Greater U Street

by Paul K. Williams

Book Overview

On the edge of the 1792 original city plan by designer Pierre L'Enfant lies the Greater U Street neighborhood.

For nearly 70 years before the Civil War, orchards and grazing land covered the area. When Camp Campbell was settled during the war where Sixth and U Streets now lie, thousands of fighting soldiers and then freed men and women flocked to the area. The fighting ceased, and many people remained to construct small wood frame...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738514233
• ISBN13: 9780738514239
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.6" x 9.2"