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Rock Creek Railway
The Rock Creek Railway, which operated independently from 1890 to 1895, was one of the first Streetcars in Washington, D.C., electric streetcar companies in Washington, D.C., and the first to extend into Streetcars in Washington, D.C. and Maryland, Maryland. Created to increase the value of land owned by the The Chevy Chase Land Company, Chevy Chase Land Company, the railroad began service in 1890. By 1893, it stretched more than seven miles from the Shaw, Washington, D.C., Cardoza/Shaw neighborhood of D.C. to Coquelin Run in Maryland. The trip from Chevy Chase to downtown took about 35 minutes. In 1895, the railroad purchased the Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company and changed its name to the Capital Traction Company, which would become one of the two major streetcar companies that operated in and around Washington, D.C., in the early decades of the 20th century. The line fostered the development of several neighborhoods of Northwest (Washington, D.C.), northwest Wash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Creek Railway Streetcars At Washington, D
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18th Street NW (Washington, D
18th Street Northwest is a prominent north–south street thoroughfare in the Northwest, Washington, D.C., Northwest Quadrants of Washington, D.C., quadrant of Washington, D.C. History The "18th Street" roadway was part of the 1791 L'Enfant Plan for Washington by Pierre Charles L'Enfant. In the present day 18th Street also travels through Downtown Washington, D.C., downtown Washington and the Dupont Circle and Mount Pleasant, Washington, D.C., Mount Pleasant neighborhoods. It is also one of the main streets in the Adams Morgan neighborhood; the other is Columbia Road. It passes through the Strivers' Section Historic District in the Dupont Circle neighborhood. Many bars, nightclubs, and restaurants are located on 18th Street in Adams Morgan, and on weekends it is frequently congested with cars and pedestrians, especially at last call (bar term), last call. Notable people * The Black Panther Party had its national headquarter in 2327 18th Street, N. W. in 1971.Huey P. Newton Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Power Station
A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the electricity generation, generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electrical grid. Many power stations contain one or more Electric generator, generators, rotating machine that converts mechanical power into three-phase electric power. The relative motion between a magnetic field and a Electrical conductor, conductor creates an electric current. The energy source harnessed to turn the generator varies widely. Most power stations in the world burn fossil fuels such as coal, petroleum, oil, and natural gas to generate electricity. Low-carbon power sources include nuclear power, and use of renewable energy, renewables such as solar power, solar, wind power, wind, geothermal power, geothermal, and hydroelectricity, hydroelectric. History In early 1871 Belgian inventor Zénobe Gramme invented a generator powerfu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baltimore And Ohio Railroad
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was the oldest railroads in North America, oldest railroad in the United States and the first steam engine, steam-operated common carrier. Construction of the line began in 1828, and it operated as B&O from 1830 until 1987, when it was merged into the Chessie System. Its lines are today controlled by CSX Transportation. Founded to serve merchants from Baltimore who wanted to do business with settlers crossing the Appalachian Mountains, the railroad competed with several existing and proposed Central Avenue (Albany, New York), turnpikes and canals, including the Erie Canal, Erie and Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. The railroad began operation in 1830 on a 13-mile line between Baltimore and Ellicott City, Maryland, Elliot's Mill in Maryland. Horse-drawn cars were replaced by steam locomotives the following year. Over the following decades, construction continued westward. During the American Civil War, the railroad sustained much damage but proved cru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John A
Sir John Alexander Macdonald (10 or 11January 18156June 1891) was the first prime minister of Canada, serving from 1867 to 1873 and from 1878 until his death in 1891. He was the Fathers of Confederation, dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, and had a political career that spanned almost half a century. Macdonald was born in Scotland; when he was a boy his family immigrated to Kingston, Ontario, Kingston in the Province of Upper Canada (today in eastern Ontario). As a lawyer, he was involved in several high-profile cases and quickly became prominent in Kingston, which elected him in 1844 to the legislature of the Province of Canada. By 1857, he had become List of Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada, premier under the colony's unstable political system. In 1864, when no party proved capable of governing for long, he agreed to a proposal from his political rival, George Brown (Canadian politician), George Brown, that the parties unite in a Great Coalition to seek fede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klingle Valley Trail
The Klingle Valley Trail is a trail in the northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. In 1990, erosion led to the closure of a 0.75-mile section of the road between Cortland Place and Porter Street. This touched off a decades-long dispute between people who wanted the road repaired and those who wanted to keep the portion in Rock Creek Park free of automobile traffic. In 2017, that portion of Klingle Road became Klingle Valley Trail, reserved for hikers and bicyclists. Location The valley forms the boundary between the Woodley Park neighborhood to the south and the Cleveland Park neighborhood to the north. The Tregaron Conservancy can be accessed from two locations on the trail. A small stream, usually called Klingle Creek (but sometimes the Klingle Tributary), flows through it, and empties into Rock Creek. Much of the valley is administered by the National Park Service as a part of Rock Creek Park. The mouth of the valley joins the mouth of another narrow valley occupied by Por ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chevy Chase (CDP), Maryland
