Some DC Pics
posted by mac | 6:27 AM
Writing Life
A periodic record of thoughts and life as these happen via the various roles I play: individual, husband, father, grandfather, son, brother (brother-in-law), writer, university professor and others.
About Me
- Name: mac
- Location: Tennessee, United States
I was born on Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter, South Carolina, then lived a while in Fayetteville, North Carolina, before moving, at the age of 5, to Walnut, NC. I graduated from Madison High School in 1977. After a brief time in college, I spent the most of the 1980s in Nashville, Tennessee, working as a songwriter and playing in a band. I spent most of the 1990s in school and now teach at a university in Tennessee. My household includes wife and son and cat. In South Carolina I have a son, daughter-in-law and two granddaughters.
- Cable Man Say,
- Tuesday the 20th
- Monday the 19th
- Sunday the 18th
- Saturday the 17th
- Friday the 16th
- Thursday the 15th
- Wednesday the 14th
- Tuesday the 13th
- Monday the 12th
5 Comments:
Great pics!
I second that!
I third it!!! certainly reminds me of my birth home!!!
Your photos give a great sense of the awesome weight of history in the making, but my dark side wonders what it must have looked like on the night of August 24, 1814, when the British Army, under the command of General Ross, burned the city and almost captured President James Madison and his wife Dolly. Earlier that same day, Ross and his army of 5 thousand men had defeated an American force of 10 thousand at Bladensburg, Md. The local milita at Washington fled in the face of the advancing British force, forcing the President to flee as well. Almost exactly one month later, the British Army, under the command of Gen. Ross, moved up to attack Baltimore, Md, then Americas' third largest city. They landed at North Point, MD, and advanced on Baltimore, encountering the forward line of the American army's defensive position. Gen. Ross was killed in the first skirmish, the British Army, pinned down by the fiercer than expected resistance, waited for the British fleet to enter Baltimore harbor. The Royal Navy was unable to enter Baltimore harbor due to the tenacious defense witnessed by Francis Scott Key.This inspired him to write the "Star Spangled Banner". Just over three months later, the treaty of Ghent ended the war, the last time hostile forces were in Washington, DC. Awesome weight of history, indeed. Also a look at what inspires songwriters who carry on our oral traditions, which some would say are more important than our written history. Thanks for reading. A lurker in the blog.
That was fun to read, Anonymous, and I thank you for writing it. Given all the walking I did in the city, you've made it interesting to conjure up images of events seemingly so far removed from the statues and the portable potties, the jumbotrons and the t-shirt stands. Thanks for reading.
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