Hour. I dont have net visuals and i could claim that thats because i dont know how to do it. But the truth is, i never know what im going to say and how im going to say it until i get here. So i hope you will forgive me for the lack of visuals. My title is dreams nightmares and neglect. And im going to start earlier than 1783. Im going to start with the beginning of european of exploration, the early part of the 17th century. So its going to a almost 200year dream. And but it will go fast. Because i want to concentrate on what happened once the dream was the realized. In 1607 john smith entered the seven mile wide mouth of the Potomac River and headed north. Whether he got this far north were actually not certain. But the People Living here, algonquin peoples, called the place petome kp. Pitot mek. It translates as a place to which something is brought a trading place a place to which tribute is brought. It was a beautiful area infer which the tidewater from the ocean stopped. The rive
And neglect. And im going to start earlier than 1783. Im going to start with the beginning of european exploration, the early part of the 17th century. So its going to be an almost 200year dream. And but it will go fast because im going to concentrate on what happened once the dream was realized. In 1607 john smith entered the sevenmile wide mouth of the Potomac River and headed north. Whether he got this far north we are actually not certain but the People Living here called the place petomek. It translates as a place to which something is brought, a trading place, a place to which tribute is brought. It was a beautiful area in which the tide water from the ocean stopped. The river narrowed and as you know north of georgetown its very different river. But here where georgetown was to rise there was a huge tidal marsh. And this is the origin of the swamp myth. Washington, d. C. Was not built in the swamp. It is an insult to George Washington to think that he would locate the capital of
Going to say it until i get here. So i hope you will forgive me for the lack of visuals. My title is dreams nightmares and neglect. And im going to start earlier than 1783. Im going to start with the beginning of european exploration, the early part of the 17th century. So its going to be an almost 200year dream. And but it will go fast because im going to concentrate on what happened once the dream was realized. In 1607 john smith entered the sevenmile wide mouth of the Potomac River and headed north. Whether he got this far north we are actually not certain but the People Living here called the place petomek. It translates as a place to which something is brought, a trading place, a place to which tribute is brought. It was a beautiful area in which the tide water from the ocean stopped. The river narrowed and as you know north of georgetown its very different river. But here where georgetown was to rise there was a huge tidal marsh. And this is the origin of the swamp myth. Washingt
Government buildings at york, canada. Perhaps only one government building and perhaps not the American Army after all. This provided the burning of the public buildings provided opponents of the location with an opportunity to argue for removal without having to did he mean the city. During the month prior to convening of congress in late september 1814, residents expressed fears that the opponents of the city might prevail. Washington socialite eliz a, granddaughter of washington, went so far as to accuse secretary of war john armstrong, jr. , of allowing the british to capture the city in order to give ammunition to those who wished to move from the potomac and win himself Political Support in what might have been upcoming campaign. The 13th congress reconvened in the Patent Office on september 19th. While members talked privately about the possibility of an immediate removal, president James Madison assured them that the buildings were only the burning of the buildings were only a
Chenoweth in two images here based on latrobes description. By her side stands the American Eagle supporting her left hand in which is the cap of liberty. Her right presents a scroll, the constitution of the united states, her foot treads upon a reversed crown on as a footstool and upon other emblems of monarchy and bondage. Franzoni also carved a spread winged eagle in the entrance. Its wings spread 12 feet, 6 inches in breadth. Four relief panels opposite the eagle were personifications representing agriculture, art, science and commerce. All were ruined in the fire but some vague outlines of horizontally oriented figures are discernible on latrobes 1815 sketch of the burnt colonnade. They suggest latrobe designed these based on the tower winds. When latrobe planned the sculpture for the second House Chamber, he resurrected his 1810 athena liberty. Franzoni made him enlarged in plaster and placed above the speakers chamber. Latrobes final figure of liberty holds the unfurled constitu