The DC Traveler

The United States Marine Band will honor its most famous leader, American march composer, John Phillips Sousa, in a memorial morning concert at Congressional Cemetery.  This free concert will pay tribute on the 152nd anniversary of his birth.
The U.S. Marine Band was formed by Act of Congress during the presidency of John Adams in 1798 and has performed for every Presidential Inauguration since Thomas Jefferson’s.
Sousa took over the as the 17th leader of the U.S. Marine Band in 1880.  During his years as bandleader, he embarked on the first of many national tours where they introduced the nation to the …read more

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In the heart of Georgetown, surrounded by the hustle and bustle of retail shops, offices and restaurants, is The Old Stone House. It’s the oldest building on its original site in Washington DC.
The Old Stone House is an excellent example of pre-Revolutionary Vernacular architecture.  Built in 1765 before the District was even planned as the nation’s capital; it reflects an early-American middle-class home and cabinetmaker’s workshop.
Before being purchased by the Federal government in 1953, it housed among other things, a paint store, a clock store, a haberdashery, a tavern (perhaps) and even a used car sales office.
Now furnished with period …read more

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Photo Location: The 1600 block of Pennsylvania Avenue at W. Executive Avenue in front of the Old Executive Office Building Washington DC.
Several government agencies that make up the Executive Office of the President work in the building, including the Office of the Vice President, the National Security Council and the Office of Management and Budget.
The closed street, which is now a pedestrian mall in front of the building, is also used for pick-up street hockey games.
 

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