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Lancaster Ave. in Georgetown, PA. Our family owned property along here from at least the mid-1800's until 2008.
Washington Harbour in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Georgetown University can be seen in the background and the Potomac River is in the foreground.
Albert Smart and George Hughes getting technical. At one time George and his family had a superb collection of Scots.
The infamous "Exorcist Staircase" in Georgetown. These stairs were featured in the 1973 horror film The Exorcist.
a practice session before the start of the 1st ODI Match between West Indies and Pakistan at Guyana National Stadium, Guyana on Tuesday April 04, 2017.
Photo by WICB Media/Randy Brooks of Brooks Latouche Photography
About Georgetown, Washington DC
Georgetown is a historic neighborhood, commercial, and entertainment district located in northwest Washington, D.C., situated along the Potomac River. Founded in 1751 in the state of Maryland, the port of Georgetown predated the establishment of the federal district and the City of Washington by 40 years. Georgetown remained a separate municipality until 1871, when the United States Congress created a new consolidated government for the whole District of Columbia. A separate act passed in 1895 specifically repealed Georgetown's remaining local ordinances and renamed Georgetown's streets to conform with those in the City of Washington.
The primary commercial corridors of Georgetown are the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue & M Street, which contain high-end shops, bars, restaurants, and the Georgetown Park enclosed shopping mall, as well as the Washington Harbour waterfront restaurants at K Street, NW, between 30th and 31st Streets. Georgetown is home to the main campus of Georgetown University and numerous other landmarks, such as the Volta Bureau and the Old Stone House, the oldest unchanged building in Washington. The embassies of France, Mongolia, Sweden, Thailand, and Ukraine are located in Georgetown.
Georgetown, Colorado was a railroad town from which the Georgetown Loop of fame and fable snaked up Clear Creek to Silver Plume. It was a "kit bridge" that had to be torn down when it was found to be reversed. It has been rebuilt as a tourist rail route.
Crofutt’s Grip-Sack Guide of Colorado
A Complete Encyclopedia of the State:
Resources and Condensed Authentic Descriptions of
Every City, Town, Village, Station, Post Officeand Important Mining Camp in the State;
Soda, Sulphur, Hot and Medicinal Springs: Summer, Health and Pleasure
Resorts: The Mining, Stock Raising and Farming Interests;
Where to Hunt, Fish, and View the most Magnificent Scenery in the World
Altitudes, Distances, Routes and Fares.
In fact it tells you
What is Worth Seeing, Where to See It, Where to Go, How to Go, Where to Stop, and What it Costs.
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These engravings in Crofutt’s Grip-Sack Guide Colorado were probably collected from any handy but divergent source but I expect that some were produced by engravers at Overland Publishing Company (or the Tribune) in Omaha, Nebraska. It is always possible that they worked from photos but it seems more likely that they were transcribed from verbal descriptions. You decide.
Colorado was fortunate to have George A. Crofutt tour the state not only once but twice in the era of early Colorado Statehood. The "Encyclopedia" was published once it 1881 and again in 1885 during the bustle of mining activity while agriculture and business hustled to catch up. The raw dreams in a new land spurred the interest in the state and made the Grip-Sack Guides sought-after information for folks in the settled lands to the east.
The Grip-Sack Guide claims to be a "Complete 1885 Encyclopedia." All in black ink on white paper. The result is that this is a fine snapshot of early Colorado life, real and inflated. Regardless, this is a wonderfully informative source to understanding early statehood and it is fortunately once again available.
This is the old Georgetown steam plant in Seattle, WA. A former steam plant owned by Seattle City Light that is now open for tours. It was built in 1906 and although retired for many years, is still in working condition.