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A JEWEL IN ROCK HILL – Part 1 of 2
Published on 2011-08-28 21:48:25
James Collier Marshall was born on the eastern shore of Maryland in 1804, among the estuaries of the Atlantic and along a creek named for his family. His birth occurred in the third year of the incumbency of Chief Justice John Marshall, his third cousin (twice removed). Their common ancestor settled in Westmoreland County, Virginia, [...]
The Castle on Meridian Hill
Published on 2011-04-29 20:28:55
Near Meridian Hill Park in Washington, DC, at Florida Avenue and 16th Street, stands a stone gate, a remnant of a structure razed in 1949. It is a reminder of the time when this neighborhood was Washington’s Embassy Row, a brainchild of Washington grande dame Mary Foote Henderson. Henderson built a number of palatial residences [...]
Missouri Athletic Club
Published on 2011-03-20 23:15:16
WHERE: Missouri Athletic Club, 401 Washington Avenue, St. Louis. WHEN: April 13, 2011, 5:30 p.m. The Missouri Athletic Club is hosting a dinner and book signing to commemorate the beginning of the Civil War sesquicentennial. Highlights of the evening include a menu based upon the old Planter’s House Hotel and an appearance by U. S. Grant impersonator [...]
