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View of Navy Yard in 1833. Historically, the Anacostia River was once a deep water channel with natural resources and home to the Nacotchtank Indians. In 1791 Pierre Charles L’Enfant designed the plan for Washington, D.C., and, recognizing the assets of the Anacostia River, located the city's new commercial center and wharfs there.
Blue Jacket—a C2-S-B1 type freighter—was laid down under a United States Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 183) on 23 October 1941 at Oakland, California, by the Moore Dry Dock Co.; launched on 14 February 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Edward U. Read; and delivered to her operators, the United Fruit Co., on 25 March 1943.
Blue Jacket (1745–1810), Shawnee war chief known for his defense of Shawnee lands in the Ohio Country Charles Blue Jacket (1817–1897), 19th-century Shawnee chief in Kansas, and Methodist Minister Jim Bluejacket (1887–1947), one of the first Native Americans to play in major league baseball
The drive to the Navy Yard is one of my greatest pleasures. When I am depressed, I like to talk with Dahlgren. I learn something of the preparations for defense, and I get from him consolation and courage." [3] In 1873, the building was renovated and expanded. In 1941, it became a post office and communications center.
[13] [14] In 1832 the Washington Navy Yard Hospital, hired Eleanor Cassidy O'Donnell to work as a nurse. Eleanor Cassidy O'Donnell, pioneer nurse, at Washington Navy Yard Hospital payroll,8 March 1832. During the American Civil War (1861-1865), the Union Navy hired about two dozen women as seamstresses in the Ordnance Department, Laboratory ...
Credit Union 1 is Alaska's only state-chartered credit union, and anyone who lives or works in Alaska is eligible to join. [1] As of December 31, 2022, the credit union had $1.48 billion in assets, nearly 100,000 members and 12 branches throughout the state. [2] Based in Anchorage, Alaska, Credit Union 1 is the second largest credit union in ...
The development is part of the larger Navy Yard neighborhood. In 2004, the U.S. General Services Administration awarded the property to Forest City Washington, Inc. for redevelopment into an area with 2,800 new residential units and 2,200,000 sq ft (200,000 m 2 ) of office and retail space.