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THE ITINERARY a Quarterly Newsletter of the Guild of Professional Tour Guides of Washington DC ISSUE 04 | February 2020 ISSUE 04 | February 2020 THE ITINERARY A Quarterly Newsletter of The Guild of Professional Tour Guides of Washington DC OOverver thethe RiverRiver and Through the Woods: byby NathanNathan HarringtonHarrington Most tourist maps don’t even show it. The portion of the District of Columbia that lies east of the Anacostia River is residential, working class, and well off the beaten path. If written guides mention the area at all, it is to warn visitors of high crime rates. Known as “East of the River” or “Ward 7 and Ward 8,” the area has a population of around 170,000, more than 90 percent of whom are African American. From the earliest days of the federal city, the geographic barrier of the river has been exacerbated by segregation, neglect, flawed planning, and environmental racism. Statistics showing the stark disparities in virtually every indicator of social well- being between East of the River and the rest of the city are cited with Continued to pg 2 In This Edition P1 Over The River P7 Remember. Honor. Teach. P13 What Makes A Show P4 Messages From The Board P9 Books - Animals In The Streets P15 WFTGA - 14 Days in Cyprus P5 Twenty In 2020 P12 Member Spotlight P18 Board Contact Information 1 Winter / Spring The Itinerary 2020 Continued from pg 1 consternation by politicians and activists forts was in July 1864, when President alike. Lincoln personally witnessed the unsuccessful assault on Ft. Stevens by Outsiders and even journalists often refer mistakenly to all of East of the River as Confederate cavalry under Jubal Early. In “Anacostia.” For residents, that name applies 1937 the Civilian Conservation Corps only to the river itself and to Historic partially restored Ft. Stevens to its wartime Anacostia, a relatively small area between appearance, and reenactments are held the 11th Street Bridge and the Anacostia there each year. Metro station. Ward 8 includes other After the war the forts were abandoned, distinct and recognized neighborhoods reclaimed by nature, and in many cases including Fairlawn, Garfield Heights, passed back to private ownership. The 1902 Hillsdale, Bellevue, Washington Highlands, McMillan Plan envisioned a scenic greenway and Congress Heights. To the north, Ward and ring road linking all of the forts. 7 encompasses Hillcrest, Benning Heights, Throughout the 1930s and 1940s the Ft. Dupont, Kenilworth-Parkside, National Park Service (NPS) acquired land Deanwood and many others. Labeling it all for the project under the Capper-Cramton "Anacostia" is like calling the whole area Act, but rapid urbanization during and after west of Rock Creek Park “Georgetown.” World War II made the scheme increasingly Washington has been called a City of Trees difficult. Work proceeded more smoothly and boasts by some measures, the highest East of the River, where development was concentration of parkland among large slower and many areas remained semi- U.S. cities. While leafy verdancy is typically rural. The roads through Ft. Dupont Park in associated with posh neighborhoods, Ward Ward 7 offer a taste of how the ring road 8, where I live, is blessed with more than may have looked if it had been completed. 500 acres of forested parkland interlaced Guild member Russ Norfleet has led hikes with residential neighborhoods. on the Fort Circle Park Hiker-Biker Trail, As in other parts of DC, much of this which runs through a continuous 7-mile parkland owes its existence to the Civil greenway from Ft. Mahan near the War. When the war began, Washington Minnesota Avenue Metro to Battery Rickets, was surrounded by a largely pro- across from the Anacostia Community Confederate region and was very lightly Museum. Several sets of earthworks are still fortified. To protect against possible visible after 150 years of erosion. invasion, the Union army hastily seized Along I-295, south of the South Capitol Bridge, hilltop sites, cleared forests to open up you will notice a wooded hillside to your east. views to the river, and constructed a total That is Shepherd Parkway, named for Alexander of 68 forts in a ring around the city. Most “Boss” Shepherd, territorial governor of DC in consisted of rustic earthworks topped with the 1870s, called by some “The Father of wooden ramparts. Modern Washington.” This 197-acre parcel The only hostile action to occur at these shelters the earthwork remains of Ft. Carroll 2 Continued to pg 3 Winter / Spring The Itinerary 2020 Continued from pg 2 and Ft. Grebel, along with stands of towering Ward 8 woodlands, controlled by the District poplar trees, a small wetland, and panoramic government rather than NPS have fared no views across the river. better. Suitland Parkway, constructed through a natural valley during World War II to connect Further east, Oxon Run Parkway is a 126- acre Bolling Air Force Base with Andrews Air Force woodland adjacent to the THEARC community Base, is flanked by