TIL What is now Federal Triangle in DC was once a slum known as Murder Bay, and so many prostitutes were present to serve the needs of Civil War General Joseph Hooker's army it was also known as "Hooker's Division" en.wikipedia.org Submitted by MajesticBread9147 t3_10bik06 on January 14, 2023 at 7:28 AM in washingtondc 6 comments 104
mrgrimwig t1_j4cb23p wrote on January 14, 2023 at 6:23 PM From that Wikipedia article, this photo of the national mall 110 years ago is nuts. https://i.imgur.com/q3f9Yup.jpg Permalink 3
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