21 10 490 https://mallhistory.org/files/original/ab62524039ea8a43c9ae31326defc127.jpg 0dc2dd67c7db9a04b1f43680abdf26ab Event A non-persistent, time-based occurrence. Metadata for an event provides descriptive information that is the basis for discovery of the purpose, location, duration, and responsible agents associated with an event. Examples include an exhibition, webcast, conference, workshop, open day, performance, battle, trial, wedding, tea party, conflagration. Event Type Planning and Design Event Sort Date For sort purposes only. Use YYYYMMDD with no spaces. If no MM or DD, use 00. For multi-day events, use first day. 18750709 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Potomac Flats Reclaimed Description An account of the resource In 1870 the Army Corps of Engineers, headed by Major Nathaniel Michler, began dredging the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/424">Potomac</a> to remove silt and improve ship traffic. Dredged material was dumped into the tidal flats along the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/378">Washington waterfront</a>. In 1875 the project was expanded to include reclaiming the flats. The initial experiment lasted until 1882, but the reclamation continued until August 30, 1911, by which time contractors had moved over 12 million cubic yards of material from the river to the flats, <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/321">creating Potomac Park.</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 07/09/1875 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1860-1889 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/dc0448.photos.025235p/">View original</a>. building the mall design & monuments environment https://mallhistory.org/files/original/0ffd1dc6910657b1ff92ad6dcfeacc05.jpg eb7abc0d42af7850ba110f2c1edf5eb6 Place Important spaces on the mall (See the "Places" writeboard in basecamp.) Physical Description Text describing the appearance of the place and its situation on the Mall. 10 acre field. Location The location of the interview. On the National Mall grounds known as the "Lincoln Mall." Type The nature or genre of the resource Gardens and Landscapes Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Polo Field Description An account of the resource The polo field on the National Mall has been a popular site for polo matches since the early 1900s. During World War II members of the military, including General George S. Patton, used the field for intramural games. Today, the polo field and surrounding <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/371">softball fields</a> are used by local enthusiasts and maintained by the National Park Service. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/hec2008005985/">View original</a>. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1920-1949 everyday life work & play https://mallhistory.org/files/original/f13fd124e88577cc6a025e7f633e9f96.jpg 44e700d4e5a9b13e7119b658e0d84485 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Hand-colored aquatint. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource US Capitol in 1814 Description An account of the resource British troops invaded Washington during the War of 1812. On August 24, 1814, British soldiers marched into the city and <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/157">set fire to federal buildings</a>, including the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/59">U.S. Capitol</a>. At the time, the Capitol only consisted of two wings; the connecting Rotunda was not yet built. Fireproof building materials protected the exterior structure, but the interior was severely damaged. The wing for the House of Representatives was worst hit. The fire there was so intense that glass lamps melted. This engraving was made in the fall of 1814, when <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/327">Congress debated whether to rebuild the Capitol or move back to Philadelphia</a>. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource William Strickland (engraver) George Munger (artist) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1814 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1800-1829 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2006692267/">View original</a>. design & monuments military history politics & protest https://mallhistory.org/files/original/d99c7f064fb0a5719d4664e7c8921496.jpg a236d24a939eadc3d779764d0e44d8f3 Place Important spaces on the mall (See the "Places" writeboard in basecamp.) Physical Description Text describing the appearance of the place and its situation on the Mall. 52 acre park just south of the White House lawn. Type The nature or genre of the resource Gardens and Landscapes Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The White Lot Description An account of the resource In 1860, the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/370">first baseball clubs</a> in Washington, DC, the Nationals and the Potomacs, played a game on the<a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/315"> field south of the White House</a>, then known as the White Lot. The field was originally open to baseball enthusiasts of all races, but became segregated in 1874. In 1904, President Theodore Roosevelt formalized the park, laying out four diamonds for public play. The baseball fields remained open until the 1990s. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/fsa.8e07378/">View original</a>. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 2, 1860 (first game) 1990s (closed) Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1860-1889 neighborhood work & play https://mallhistory.org/files/original/9386a4d1c3c412083a9e74eabaa0476a.jpg 5ebe9d5d87e39a023dbfa865f1b82b42 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Grounds of the Department of Agriculture Description An account of the resource Even before President Abraham Lincoln officially created a <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/289">Department of Agriculture</a> in 1862, the Bureau of Agriculture, part of the Patent Office, was growing crops on the National Mall, conducting research, and distributing seeds across the country. In 1865, the Department of Agriculture expanded its presence on the Mall, creating landscaped gardens and <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/372">growing experimental crops</a>. By the 1930s, formal gardens surrounded its main building, as shown in this photograph. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived District of Columbia Public Library. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcplcommons/3359936641/">View original.</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1920-1949 1860-1889 commerce & trade everyday life neighborhood work & play https://mallhistory.org/files/original/79bd5c2189f7f4b5bd2c74e8d7df159c.jpg 97753cd266f3bf7d2a8bae8c83992c62 Place Important spaces on the mall (See the "Places" writeboard in basecamp.) Physical Description Text describing the appearance of the place and its situation on the Mall. The structure measures 30 feet by 16 feet and consists of a marble column and figures standing upon a sarcophagus-shaped pedestal. One inscription lists the names of six deceased soldiers. Type The nature or genre of the resource Statues and Sculpture Ghost Sites Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Tripoli Monument Description An account of the resource The Tripoli Monument was commissioned by members of the US Navy's Mediterranean fleet in memory of 6 officers who died during the Barbary Wars of the early 1800s. Built in Italy in 1806, the monument came to the US on board the USS <em>Constitution and </em>was placed in the Washington Navy Yard. The monument was damanged during the burning of the Navy Yard in 1814. In 1831, it was restored and moved to the center of the Capitol reflecting pool in 1831, where is remained until 1860 when it was relocated to Annapolis, Maryland. