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The Chesapeake Bay: Destruction and Rehabilitation in the Nation’s Largest Estuary

RDK Herman December 1, 2018 The Chesapeake Bay: Destruction and Rehabilitation in the Nation’s Largest Estuary2019-04-23T09:44:54-04:00 Annual Meeting
It’s another drizzly day on the Chesapeake, and the boat we are on bobs gently on the opaque, mud-colored water. A crusty old crabber from Tangier Island, by the nickname of Captain Cook (use of nicknames is an old and strong tradition on Tangier), has just dropped a scraper overboard and brought up a bunch…
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Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center

Catherine W. Cooper November 1, 2018 Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center2018-12-05T17:57:57-05:00 Annual Meeting
“I never ran my train off track and I never lost a passenger.” Harriet Tubman was fond of saying this in her later years, but during the 1850s when she was actively escorting enslaved people north to freedom using the Underground Railroad (UGRR) network, she was taking grave risks with her own life and liberty…
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The Resilient Streams in the Urban Landscape of Washington, D.C.

Ranbir S. Kang October 1, 2018 The Resilient Streams in the Urban Landscape of Washington, D.C.2018-11-15T10:03:30-05:00 Focus on D.C. & the Mid Atlantic
The process of urbanization often leads to the alteration of local streams. Such alterations range from complete disappearance of streams by making them flow underground, converting them into canals, loss of their aquatic habitat, and changes in their morphology (Kang and Marston 2006; Kang 2007) . In Washington, many streams and springs have disappeared during the last 200 years…
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Stories of Change Hidden in Washington, D.C.’s Alleys

Rebecca Summer September 1, 2018 Stories of Change Hidden in Washington, D.C.’s Alleys2018-11-15T10:02:05-05:00 Focus on D.C. & the Mid Atlantic
Washington, is known for its monuments, museums, and grand government buildings. It is associated with policy wonks, foreign dignitaries, and political controversy. But it is also a home town for thousands of people who live in its lively neighborhoods. How best to get a glimpse of everyday life for ’s residents, those people living in…
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The National Mall: Making Space for the Dream

Lisa Benton-Short August 1, 2018 The National Mall: Making Space for the Dream2018-09-04T11:15:28-04:00 Annual Meeting
On September 24, 2016, thousands gathered on the National Mall to celebrate the grand opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. The building is distinctive: the bronze-meshed ziggurat moves upwards towards the sky and into the light. Inside the new 400,000 square foot museum are some 36,000 artifacts that share truths…
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American Indians of Washington, D.C., and the Chesapeake

Doug Herman July 3, 2018 American Indians of Washington, D.C., and the Chesapeake2018-08-01T09:28:43-04:00 Annual Meeting
When Captain John Smith sailed up the Potomac River in 1608, he found 13 American Indian villages along its banks. Spanish incursions beginning in 1521 brought diseases, land grabs, resource destruction, military assaults, and slave raids. Nonetheless, there were several large villages and fortified towns by the time of John Smith’s 1608 visit. At that…
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