Memories Fade: Washington’s most memorialized (and least known) President
Memories Fade: Washington’s most memorialized (and least known) President By Matthew B. Gilmore* The story might be ripped from today’s headlines: a presidential memorial, delayed for years, caught up in … Continue reading
2016 Washington DC History Books
What follows is a list of books on Washington DC history published in 2016: The National Mall: No Ordinary Public Space. Lisa Benton-Short. University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division © … Continue reading
“High-handed usurpation and outrage”: The End of Washington City Canal
Benjamin Severson was incensed. The work he’d devoted so much time and energy into had been undone. Despite many critics, Severson, a civil engineer and foreman under Montgomery Meigs for … Continue reading
Restored Governor Alexander Robey Shepherd Portrait Now Hangs in Wilson Building Lobby
Restored Governor Alexander Robey Shepherd Portrait Now Hangs in Wilson Building Lobby An elegant portrait of Alexander R. Shepherd, a key early District leader who modernized the city but was also … Continue reading
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