New Overlay Photos
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07-24-2014, 04:44 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-24-2014 05:45 AM by BettyO.)
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RE: New Overlay Photos
Wow! Great research, Dave! No, I've never seen this photograph of the "hanging/tennis grounds" either.....
But looking closer at the photo - I see steps at the far right of the photo under the tree - this looks like the FRONT of Grant Hall to me.... which makes me wonder if this is the opposite side of the Arsenal structure; i.e. standing in front of Grant Hall, the "hanging grounds" are on your right and this area, pictured here would be on the left side of Grant Hall - what is now the big open soccer field - I have an old article which describes the fountain, etc. printed in the Washington Star dated March 4, 1904. The article in essence states: "In 1867, the center prison portion of the old building was torn out and its wings transferred into handsome residences. The site of the prison became a beautiful flower-grown circle and in its center a fountain was located that for many years spurted jets of sparkling water." CLICK HERE. I think that the tennis courts were there at Grant Hall from the 1870s or 1880s on - John or Barry, correct me if I'm wrong, please.... "The Past is a foreign country...they do things differently there" - L. P. Hartley |
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07-24-2014, 06:49 AM
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RE: New Overlay Photos
That's a great article Betty. I have always been confused on exactly where the conspirators and JWB were buried in relation to the known structures.
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