Georgetown Photography - Historic District - Washington DC

  • This is the main Georgetown photography page which gives an insight into what / where I have taken photographs in the historic region of the District of Columbia.

 

  • If you would like to see more of my Georgetown photography at full-size and hi-resolution and or/are interested in purchasing a photograph/s please visit my image portfolio on Adobe Stock by clicking on the link provided: Liberty Photo Art Adobe Stock Portfolio

 

Georgetown Photography

Georgetown photography is now available to view and up for sale on my Adobe Stock image portfolio

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A brief history of how the historic region has developed to accompany my Georgetown photography

 

 

 

  • Georgetown developed well before Washington, D.C.

 

  • Native Americans had a settlement here.

 

  • A land grant was given to Ninian Beall in 1703, who named the area, the Rock of Dumbarton.

 

  • Scottish immigrants began the large population increase in the mid eighteenth century, and the town was renamed George Town in 1751.

 

  • It grew rapidy into a tobacco and flour port & finally the city of Georgetown was formed in 1789.

 

  • The Harbor & Chesapeake and Ohio Canal were built in 1828, the streets became lined with townhouses, some still remaining true today. The railroad led to a downturn in Georgetown's economy & was in decline by the mid-1800s.

 

  • A century later charming houses began attracting wealthy young couples , with restaurants & shops springing up in Georgetown's main streets including M Street & Wisconsin Avenue. Georgetown still keeps it quiet existence from the rest of the city, even today.
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