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The Big Chair in Anacostia was installed in 1959. During the 1968 Washington, D.C. riots the Chair was one of the few landmarks to go unscathed in a neighborhood heavily affected by Martin Luther King, Jr.’s death.
The Works Progress Administration’s (WPA) and the National Youth Administration (NYA) undertook crucial preservation work at the Frederick Douglass home (“Cedar Hill”) along the Anacostia River in Southeast Washington DC, where the great abolitionist writer and former slave lived and worked from 1878 to his death in 1895. The restoration work was focused on Douglass’ papers, library and artifacts, and on improvements to the extensive grounds of the estate.
On yesterday’s ride down the W&OD, I found a marker, by chance!
Moby’s Raid in 1863, on Union outpost in Herndon Station.
If you are ever on the W&OD, stop at the Herndon Centennial Golf Course for… what else? Filipino Food!
Egg Karne is inside of the Golf Course (there are a few picnic tables on the side). Karne means meat in Tagalog, so their specialties are egg and meat breakfast sandwiches. They do have some things for vegetarians and a black bean burger for vegans (I think the house made sauce has mayo, so be sure to ask).
Riding down the W&OD, wasn’t sure about any New Deal sites in this area, so I check and it looks like the PWA provided funds for the waterworks system.
So water in Herndon was a pretty big (New) Deal.
PS. I didn’t find a specific marker or a water fountain, but I did get this building where the coordinates were near.
There used to be a really nice sign for the American Center for Physics, but because of Purple Line Construction, they have this temporary sign.
The ACP brings the American Institute of Physics, the American Physical Society, and the American Association of Physics Teachers under one roof.
John Philip Sousa was born in Washington, D.C. a composer and conductor, he was most famous for his marches. The bridge, which was built from 1939 – 1940, during the New Deal, connects Pennsylvania Ave across the Anacostia River. This bridge replaced the Pennsylvania Ave Bridge which was built in the early 1800s and rebuilt after the War of 1812. A new Pennsylvania Ave bridge was rebuilt in 1890.
@Dachs6 204036 wrote:
I took over this pointless prize last year, and I hadn’t considered doing it again, though maybe I should. Hmmm. Give me a few days to think on it. In the meantime keep tagging.
Cool, I didn’t realize that #dirtybiker was a thing for FS2021. Happy to help, if needed. So, gravel and MTB rides count as #dirtybiker rides? Haven’t done much MTBing, because of the freeze-thaw effect on the trails, but I definitely have a few gravel rides.
