Photo #1528 – 01.21.13
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial in Washington, D.C. was a cool memorial to visit on a chilly evening this past November. One of the newest memorials in D.C. (it opened in 2011), the memorial features a 30-foot-tall granite relief of the civil rights leader surrounded by peaceful waterfalls and inspiring quotes. It was certainly impressive lit up at night!
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Photo #1217 – 03.15.12
The Necessary House
The necessary house (more commonly known in the 20th and 21st centuries as a privy or outhouse, among other names…) was a nice thing to have as an 18th century colonist. This particular reconstructed necessary house is located behind the George Wythe house at Colonial Williamsburg. There is a bit of uncertainty regarding whether necessary houses were widespread in Williamsburg, and even if they were, historians seem to think they were likely not as highly-styled as this modern reconstruction or even painted at all. But it is nice to think about sitting in this one and being able to look out the nice windows into the expansive surrounding gardens.
To read an interesting story about necessary houses (well, I thought it was a bit interesting!), click here!
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Photo #1104 – 11.23.11
Barracks at Fort Hancock
Located right next to the lighthouse on Sandy Hook in New Jersey, this abandoned building was once one of four large buildings that served as barracks for enlisted men. As many as 80 men lived in this building, and along with things like a latrine and mess hall, this barracks, along with the other three, had its own barber and tailor shops. The fort was deactivated in 1974, leaving many interesting structures in varying degrees of dilapidation, but it is still neat to take a stroll around the Fort, as it is managed by the National Park Service. In this photo, I really liked how the different textures in this photo(brickwork, columns, wood, silky sky) looked nice and sharp in high-contrast black and white.
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Photo #1103 – 11.22.11
Ellis Island – Gateway to America
From Annie Moore, an Irish girl who arrived in the United States in 1892, to a Norwegian by the name of Arne Peterssen who arrived in 1954, millions of immigrants passed through Ellis Island to begin their lives anew in America. In fact, it is estimated that 12 million immigrants passed through this building (or an earlier form of it) between the first and last people noted above. The island now hosts a museum managed by the National Park Service, and while I haven’t yet visited, I did get a chance to view the island as we passed by on our cruise ship heading out of New York Harbor.
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Photo #530 – 04.28.10
Colonial Gaol Door
The Public Gaol (pronounced ‘jail’) in Colonial Williamsburg was in place by 1704 and housed mostly people awaiting trial and convicts waiting to be hanged, etc. Fifteen of Blackbeard’s henchmen were held here in 1718. Gaol fever (likely typhus) was pretty common in the overcrowded and dreary cells, so it was certainly best not to be behind one of these heavily-reinforced doors.
The building was restored in 1936 after a couple centuries as a county facility, and Heather and I got to check it out last year when we visited the colonial city.
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