Product Description: Woodley Park celebrates the history of one of Washington D.C.ís most sought-after addresses. Once an area consisting of wooded land and scattered farmsteads, the neighborhood has experienced dramatic changes over the years. In 1797, Francis Scott Keyís uncle purchased 250 acres and three years later built ìWoodley,î a house owned today by the Maret School...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: On the eastern edge of the famed New York State Finger Lakes is Owasco Lake, a name believed to have been derived from Mohawk and Iroquois tribes, referring to ìa crossing.î Its rich history includes a Native American settlement, an early pioneer farming community, the site of a Victorian-era amusement park, important railroad lines and steamers, and elaborate summer homes, called ìcamps,î owned by local wealthy industrialists...read more

Product Description: On the eastern edge of the famed New York State Finger Lakes is situated Skaneateles Lake, a name believed to have been derived from the Native American Onondaga tribe, meaning "long lake." The lake is, in fact, just over fifteen miles long, with an astonishing depth of three hundred fifty feet, and for over a century it was thought to have been one of the purist bodies of water in the world...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Washington, D.C. is well known for its expansive mall and world famous monuments, but relatively little has been published about the districtís historic neighborhoods, where residents have lived since its selection as the nationís capitol in 1790...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: On the edge of the 1792 original city plan by designer Pierre L'Enfant lies the Greater U Street neighborhood. For nearly 70 years before the Civil War, orchards and grazing land covered the area. When Camp Campbell was settled during the war where Sixth and U Streets now lie, thousands of fighting soldiers and then freed men and women flocked to the area...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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From the vast estates of the mid-1800s to the rowhouses built at the end of the 19th century, from Charles Lindbergh’s balcony address at the Patterson House to the various political rallies staged in the urban neighborhood, Washington, D.C.’s Dupont Circle has for many years been at the center of a rich history. Boasting a fascinating heritage of architectural, cultural, and political activity and diversity, the Dupont Circle neighborhood has played a part in the great story of the capital city and has witnessed many of the people and events that have challenged our national community. Following the area’s use as a Civil War encampment, Dupont Circle slowly began to develop a more urban character. At the neighborhood’s social zenith in the early 1900s, gracious mansions surrounding the circle hosted lavish parties attended by diplomats, presidents, and wealthy socialites. The photographs in this informative visual history capture the elegant homes that were later replaced by office buildings and the fashionable era that was soon to fade. Rare World War II images of former mansions used as rooming houses bring readersinto the 20th century, along with the early 1960s photographs of gay activists who gathered at the circle and began the modern restoration of the neighborhood. (view table of contents)