In 1918, the Tidal Basin Bathing Beach opened in Washington D.C. to great fanfare, providing relief from those humid summer days. There was one major problem though... the water was filled with sewage and wastewater. #DCHistory https://t.co/gsjzlyqNfv In 1918, the Tidal Basi…
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Today a spattering of stone ruins, Matildaville was once going to be a hub of commercial and trade activity. Few thought it would end up a ghost town, not least the man who conceived it: George Washington. #VAHistory #GreatFallsPark https://t.co/2zpnB8AcT8 Today a spattering…
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A PCC streetcar waits at the turn-around at Mount Pleasant and Lamont Streets NW, the end of the Route 40/42 line to Mount Pleasant. Early February 1959. https://t.co/w3Q96hgEh5 A PCC streetcar waits at the turn-around at Mount Pleasant and Lamont Streets NW, the end of the Ro…
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A Gunter's chain was a standard measuring tool used for surveying that was introduced in England in 1620. We have an example of the chain and a manuscript manual for its use in our collections! See full image here: https://t.co/SCvFZVII65 https://t.co/a2FR4JRX0u A Gunter's ch…
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In 1940, Arlington created its first professional police and fire departments. In those days, officers didn't have two-way radios, nor was there a dispatcher located in Arlington. And the sirens? They'd freeze in the wintertime. #ArlingtonVA #VAHistory https://t.co/EnOlNLR5cG …
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Today in History - February 1 https://t.co/FCpVRkjssu Poet and writer Langston Hughes, famous for his elucidations of black American life in his poems, stories, autobiographies, and histories, was born in Joplin, Missouri, on February 1, 1902. Continue reading. Victor Herbe…
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