Unveiling Of President Garfield Assassination temporary markers On National Mall – Nov 19, 2018
Unveiling Of President Garfield Assassination Waysides On National Mall By NPT Staff on November 8th, 2018 The site where President James Garfield was assassinated in 1881 will finally be marked by interpretive … Continue reading
Remembering President James Garfield
https://www.c-span.org/video/?445754-1/remembering-president-james-garfield Remembering President James Garfield Matthew Gilmore, who edits a Washington, D.C., history blog, talked about the complicated and controversial building of a memorial to President James Garfield on the U.S. Capitol … Continue reading
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
It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity: Ninety years of manufactured weather in Washington
It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity: Ninety years of manufactured weather in Washington By Matthew B. Gilmore* COMPLETE COLUMN HERE: http://intowner.com/2017/09/01/its-not-the-heat-its-the-humidity-ninety-years-of-manufactured-weather-in-washington/ August 1, 2017 marked the 91st anniversary of the … Continue reading
Map of Location of Garfield Shooting
Map of Location of President Garfield Shooting Map indicating location of shooting of President James A. Garfield (click to enlarge) showing current buildings and roads superimposed over an 1880s map. … Continue reading
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