The Washington Navy Yard is a ceremonial and administrative center for the United States Navy, located in the federal national capital city of Washington, D.C.. It is the oldest shore establishment /
An aerial view of the Washington Navy Yard (established 1799), on the confluence of the Anacostia River (Eastern Branch) of the Potomac River, during 2021
Latrobe Gate, the historical landmark and ceremonial entranceway to the Washington Navy Yard, named for Benjamin Henry Latrobe, on the left
Carpenters' time book dated November 22, 1819, enumerates the time ship carpenters, ship joiners and boat builders spent on different jobs. The projects listed include refitting the warships USS Congress, USS Columbia, working in the Mould Loft, and building "Patterns." In the lower right-hand corner is a doodle of two shorebirds. Time book may have been that of early Navy Yard employee William Easby (1791–1854). Navy Library Collection.
"Sailors or Laborers Wanted" for Washington Navy Yard, City of Washington Gazette 1 Dec 1819
The Washington City Canal was a canal in Washington, D.C., that operated from 1815 until the mid-1850s. The canal connected the Anacostia River, termed the "Eastern Branch" at that time, to Tiber Cree
Boston Public Library Facsimile of manuscript of Peter Charles L'Enfant's 1791 plan for the federal capital city (United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1887).
The Canal in front of the Capitol Building in construction (1860).
The Canal in front of the Capitol and the US Botanical Gardens.
The Canal in 1863 with the Smithsonian Castle and Armory Square Hospital.