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource David Porter Micali of Leghorn Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2003662984/">View original</a>. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1806 (constructed) 1860 (moved) Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1800-1829 1860-1889 design & monuments ghost mall military history https://mallhistory.org/files/original/0714be7c5d9bf5fd0a549893d2285be1.png c8a597d7a8d319fd6fcf63d2f6ea1a4e Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Event Type Environmental Disaster Text Any textual data included in the document. On Saturday last we published an account of the damage done to buildings and other property in this city and its vicinity by the late equinoctial storm — We not feel ourselves called on to notice much more extensive injuries done to the public and private property in this city and in Georgetown by the unprecedented rising of the water in the Potomac and in the Chesapeake and Ohio and Washington Canals on Saturday last. The water in the Washington Canal completely overflowed its banks, and at the Seventh street bridge was, at ten o'clock P.M., at least two feet higher than the embankment. Most of the cellars on the south side of Pennsylvania Avenue from Seventh street to Second street were deluged with water; and the wood merchants on the margin of the canal and basin suffered considerably. In the low ground of the margin of the canal in the Fifth Ward there was an extensive sheet of water, which rendered some of the streets impassable to foot passengers. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Washington Canal Floods Description An account of the resource On Saturday, September 16, 1843, a violent storm caused the rivers feeding into the Potomac to rise dramatically. The resulting water levels were higher than anyone could remember. When the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/424">Potomac River</a> and <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/41">Washington Canal </a>overflowed their banks, water flooded into the cellars and storage rooms in properties along the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/251">waterfronts in the Federal City and Georgetown</a>. It covered one of the bridges across the canal, which connected the Mall with the city, and damaged the supply of some of the local businesses. Flooding like this continued until the 1870s, when engineers brought it somewhat under control. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived “Great Flood,” <em>Madisonian for the Country</em> (Washington, DC) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 09/18/1843 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 environment neighborhood https://mallhistory.org/files/original/b32e5a61fc3b4848e75f04b21932bd0a.jpg 4924a65dd3a6db4d5aaf62f160a88b74 Place Important spaces on the mall (See the "Places" writeboard in basecamp.) Physical Description Text describing the appearance of the place and its situation on the Mall. The Flats were the wetlands to the west of the Washington Monument and southwest of Constitution Ave. The land was transformed into Potomac Park and the Tidal Basin Type The nature or genre of the resource Gardens and Landscapes Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Potomac Flats Description An account of the resource The mud flats and marshland to the west of the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/36">Washington Monument</a> (on the left side of this image) were called the Potomac Flats for most of the 1800s. In 1870, the Army Corps of Engineers began <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/326">dredging the Potomac</a> to remove silt and to deepen the ship channel to improve access to Washington by water. Dredged material was dumped onto the tidal flats along the Washington waterfront. The work continued until August 30, 1911, when contractors had moved over 12 million cubic yards of material from the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/424">river</a> to create East and West Potomac Parks and the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/430">Tidal Basin</a>. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Army Corps of Engineers Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/cph.3c27632/">View original</a>. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1882 (reclaimed) Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1860-1889 building the mall design & monuments environment https://mallhistory.org/files/original/472f240cbcda13ca7e37de5f16f45adb.jpg a6b64a8c30a5fb14a2f5051edcefad7b Place Important spaces on the mall (See the "Places" writeboard in basecamp.) Physical Description Text describing the appearance of the place and its situation on the Mall. The Jefferson Pier is a 2 foot by 2 foot granite monument marking the proposed first meridian. The inscription reads: "Position of Jefferson Pier erected Dec 18 1804. Recovered and re-erected Dec 2, 1869." Type The nature or genre of the resource Marker Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jefferson Pier Description An account of the resource This historical survey stone was established in 1793 to mark the prime meridian of the United States. It was also intended to mark the intersection of direct lines from the middle of the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/59">Capitol</a> and the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/66">White House</a>, but it is in fact a little off center. The first marker, a wooden stake, was replaced by a stone in 1804. In the 1870s, the Army Corps of Engineers accidentally removed that marker, and the present stone was placed in 1889. The prime meridian was relocated in 1850. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Colonel O.H. Ernst Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Department of Commerce. <a href="http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/htmls/geod0508.htm">View original</a>. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1793 (established) 1889 (restored) Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Pre-1800s 1860-1889 building the mall design & monuments https://mallhistory.org/files/original/6b0417aa4c4e4f6225d8e2c6c58d10bd.png 849e8f44cdbae7a19c99c5c062bc3496 Event A non-persistent, time-based occurrence. Metadata for an event provides descriptive information that is the basis for discovery of the purpose, location, duration, and responsible agents associated with an event. Examples include an exhibition, webcast, conference, workshop, open day, performance, battle, trial, wedding, tea party, conflagration. Event Type Openings and Dedications Event Sort Date For sort purposes only. Use YYYYMMDD with no spaces. If no MM or DD, use 00. For multi-day events, use first day. 18100502 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Washington Canal Groundbreaking Ceremony Description An account of the resource In May of 1810 President James Madison broke ground for the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/41">Washington Canal</a> amidst <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/341">city officials and citizens crowded</a> at New Jersey Avenue SE. The Canal was part of the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/168">original city plan</a> from 1791, but work stalled until 1809 when Congress chartered a new company to <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/266">complete the canal</a>. President Madison, the president of the company, and the city mayor each dug a small hole with a shovel at the groundbreaking. As a horse and plow began digging the canal in earnest, onlookers celebrated with enthusiasm and enjoyed free refreshments under a large tent. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5/2/1810 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1800-1829 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <em>National Intelligencer</em> (Washington, DC) commerce & trade ghost mall