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Unbuilt Three Sisters Bridge Across the Potomac

What happened to the Three Sisters Bridge in Washington, DC and why was it never built?

The Three Sisters

Three Sisters Island Legend in the Potomac

What is the legend behind Three Sisters Island in the Potomac? It dates back centuries to when the Algonquins lived in what became DC.

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Washington Was Originally Named Rome, Maryland

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Susan Ford gettin' down in the East Room with her date

Senior Prom at the White House

Notice the decked/tunneled section south of Fort Totten, then the over 90-degree turn to the east, then the decked/tunneled section between Galloway Street and Gallatin Street, with the Metrorail Glenmont Route (Red Line trains) following the North Central Freeway (I-95 south of Fort Totten and I-70S north of Fort Totten), and with the Metrorail Greenbelt Route (Green Line trains) following the Northeast Freeway (I-95 east of Fort Totten). The area between Galloway Street and Gallatin Street where the Northeast Freeway was proposed was mostly open fields then and still is now.

Drawings of Proposed I-95 Through D.C.

Proposed design for Smithsonian Institution Building by John Notman, north front elevation. It is a Gothic design with three stories, a central tower/cupola, crenellated embattlements, and symmetrical wings. The design was submitted for the competition sponsored by the Building Committee of the Board of Regents, December 23, 1846

Unbuilt 1846 Proposed Design for Smithsonian Castle

President and Mrs. Wilson (March 20th, 1920)

White House Chauffeur Francis H. Robinson

National Archives building in 1933

Skeleton of National Archives Building in 1933

Blaine Mansion 1900

Great Photo of Blaine Mansion in 1900

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"Full size mockup of partial Metro station 1968" from Harry Weese Associates' 1994 book describing Metro's early plans.

Metro’s 17-Foot Long “Experimental Station” in 1968

Why Is It Named Trinidad?

Map of Washington Subdivisions in 1961

What Did Petworth Look Like in the 1930s?

Robert Todd Lincoln at His Father’s Memorial Dedication

Au Pied de Cochon

Remember Au Pied de Cochon?

Video Visualizing Early Washington, D.C.

Anti-Saloon League slogan

Lips That Touch Liquor Shall Not Touch Ours

Murder Bay in 1855 (Smithsonian)

Murder Bay, the Rough-and-Tumble Lost Neighborhood

Babe Ruth Runs Into Wall; Knocked Unconscious

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