Washington DC Archaeology featured at SHA
49th Annual Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology January 6-9, 2016 • Washington, D.C. 49th Annual Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology January 6-9, 2016 • Washington, D.C. Society for … Continue reading
Latest D.C. Population Update – July 2015
DC Population history 1800-2015 (pdf) click image to enlarge The Census Bureau released its annual estimates of population (July 2015) the other day with the District’s population climbing to 672,228 from … Continue reading
DC Prisoners on the Hudson: Abraham Lincoln, Amos Pilsbury, and the Albany Penitentiary
DC Prisoners on the Hudson: Abraham Lincoln, Amos Pilsbury, and the Albany Penitentiary Published: December 17th, 2015 BY: Matthew B. Gilmore Click this to find our archive of What Once … Continue reading
RTB: Alford/Fortune’s Fool–Read this book! New and classic books for your DC history bookshelf
Note: this is the first in a continuing set of posts on important books (new and old) for those studying Washington DC history. Fortune’s Fool: The Life of John Wilkes … Continue reading
Talk Dec 17, 2015-Mapping the Permanent System of Highways – DC’s “Second L’Enfant Plan”
DC’S “SECOND L’ENFANT PLAN” – THE PERMANENT SYSTEM OF HIGHWAYS Little-known 1893/98 Master Plan Guided Upper DC’s 20th Century Development Thursday December 17, 2015. Evening lecture by Washington Map Society. Held at … Continue reading
District’s labor market and workforce are intertwined with Maryland and Virginia
Originally posted on District, Measured:
In 2014, nearly 774,000 workers reported working in the District of Columbia and they collectively earned $63.5 billion in wages and salaries. Of these workers,…
District’s labor market and workforce are intertwined with Maryland and Virginia
In 2014, nearly 774,000 workers reported working in the District of Columbia and they collectively earned $63.5 billion in wages and salaries. Of these workers, only 251,000 or 32 percent … Continue reading
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