, Congress appropriated $100,000 for a bridge made of iron. Construction lasted until 1874, when it was rechristened "Chain Bridge" without chains.

It's often hard to believe how rural much of Washington appeared in the 19th century. This is one of those photographs that you marvel...

Hard to believe it, but back in the 1920s, Arlington had a beach. Here's a shot of the amusement park on the Potomac River...

A beauty queen hero emerged on the banks of the Potomac, one summer day in 1924. Below is an article from the Washington Post,...

This is a guest post by Aaron. He also wrote a really popular post on red metro trains. It must have made a splash. But nobody saw...

Before "Watergate" became synonymous with a group of buildings and a scandal, it was the name applied to something else. And it's something that...

This is not a joke. A long time ago, there was a perceived oncoming epidemic of invading sharks, hell-bent on destroying humans and their...

Why is the capital in Washington, DC? After the British burned the White House and Capitol in the War of 1812, the capital almost moved back to Philadelphia.

A horrific air disaster occurred on November 1st, 1949 near National Airport. An inbound passenger flight from Boston collided with a small military plane,...

Curious why it's named Anacostia? Check out the history which goes back to Captain John Smith in the 17th century.