February 21, 2024
DC’s Big Chair
Not all of Washington, DC’s landmarks are on the Mall. In the Anacostia neighborhood the landmark is the Big Chair. Standing over 19 feet tall, this i...
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February 21, 2024
The Defecting Defector
The case of KGB Col. Vitaly Yerchenko remains a Cold War spy v. spy mystery. He defects to the US then months later re-defects to the USSR. Did he cha...
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February 21, 2024
Stanton Is Not In Stanton Park
Stanton Park is named after secretary of war Edwin Stanton who presided over the army in the Civil War. But the statue in Stanton Park is not Edwin St...
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February 21, 2024
The Guard Isn’t the Only Thing That’s Changed at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
With the brilliant white sarcophagus overlooking the nation’s capital; the guard marching twenty-one steps in front of it; the inspection of the relie...
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February 21, 2024
Frederick Douglass’ House in DC’s Anacostia
This is one of the best views of Washington, DC’s skyline belonged to one of our nation’s great heroes – Frederick Douglass. Douglass was born enslave...
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February 21, 2024
Damn the Torpedoes In DC’s Farragut Square
David Farragut stands over the square named after him in downtown Washington, DC. Unlike most of the park statues in DC, Farragut’s not on a horse. Th...
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February 21, 2024
DC’s Holiday Traditions
Washington is a city full of traditions. Such as inaugurations, state funerals, and Congressional dysfunction. And the holidays are no different. Sinc...
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February 6, 2024
James Garfield: More than just the 8 month president
This statue of James Garfield welcome Capitol Hill visitors arriving by bus. If anyone remembers Garfield, they know him as the president who was ass...
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January 30, 2024
BFFs: The German-American Friendship Garden
All the memorials on the National Mall were erected for a reason and the German-American Friendship Garden is no different. Nothing is here by accide...
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