Building
the Washington Metro
This site tells the history of the 103-mile
rapid transit system serving the Washington Metropolitan Area.
Columbia
Heights History
Learn about the businesses, nonprofit
organizations, and people of this Washington community.
Explore
DC.org: Gateway to America's Capital
Visit this exciting, interactive
one-stop search about the history, heritage and culture of Washington,
DC.
Interview
Checklist
Use this handy checklist to prepare for and conduct your lively interview
with a family member or neighbor.
Neighborhood
Tours
Use the site to explore some of Washington's
exciting and historic neighborhoods.
Virtual Smithsonian
This web site is based on the traveling
exhibit, Celebrating 150 Years, America's Smithsonian. Can you locate
photographs of at least two ethnic community leaders among the artifacts?
Washington:
A Natiional Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
This guide to the historic neighborhoods
and monuments of the Nation's Capital has everything you wanted to know
about the District of Columbia.
Washington
Places
Architecture students at the University
of Virginia created this site to depict historical origins, present conditions,
and future prospects of Washington's public places.
Welcome
to Hillcrest
Take an arm chair tour of the beautiful
Southeast neighborhood.
Within
These Walls
See "Clues within These Walls" to discover
how historians and curators learn about the history of houses in neighborhoods.
Use the research guide on this web site to help you discover the history
of your own residence or of a family member's home.
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