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Death of a Cemetery: Mt. Zion’s Disrepair
Just a few yards separate the remembered from the forgotten: the distance might as well be miles. The politics of race don’t stop when the heart does. Gentrification of the…
Oak Hill Cemetery Wrapping Up Chapel Work
The largest restoration project in decades at Georgetown’s Oak Hill Cemetery is now finishing up, replacing the roof of the small 1853 chapel designed by James W. Renwick Jr. The chapel,…
Appreciating the DC area’s landscapes
When you think about Washington’s most memorable physical attributes, you probably visualize iconic structures: the U.S. Capitol and the White House; the Washington Monument; and the Jefferson and Lincoln Memorials.…
Washington’s historic cemeteries: Where the nation’s past lives
For a bustling, thriving capital of a world-class superpower, Washington, D.C. offers a surprisingly lively scene for the nonliving as well. In addition to the Capitol, the White House and…