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With all the rain that we have had recently, Great Falls literally disappeared.
Visiting now will give you a rare perspective on the falls, that you only see after massive rain storms.
Here’s a quick clip of the falls from Tuesday afternoon (May 13, 2008)
Great Falls Park9200 Old Dominion Drive at […]
You know it’s Springtime when the cherry blossoms in Washington, DC start to bloom. And while they are not an official DC monument, the cherry trees in full blossom are one of Washington, DC’s most prized and loved attractions.
The 2-week festival begins Saturday, March 29th and runs until Sunday, April 13th, with peak viewing some […]
Enjoy a five-mile-long, mildly strenuous guided hike, through the moonlit gardens, woods and meadows during a Full Moon Hike at the National Arboretum in Washington, DC.
These tours, led by Arboretum specialists, are offered only a couple days a month, at 8:00 p.m., when the moon is full.
But reserve your walk quickly, as the limited […]
Happy President’s Day from Washington, DC. With the primary in full swing, I thought I might review the roots of the first presidential election and the Learning Center at the home of George Washington.
In both the first and second election for President (1789 and 1792) after the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, General […]
A memorial statute of Teddy Roosevelt, the 26th President of the U.S. stands on Theodore Roosevelt Island. The 88-acre island sits in the Potomac River and is accessible by a footbridge from the Virginia side.
The island has had several names, including My Lord’s Island, Barbadoes, Mason’s Island and Analostan Island; as well as several […]
A couple months ago, I took a drive out to Hains Point and took a few photographs of The Awakening, a 5-part aluminum sculpture by J. Seward Johnson, Jr.
At night, the statute takes on a completely different feeling.
Images - personal collection
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We’ve had our first snowfall of the season. The first frost of the season has come and gone, killing any Fall bedding plants. And the annual tradition of people freaking out due to a trace of snow on the roads has occurred, all without major death and destruction.
And sadly, that means most of the trees […]
America’s 32nd and only 4 term President (1933-45), Franklin Delano Roosevelt led the nation out of the Great Depression and through most of World War II.
Growing up in upstate New York, FDR won a seat on the New York State Senate and later was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy by President Woodrow […]
Across the street from Lafayette Park on H Street is the Stephen Decatur House, the former home one of American’s most famous naval heroes and the last private residence on Lafayette Square. It’s also one of DC’s oldest surviving homes, dating back to 1818.
Decatur served as a U.S. naval officer and held several important commands […]
On June 12th, 1776, by a unanimous vote, the Virginia Convention of Delegates drafted by George Mason approved Virginia’s Declaration of Rights. The 16 rights are the first modern Constitutional protection of individual rights for citizens of the New World.
The Declaration’s first Right was “That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and […]
A Washington DC travel and tourism guide with information for both visitors and residents.
Written by Jon Rochetti [email] for b5media.
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