Elizabeth Keckley

[Jim Garrett]

(02-16-2013 12:47 PM)L Verge Wrote:  I'm afraid not, Donna. We old-timers only speculate that he could based on the elevation of the asylum in D.C. compared to the White House and the fact that there were few buildings to hinder the view. As most of you know, even today, D.C. does not have skyscrapers. The current mayor is trying to change that, however. Silly me hopes he fails. I will always think that such landmarks as the Capitol Dome and the Washington Monument should standout on the landscape. Not to mention that, when I find myself lost in the city, I need to see the Washington Monument and steer towards it to get back on track.

There was also the account that AL could see the Confederate flag flying over the Marshall House hotel in Alexandria. Is it artistic license?