roughly 100 acres of forest. center, United Medical Center, and the These woods shelter the many hilltop Southern Avenue Metro Station. The namesake apartment buildings from the noise and stream, like the neighboring Maryland pollution of the busy commuter route below. In community of Oxon Hill, got its name because places, the valley is so narrow and the hills so the landscape reminded early English settlers steep that, viewed from above, the road seems of Oxford, England, hence the unusual spelling. to disappear. Yet the scale of illegal dumping Its’ broad floodplain is covered with winding here is staggering, the worst in the entire channels, extensive sandbars, islands, and District. deep pools. Long a part of the Camp Simms military reservation, these woods also conceal In 2009, the same year I became a Guild the ghostly remains of a World War II-era member, I purchased a home in the quaint but shooting range. Along Southern Avenue is a ungentrified Congress Heights section of Ward pristine upland area of oaks and mountain 8. A lifelong hiker and environmentalist, I was laurel, a slice of Appalachia in DC. drawn to these woods but appalled by their condition. At first I pulled out trash by myself. In As a legacy of DC’s status as a federal enclave, 2011, I formed the Committee to Restore most of this abundant parkland is controlled Shepherd Parkway; an all-volunteer effort, that by NPS. The parcels of NPS land that spread over seven years has removed more than 50 across the eastern half of the District and all of tons of trash from the woods and cut invasive Prince George’s County, make up an vines from hundreds of trees. administrative unit called National Capital Parks-East, similar to the more prominent In 2019, recognizing the need for continuous, National Mall and Memorial Parks. long-term restoration, maintenance, public engagement, education, and advocacy work, a As DC tour guides, we see every day how the group of founding board members and I, chronically under-funded NPS struggles to incorporated the Ward 8 Woods Conservancy as maintain the monumental core. In poorer a non-profit organization. Our mission is to residential areas like Ward 8, the neglect is engage residents in the rejuvenation and even worse. Millions of pounds of trash cover protection of the beauty, ecological health, and the ground: tires, car parts, furniture, public enjoyment of the more than 500 acres of appliances, and construction material dumped forest in Ward 8. We employ Ward 8 residents over decades by unscrupulous contractors. who face barriers to employment. Few signs identify the land, and most areas are without trail access. These Civil War sites have To learn more, volunteer, or request a guided been treated with none of the reverence rightly hike visit ward8woods.org or contact Nathan at given to the battlefields. [email protected]. 3 Winter / Spring The Itinerary 2020 Messages From The Board Communications Committee communications, or marketing, join the Wow! This is the 4th edition of The Itinerary. Communications Committee. Over the last year, I have received wonderful Contact Kelvin Carter at 614-783-4548 or content from our members, and have sought [email protected] to discuss to present a mixture of informational and possibilities. entertaining topics. I have received positive feedback on both the Government and Tourism design, and the quality of articles. Thank you for taking the time to contribute to, and read Committee The Itinerary. Please join us in welcoming Ella Schiralli, The Itinerary is growing, and needs additional Laura Moore, Susan Murany, and Diane people behind the scenes. Photographers, Lietzau to the Government and Tourism writers, copy editors, and others, please Committee. continue to step forth and help me produce The Committee works with D.C. and U.S. this quarterly newsletter. I appreciate your government entities to discuss issues of ideas, articles, and assistance. importance to tour guiding. Besides publishing The Capital Guide Online Activities include advancing the and The Itinerary, the Communications professionalism of the Guild and its Committee is also responsible for: members, promoting tourism and tour • Promoting the Guild and the tour guiding by licensed guides, and advocating guiding services offered by members for safety and improvements to tourist sites in the city. • Helping build relationships with Friends and Affiliates We are hope to have a committee member serve as the liaison for each of the various • Providing members with news from government agencies with whom we work, travel and tourism industry publications e.g D.C. Regulatory Authority (DCRA), and other sources that affect our National Capitol Planning Commission business (NCPC), NPS, Trust for National Mall, etc. How do we do this in 2020, the age of Liaisons will follow agency activities and transmedia marketing? To meet this goal, the communicate issues of importance to the guild needs new creative ideas for connecting Guild.
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