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Concert
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First Performance at the Sylvan Theater
Description
An account of the resource
The first performance at the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/3">Sylvan Theatre</a> on the Washington Monument grounds took place on the evening of June 2, 1917. Artist and philanthropist <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/100">Alice Pike Barney Hemmick</a> founded the theater, believing that Washington needed a nationally supported theater and that an outdoor theater would be a good first step. The performance on <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/392">opening night</a> consisted of speeches, a rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" by the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/144">Marine Band</a>, and a play written by Mrs. Hemmick. Over 6,000 people attended the Sylvan Theater first show.
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/hec2008006112/">View Original</a>.
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06/02/1917
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The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1890-1919
design & monuments
everyday life
work & play
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Openings and Dedications
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Samuel Morse sends first telegraph message from the US Capitol
Description
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On May 24, 1844 after receiving $30,000 in appropriations from Congress, inventor Samuel Morse sent the first official telegraph message from Washington, DC to Baltimore, Maryland. In a series of dots and dashes, later known as Morse code, Morse transmitted the message "What Hath God Wrought" from the Supreme Court Chamber, then located inside the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/59">Capitol</a>. Before the telegraph, information transmission was limited to the speed of horse travel, but could now be transmitted wide distances almost instantly. The telegraph office existed inside the Capitol until 2007.
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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. <a href="http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/technology/telegraph.aspx">View original</a>.
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05/24/1844
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1830-1859
commerce & trade
ghost mall
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Event
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Openings and Dedications
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Baltimore & Potomac Railroad bisects the National Mall
Description
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<p>In 1872, the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/42">Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station</a> opened near the Capitol, <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/346">crossing the parks and lawns of the National Mall</a>. The first train departed at 5 a.m. on July 2 with sixty passengers. The depot buildings were opened in 1874. The presence of the railroad on the Mall was controversial until it was removed in 1907. Although the Mall was barely developed when the railroad arrived, some argued that the noisy, dirty, smelly steam-driven locomotives would ruin the landscape of the park. Others believed that the Mall could accommodate both technology and nature and that the railroad represented progress and economic growth.</p>
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/90710994/">View original.</a>
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1860-1889
Date
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1872
commerce & trade
ghost mall
neighborhood
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Openings and Dedications
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Center Market Opens
Description
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The <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/32">Center Market</a>, one of the first formal markets in Washington City, opened in mid-December 1801. The market's location was <a href="http://mallhistory.org/explorations/show/center-market">proposed in the early plans of the city</a> and George Washington had set aside land for its establishment in March 1797. Laws governing the market encouraged local farmers to bring their products into the city and contributed rental revenues to the city's poor fund. The market was near <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/40">Tiber Creek</a>, the planned route of the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/41">Washington City Canal</a>, which provided easy transportation.
Date
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1801
Coverage
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1800-1829
Source
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<em>National Intelligencer</em>, October 11, 1802.
commerce & trade
everyday life
ghost mall
neighborhood
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Act of August 10, 1846 [An Act to Establish the Smithsonian Institution], 08/10/1846
Creator
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National Archives and Records Administration. Office of the Federal Register. (04/01/1985 - ) (Most Recent)
Department of State. (09/1789 - ) (Predecessor)
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http://research.archives.gov/description/299812
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Series : Enrolled Acts and Resolutions of Congress, compiled 1789 - 2008
HMS Entry Number(s): A-1 5A (1789-1823 segment) A-1 5B (1824-1956 segment) (...)
Record Group 11: General Records of the United States Government, 1778 - 2006
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August 10, 1846
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Openings and Dedications
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Act of Congress establishes the Smithsonian Institution
Description
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<a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/68">James Smithson,</a> an English scientist, specified<a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/510"> in his will</a> that if his nephew, Henry J. Hungerford, died without heirs, his estate should be given to the United States to found an institution "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge." Smithson died in 1829 and his nephew died in 1835, without heirs, leaving $508,318 to the people of the United States. In August 1846, President James K. Polk signed an act creating the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/52">Smithsonian Institution</a>, to be established in Washington, DC, either in a <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/194">building of its own </a>or in a wing of the Patent Building.
Source
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Smithsonian Libraries. <a href="http://www.sil.si.edu/Exhibitions/Smithson-to-Smithsonian/compromise_06.html">View original</a>.
Date
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08/10/1846
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1830-1859
design & monuments
museums