Crestwood: 300 Acres, 300 Years - Softcover

Swerdloff, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1624290175 ISBN 13: 9781624290176

Publisher: Politics & Prose, 2013

Synopsis

Crestwood: 300 Acres, 300 Years is the story of a Northwest Washington, D.C. neighborhood and its uncommon connections with the history of the Nation’s Capital. Using more than 200 photographs, maps, documents and news articles, the 132-page book explores a community that has had recognizable borders ever since the first survey of an estate called Argyle Cowall and Lorn in 1720. We meet a wide variety of people who traveled to or through the area we now call Crestwood—including Native American tool makers, Civil War soldiers, horse racing fans, city dwellers looking for an outing “in the country” and U.S. presidents from Abraham Lincoln to Teddy Roosevelt. The book uncovers links between Crestwood and St. Elizabeths hospital, the building of the U.S. Capitol, Russian diplomacy, the escape attempt by D.C. slaves aboard The Pearl, the first mass protest march on Washington and four Supreme Court decisions. Even readers who may not be able to locate Crestwood on a map will gain insights into how D.C. developed beyond its central core and learn to recognize historical clues hidden in plain sight in a community’s streets, structures and landscapes.

About this title

About the Author:

After 40+ years in radio, David Swerdloff is (for once) resting his voice and letting the written word tell the story. He is a native Washingtonian, and the historian and former president of the Crestwood Citizens Association. David was an award-winning journalist at the Voice of America. His broadcasting career also includes decades on the D.C. airwaves as a news anchor, morning show personality and disc jockey.

About this edition

• Publisher: Politics & Prose
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1624290175
• ISBN 13: 9781624290176
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 132