Posts by Tom Cochran — Guest Contributor

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  Film shows rural postal delivery in 1903

  HistoryHistoryBy Tom Cochran (Guest Contributor) July 17, 2012 10

  Here’s film that I came across in the Library of Congress’ archives. It was shot on August 8th, 1903 in rural Washington, DC.   Keep reading…

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  Do you know the other Watergate?

  HistoryHistoryBy Tom Cochran (Guest Contributor) July 11, 2012 39

  Before “Watergate” became synonymous with a group of buildings and a scandal, it was the name applied to something else. And it’s something that most of us are very familiar with, especially if you’re an avid runner who heads down to the Lincoln Memorial, on the Potomac River side. There are a series of steps between the Lincoln Memorial and the Potomac River, which give the odd impression…  Keep reading…