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With new owner, beloved Whites Ferry has a chance of reopening Jessica Contrera and Justin Wm. Moyer, The Washington Post Feb. 13, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail The Whites Ferry makes its way to the Montgomery County, Md.,side of the Potomac River on June 30, 2020.Washington Post photo by Michael S. Williamson. A beloved and historic Potomac River ferry shuttered by legal disputes last year may have a new chance to shuttle again. Whites Ferry, which has carried passengers between Maryland and Virg...

White’s Ferry owner offers $400K to end dispute, restore service Plus: Bethesda man is voice of NFL players during social unrest; NIST workers exposed to elevated radiation levels, officials say Bethesda Beat Staff | February 4, 2021 White’s Ferry owner offers $400K to end dispute, restore service The owner of a centuries-old ferry service that provided a route between Maryland and Virginia said he has offered $400,000 to resolve the land dispute that led to its closure in December. Herb...

THIS week’s story is about a man who came from Germany and stayed in the area for the rest of his life. In 1870 The Government brought in the Naturalisation Act which introduced administrative procedures for naturalising non-British subjects. A successful applicant would then be unable to be deported having pledged allegiance to the Crown. Crucially, you had to have already been in the country for at least five years and it certainly helped if you were in a respectable job. So it was ...

Elizabeth Browns grave in Barnoldswick INDUSTRIAL health and safety 100 years ago was not what it is today. The mills of Barnoldswick in those days were probably no better or worse than anywhere else. Bancroft Mill was opened in March 1920 and only ten months later it recorded its first, and, so far as we know, only fatal accident. Monday, January 18, 2021 marks the centenary of the death of Elizabeth Brown, a weaver, of Cobden Street. She was 28, married to Herbert Brown, who we believe ...

A historic ferry that shuttled commuters across the Potomac River between Virginia and Maryland closed Monday after a legal dispute.

abraham lincoln here standing on the parapit looking out to see where the enemy troops actually were. >> you can watch this and other american artifacts programs anytime by visiting our web site c-span.org. and watch american artifacts every sunday here on c-span 3. the john f. kennedy presidential library commenced a library. in this discussion, this panel is discussing the presidents actions on civil rights. this program is just over one hour. >> so, if we could have your attention...

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other gems from the campaign trail. also, the target of that republican ad in west virginia featuring actors whod been picked up in philadelphia at a certain -- remember they were looking for people who had ray certain, quote, hickey blue collar look? well democratic senate candidate joe manchin will be here tonight to talk about it, hes a fiscal conservative by the way backed by the chamber of commerce, now theres a democrat for you. and plus obama versus rogue. why is in the bran...

spirituals as they work on this capital. as black laborers yards for freedom, psalms echoed against these marble halls today. to you do a lift up my eyes. to you who dwell in the heavens, my eyes like the eyes of slaves, fixed on the hands of their masters. the eyes of a servant and the slightest gesture of a mistress, so our eyes or one u zero lord our god unto you show mercy. have mercy on us allured -- oh lord. we are full of content overflowing on our souls because of the scorn of ...