Washington DC History Resources

Matthew B. Gilmore

A Timeline of Washington DC History
About
Alexander R. Shepherd: Washington’s Coriolanus – The Washington Center – October 6, 2015
Bibliographies
- Commissioners of the District of Columbia, 1874-1967
Bibliography – Bonus Army
Bibliography – Irish Washington DC
Cartographic discursion – Mapping Brexit results
Commandeered Housing in WWI Washington, DC: A Federal Landlording Nightmare – Property List
Commandeered Housing in WWI Washington, DC: A Federal Landlording Nightmare–References and Resources
CONTACT ME – Buy my books – credits
DC history FAQs
- DC history FAQ – Naming the city and District
District of Columbia Building Height Timeline
District of Columbia Population History
Dragging Washington through the Mud – Election 1876 (and 1880 too!)
H-DC – discussion list for Washington DC history
High cost of living in the District of Columbia – 1919
House History Resources
Interviews with Washington D.C. website creators
Interviews with Washington DC History Authors
Interviews with Washington DC Novelists
Major Local Washington DC Institutions for Historical Research
Maps
- DC Historic Districts Maps
People and Scandals in Washington DC – Resources for Research — The Washington Center – March 2015
Photograph research tools
Slavery and Emancipation in Washington, D.C. – Updated Bibliography
Timeline – Washington’s Lost Month: the 1918-19 Spanish Influenza Epidemic in the District of Columbia
- October 1, 1918
- October 10, 1918
- October 11, 1918
- October 12, 1918
- October 13, 1918
- October 14, 1918
- October 15, 1918
- October 16, 1918
- October 17, 1918
- October 18, 1918
- October 19, 1918
- October 2, 1918
- October 20, 1918
- October 21, 1918
- October 22, 1918
- October 23, 1918
- October 24, 1918
- October 25, 1918
- October 26, 1918
- October 27, 1918
- October 28, 1918
- October 29, 1918
- October 3, 1918
- October 30, 1918
- October 31, 1918
- October 4, 1918
- October 5, 1918
- October 6, 1918
- October 7, 1918
- October 8, 1918
- October 9, 1918
Underground wires – Reports and Legislation relating to
V Street Houses–appendix to: Where did Washington DC’s 1950 Population of 800,000 Live?
Washington DC Museums – A concise, complete list – updated – January 2020
Washington Monument Dedication February 21, 1885
What Once Was columns from The InTowner
What Once Was–Making Washington’s “Swampoodle”: Irish Neighborhood in the Tiber Valley – References and Resources
What Once Was: 1845—Washington’s First Thanksgiving – Resources
What Once Was: Food on the Streets: Street vending in the District of Columbia
What Once Was: Food on the Streets: Street vending in the District of Columbia — Resources
What Once Was: Franklin Square: Park or Parking? Evolution of a Public Space
What Once Was: Franklin Square: Park or Parking? Evolution of a Public Space — Resources
What Once Was: Liberty Loan and Washington’s World War I Tempos-References and Resources
What Once Was: Merry Christmas, Washington
What Once Was: Naming Washington Neighborhoods
What Once Was: News for the Capital and the Nation: Politics and Washington’s Daily Newspapers
What Once Was: News for the community: Origins of Washington’s neighborhood newspaper tradition
What Once Was: One Final Flutter at Benning — the End of Horse Race Gambling in the District of Columbia – References and Resources
What Once Was: Pensions, portfolios, and printing: J. Worth Carnahan in Washington, D.C. – Footnotes
What Once Was: Pneumatic tubes: technological innovation and politics in Shepherd-era Washington DC
What Once Was: Pneumatic tubes: technological innovation and politics in Shepherd-era Washington DC — Resources
What Once Was: Teddy Roosevelt and Washington DC’s “Smoke Nuisance”
What Once Was: Teddy Roosevelt and Washington DC’s “Smoke Nuisance” — Resources
What Once Was: Washington Welcome the Automobile, part 1 – Resources
What Once Was: Washington Welcome the Automobile, part 2 – Resources
What Once Was: Washington Welcomes the Automobile, part 1
What Once Was: Washington Welcomes the Automobile, part 2
What Once Was: Washington’s first bicycle craze— ‘Cycling in the 1880s and 1890s – References and Resources
What Once Was: Washington’s Lost Month: the 1918-19 Spanish Influenza Epidemic in Washington DC
What Once Was: Where did Washington DC’s 1950 Population of 800,000 Live?
What Once Was: Pensions, portfolios, and printing: J. Worth Carnahan in Washington, D.C. – Resources

