The Oyster trade has long been a serious business in the Chesapeake. But few remember the centuries-long saga of the Oyster Wars. The violent competition was so disruptive that Maryland created its own Oyster Police Force. #VAHistory #MDHistory https://t.co/IjEjC5sVQD The Oy…
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From late 1866 to mid-1875, the Department of State was located at the half-completed Orphan Asylum. The building was used to negotiate the purchase of Alaska in 1867 by Secretary of State William Henry Seward. #DCHistory https://t.co/3YXJ1y9riK From late 1866 to mid-1875, t…
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Thanks to land cessions from Maryland and Virginia in 1790, the District of Columbia was established as the nation's capital. But in 1846, the federal government gave Alexandria back to Virginia. Why? #DCHistory #VAHistory https://t.co/ea6QjegeFX Thanks to land cessions from…
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While its common today to spend Sunday afternoons at the ballpark, there was a time in the early 1900s when it was debated whether baseball should be played on Sundays at all! #DCHistory https://t.co/eKyhtll3Ht While its common today to spend Sunday afternoons at the ballpar…
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As Ohio Senator John Bricker headed toward the monorail, a silver-haired man walked up to him, pulled out a dark object, and ...CRACK! The Senator was shot at with a .22 caliber pistol. Read more about this real-life, film noir-like event. #DCHistory https://t.co/sS5SZjplfO …
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In 1943, the Fairlington neighborhood in Arlington was home to one of the the largest apartment complexes in the country. Its unique history qualified it for addition to the National Register of Historic Places on In March 1999. #DCHistory https://t.co/pnUQWE7y9c In 1943, th…
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