tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972158399131973757.post8622224026469244832..comments2024-02-20T01:38:55.934-05:00Comments on All Not So Quiet Along the Potomac: A Railroad-Related Site in Old Town AlexandriaRon Baumgartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12449787740945022061noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972158399131973757.post-86711723272910791382014-09-25T21:40:44.371-04:002014-09-25T21:40:44.371-04:00Michael,
Thanks for your kind words. I am always ...Michael,<br /><br />Thanks for your kind words. I am always glad to offer "time travel"!<br /><br />I didn't realize NOAA had historical maps. Thanks for the link. Please send me a copy of the overlay once you get it put together. I like to see such comparisons of old and new.<br /><br />Ron<br /><br />P.S. Good move! Ron Baumgartenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12449787740945022061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972158399131973757.post-8476821065987010092014-09-25T00:04:02.789-04:002014-09-25T00:04:02.789-04:00Dear Mr. Baumgarten, esq.,
Thanks for sending me o...Dear Mr. Baumgarten, esq.,<br />Thanks for sending me on a sentimental journey back to Alexandria. I left around 1956.<br /><br />You might like http://historicalcharts.noaa.gov/historicals/preview/image/T00909-05-1863<br />which I am attempting to compare to Google maps of Alexandria. I am guessing that the old railroad cut is now Wilkes Rd. I will try to scale the contemporary to overlay a download of the old. If that works, I'll blog here again.<br />MS law school dropoutAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06461294939658298997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972158399131973757.post-69083288460337810072012-07-07T22:40:12.921-04:002012-07-07T22:40:12.921-04:00Thanks for your comment. You make some interesting...Thanks for your comment. You make some interesting observations. However, sources I used in compiling this post identified the photograph as showing the Wilkes St. Tunnel. This website, run by the Alexandria city government, also offers another view of the tunnel which shows the tracks: <br />http://www.alexandriava.gov/freedmens/photos/historic/USMilitaryEmployeesAlexandria1863.jpgRon Baumgartenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12449787740945022061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972158399131973757.post-84315832093396623702012-06-30T02:32:31.223-04:002012-06-30T02:32:31.223-04:00Compare the arches, and the adjacent topography of...Compare the arches, and the adjacent topography of the laborer photo and the east portal of the Wilkes Street tunnel. They are different.<br />In the laborer photo, does it look like a railroad track is running straight out of the tunnel?<br />I think the laborers are standing in front of a bridge over Hoof's Run, with the stream meandering to the right as it exits the arch.<br />That would make sense, since the iron yard of the USMRR was located near Duke Street and the Hoofs Run bridge.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08646843427167901518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972158399131973757.post-27635273753208591532011-08-21T10:09:24.993-04:002011-08-21T10:09:24.993-04:00Thanks for the link, Bernie.Thanks for the link, Bernie.Ron Baumgartenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12449787740945022061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972158399131973757.post-5427311377790682192011-08-21T08:14:23.924-04:002011-08-21T08:14:23.924-04:00The HAER Made in America web site has architectura...The HAER Made in America web site has architectural drawings of the tunnel. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.va1013Berniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14041125155303909803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972158399131973757.post-14021966998918636212011-08-19T22:11:01.302-04:002011-08-19T22:11:01.302-04:00Thanks, Steven. I have read about the Hoof's R...Thanks, Steven. I have read about the Hoof's Run Bridge, but have yet to get over that way. I really enjoy uncovering these hidden treasures around here.Ron Baumgartenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12449787740945022061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972158399131973757.post-45282739821568098452011-08-19T22:03:18.383-04:002011-08-19T22:03:18.383-04:00Great post and photos of the Wilkes Tunnel. Anoth...Great post and photos of the Wilkes Tunnel. Another vestige of the O&A in Alexandria is the stone arched Hoof's Run Bridge. Built in 1856, it is now traversed by Jamieson Avenue.Stevenhttp://civilwarwashingtondc1861-1865.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com