DC history FAQs

DC history FAQ – Naming the city and District

Pages

A Timeline of Washington DC History
About
Alexander R. Shepherd: Washington’s Coriolanus – The Washington Center – October 6, 2015
Bibliographies
- Commissioners of the District of Columbia, 1874-1967
Bibliography – Bonus Army
Bibliography – Irish Washington DC
Cartographic discursion – Mapping Brexit results
Commandeered Housing in WWI Washington, DC: A Federal Landlording Nightmare – Property List
Commandeered Housing in WWI Washington, DC: A Federal Landlording Nightmare–References and Resources
CONTACT ME – Buy my books – credits
DC history FAQs
- DC history FAQ – Naming the city and District
District of Columbia Building Height Timeline
District of Columbia Population History
Dragging Washington through the Mud – Election 1876 (and 1880 too!)
H-DC – discussion list for Washington DC history
High cost of living in the District of Columbia – 1919
House History Resources
Interviews with Washington D.C. website creators
Interviews with Washington DC History Authors
Interviews with Washington DC Novelists
Major Local Washington DC Institutions for Historical Research
Maps
- DC Historic Districts Maps
People and Scandals in Washington DC – Resources for Research — The Washington Center – March 2015
Photograph research tools
Slavery and Emancipation in Washington, D.C. – Updated Bibliography
Timeline – Washington’s Lost Month: the 1918-19 Spanish Influenza Epidemic in the District of Columbia
- October 1, 1918
- October 10, 1918
- October 11, 1918
- October 12, 1918
- October 13, 1918
- October 14, 1918
- October 15, 1918
- October 16, 1918
- October 17, 1918
- October 18, 1918
- October 19, 1918
- October 2, 1918
- October 20, 1918
- October 21, 1918
- October 22, 1918
- October 23, 1918
- October 24, 1918
- October 25, 1918
- October 26, 1918
- October 27, 1918
- October 28, 1918
- October 29, 1918
- October 3, 1918
- October 30, 1918
- October 31, 1918
- October 4, 1918
- October 5, 1918
- October 6, 1918
- October 7, 1918
- October 8, 1918
- October 9, 1918
Underground wires – Reports and Legislation relating to
V Street Houses–appendix to: Where did Washington DC’s 1950 Population of 800,000 Live?
Washington DC Museums – A concise, complete list – updated – January 2020
Washington Monument Dedication February 21, 1885
What Once Was columns from The InTowner
What Once Was–Making Washington’s “Swampoodle”: Irish Neighborhood in the Tiber Valley – References and Resources
What Once Was: 1845—Washington’s First Thanksgiving – Resources
What Once Was: Food on the Streets: Street vending in the District of Columbia
What Once Was: Food on the Streets: Street vending in the District of Columbia — Resources
What Once Was: Franklin Square: Park or Parking? Evolution of a Public Space
What Once Was: Franklin Square: Park or Parking? Evolution of a Public Space — Resources
What Once Was: Liberty Loan and Washington’s World War I Tempos-References and Resources
What Once Was: Merry Christmas, Washington
What Once Was: Naming Washington Neighborhoods
What Once Was: News for the Capital and the Nation: Politics and Washington’s Daily Newspapers
What Once Was: News for the community: Origins of Washington’s neighborhood newspaper tradition
What Once Was: One Final Flutter at Benning — the End of Horse Race Gambling in the District of Columbia – References and Resources
What Once Was: Pensions, portfolios, and printing: J. Worth Carnahan in Washington, D.C. – Footnotes
What Once Was: Pneumatic tubes: technological innovation and politics in Shepherd-era Washington DC
What Once Was: Pneumatic tubes: technological innovation and politics in Shepherd-era Washington DC — Resources
What Once Was: Teddy Roosevelt and Washington DC’s “Smoke Nuisance”
What Once Was: Teddy Roosevelt and Washington DC’s “Smoke Nuisance” — Resources
What Once Was: Washington Welcome the Automobile, part 1 – Resources
What Once Was: Washington Welcome the Automobile, part 2 – Resources
What Once Was: Washington Welcomes the Automobile, part 1
What Once Was: Washington Welcomes the Automobile, part 2
What Once Was: Washington’s first bicycle craze— ‘Cycling in the 1880s and 1890s – References and Resources
What Once Was: Washington’s Lost Month: the 1918-19 Spanish Influenza Epidemic in Washington DC
What Once Was: Where did Washington DC’s 1950 Population of 800,000 Live?
What Once Was: Pensions, portfolios, and printing: J. Worth Carnahan in Washington, D.C. – Resources

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