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America's Oldest Operating Fish Market

America's Oldest Operating Fish MarketThe Maine Avenue Fish Market is the oldest continuously operating open-air fish market in the United States. When it opened in 1805, Washington was the center...

America's Oldest Operating Fish MarketThe Maine Avenue Fish Market is the oldest continuously operating open-air fish market in the United States. When it opened in 1805, Washington was the center...

  • washington dc
  • wharf
  • fishing

Long Bridge

Long BridgeOriginally constructed in 1809 as a mile-long wooden toll bridge connecting the District with Virginia, Long Bridge has seen many transformations and additions. In 1861, five days after...

Long BridgeOriginally constructed in 1809 as a mile-long wooden toll bridge connecting the District with Virginia, Long Bridge has seen many transformations and additions. In 1861, five days after...

  • washington dc
  • wharf
  • bridge
  • civil war

Creating the Waterfront

Creating The WaterfrontBefore the 1800s, the Southwest Waterfront formed the eastern bank of the Potomac, but sediment accumulated as farming increased, making the river hard to navigate and prone...

Creating The WaterfrontBefore the 1800s, the Southwest Waterfront formed the eastern bank of the Potomac, but sediment accumulated as farming increased, making the river hard to navigate and prone...

  • washington dc
  • wharf
  • flood

Navigating the Potomac River

Navigating The Potomac RiverBeginning in 1815, steamboats ferried passengers and goods across the river and connected the waterfront to Richmond and other points south via Aquia Creek. Today's...

Navigating The Potomac RiverBeginning in 1815, steamboats ferried passengers and goods across the river and connected the waterfront to Richmond and other points south via Aquia Creek....

  • washington dc
  • wharf

Waterfront Industry and Commerce

Waterfront Industry and CommerceIn the 1840s, the Southwest Waterfront was developing into a major commercial seaport and took on an industrial character. Buildings and warehouses were constructed...

Waterfront Industry and CommerceIn the 1840s, the Southwest Waterfront was developing into a major commercial seaport and took on an industrial character. Buildings and warehouses were constructed...

  • washington dc
  • wharf

The Woodward and Lothrop "Woodies" Colorization Project

  • washington dc

The Restoration of 800 F Street

The Restoration of 800 F StreetThese five landmark buildings on the 800 block of F Street have been restored by Douglas Jemal in conjunction with the International Spy Museum. Erected between 1875...

The Restoration of 800 F StreetThese five landmark buildings on the 800 block of F Street have been restored by Douglas Jemal in conjunction with the International Spy Museum. Erected between 1875...

  • washington dc

Mary Church Terrell, the Lost Laws, and the End of Segregation in D.C. Restaurants

From 1951 to 1952, at the advanced age of 88, [Mary Church] Terrell led a campaign to end segregation at the lunch counter of Hecht's Department Store (formerly on this site).This was part of a...

From 1951 to 1952, at the advanced age of 88, [Mary Church] Terrell led a campaign to end segregation at the lunch counter of Hecht's Department Store (formerly on this site).This was part of a...

  • washington dc
  • civil rights
  • segregation

The First Dynamite Factory in America

Submitted by @mcleantessa via SFGate

Submitted by @mcleantessa via SFGate

    First Log Cabin in this Vicinity

    The plaque is located just off st. Charles Road in a small clearing. The rock is easily visible from the road. Since there is no trail through the surrounding woods, the only way to reach the...

    The plaque is located just off st. Charles Road in a small clearing. The rock is easily visible from the road. Since there is no trail through the surrounding woods, the only way to reach...

    • log cabin
    • dupage county
    • forest foundation
    • glen ellyn
    • historic

    Cappoquin Bacon Factory, LTD

    Submitted by @SheilaPortobelo

    Submitted by @SheilaPortobelo

      Rolf Neslund, Patron Saint of the Broken Bridge

      "I was the victim of a series of accidents, as are we all." Malachi Constant Delridge Maritime Historical Society and the Center for General Annoyance In the early morning of Sunday, June 11,...

      "I was the victim of a series of accidents, as are we all." Malachi Constant Delridge Maritime Historical Society and the Center for General Annoyance In the early morning of Sunday, June...

        I.D.E.S. Council Hayward #14

        Submitted by @jqmcd

        Submitted by @jqmcd

          Tornado Hill

          TORNADO HILL Submitted by @themunson

          TORNADO HILL Submitted by @themunson

            An Gorta Mór ~ The Great Hunger

            Never again should a people starve in a world of plenty

            Never again should a people starve in a world of plenty

            • irish
            • ireland
            • famine
            • family