Chevy Chase () is a census-designated place (CDP) in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. The population was 10,176 at the 2020 census. Geography Part of a broader area colloquially named Chevy Chase, the CDP is encompasses 2.5 square miles (6.3 km), all land. The CDP is bounded on its northern and eastern sides by Rock Creek, a tributary of the Potomac River, and bisected by the Rock Creek tributary of Coquelin Run. The latter stream was dammed in 1892 to form Chevy Chase Lake and support an eponymous trolley park. The lake was drained in the 1930s but the adjacent neighborhood retains the name. Demographics 2020 census 2010 census As of 2010 Chevy Chase had a population of 9,545. The population was 86.7% white, 4.8% African-American, 0.2% Native American, 1.0% Asian India, 3.3% other Asian, 0.3% non-Hispanic from some other race, 3.0% from two or more races and 5.5% Hispanic or Latino. At the 2000 census there were 9,381 people, 3,831 households, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chevy Chase Circle
Chevy Chase Circle is a traffic circle (or roundabout) straddling the border of Chevy Chase, Washington, D.C., and Chevy Chase, Maryland. It sits upon the convergence of Western Avenue, Grafton Street, Magnolia Parkway, Chevy Chase Parkway NW, and Connecticut Avenue (signed as Maryland Route 185 in Maryland). The center of the circle is occupied by the Francis Griffith Newlands Memorial Fountain. History The circle was built around 1890 by the Chevy Chase Land Company as part of its construction of the northern extension of Connecticut Avenue from the Rock Creek gorge. The circle marks the lone bend in the road’s five-mile stretch between Rock Creek and its original terminus at Coquelin Run. The company had initially planned to grade the road in a straight line to Rockville, Maryland, but could not acquire the necessary land at the desired price, and so turned due north at the D.C.-Maryland border. A streetcar line—first named the Rock Creek Railway, later the Capi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klingle Valley Bridge
The Klingle Valley Bridge, officially known as the Connecticut Avenue Bridge, is an Art Deco steel-arch bridge located near the National Zoological Park on Connecticut Avenue, Northwest in Washington, D.C. Built in 1931–1932, the bridge crosses Klingle Valley, running from Macomb Street to Devonshire Place and connecting the Cleveland Park and Woodley Park neighborhoods. There is no direct connection between Connecticut Avenue and Klingle Valley Trail in the narrow valley below. The bridge replaced an earlier one built around 1890 by real estate developer and sitting U.S. Representative Francis Newlands, D-Nevada, as part of his effort to create the streetcar suburb of Chevy Chase, Maryland. The original bridge carried pedestrians; horses; the streetcars of the Rock Creek Railway and its successor, the Capital Traction Company; and eventually, automobiles. The new bridge was designed by architect Paul Philippe Cret and engineer Ralph Modjeski. It was built with sidewalk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolitan Railroad
The Metropolitan Railroad was the second streetcar company to operate in Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States. It was incorporated and started operations in 1864, running from the Capitol to the War Department and along H Street NW in downtown. It added lines on 9th Street NW, on 4th Street SW/SE, along Connecticut Avenue to Dupont Circle, to Georgetown, to Mount Pleasant and north along Georgia Avenue. In the late 19th century, it was purchased by the Washington Traction and Electric Company and on February 4, 1902, became a part of the Washington Railway and Electric Company. Origins The Metropolitan Railroad Company, was incorporated on July 1, 1864, two years after the Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company. It opened two lines: one ran from the Capitol to 14th and I Streets NW and a second along H Street NW from Massachusetts Avenue NW to 17th Street NW. When it started, it used two-horse cars, but in 1865 it switched to smaller cars pulled by one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adams Morgan
Adams Morgan (abbreviated as AdMo) is a Neighborhoods in Washington, D.C., neighborhood in Washington, D.C., located in the city’s Northwest (Washington, D.C.), Northwest quadrant. Adams Morgan is noted as a historic hub for Counterculture of the 1960s, counterculture and as an arts district. It is also known for its popular entertainment district and culinary scene, centered on both 18th Street NW, 18th Street and Columbia Road. In the 21st century, Adams Morgan has been a focus of urban redevelopment and become one of Washington's most gentrification, gentrifying neighborhoods. Notable local businesses include the famed live music club Madam's Organ Blues Bar and the Michelin star, Michelin-starred restaurant Tail Up Goat, among others. Adams Morgan has also become one of the hubs of LGBTQ culture in Washington, D.C. History When the District of Columbia was created in 1791, Robert Peter and Anthony Holmead, two prominent Colonial history of the United States, colonial-era ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
U Street (Washington, D
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U Street or "U" Street is the 22nd of a sequence of alphabetical streets in many cities (or the 21st if "I" or "J" is omitted). It may refer to: * ''U Street (Washington, D.C.)'', a street in Washington, D.C. ** U Street (Washington, D.C.), commercial and residential district in northwest Washington, D.C. ** U Street station, a Metro station in Washington, D.C. on the Green line See also * School of Hard Knocks or "University of the Streets" * University/65th Street, a station in Sacramento, California * Street University, a project of the Ted Noffs Foundation in New South Wales, Australia * Avenue U (other) * University Avenue (other) * University Street (other) University Street is a portion of Robert-Bourassa Boulevard in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. University Street may also refer to: * University Street, Donetsk, Ukraine, a road See also * University Street station, Seattle, Washington, United States, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
