For context, the river has a long history of not being home to the country’s cleanest water. In the 1860s, Abraham Lincoln used to complain about the smell.It’s a common myth that former ...

A small chunk of road along the Potomac River in D.C., near a key commuter route, is set to close for the next six years — and it could impact your commute.

Seated proudly at the west end of Washington, D.C.’s National Mall, the Lincoln Memorial is one of the most beloved American monuments. Here are a few things to know on its 100th anniversary.

Discover the Lincoln Memorial's history, design, & significant role in American identity. Explore its power as a symbol of unity, freedom, & civil rights.

On the evening of March 21, 1864, the quiet of a small corner of the Army of the Potomac’s sprawling winter camp along the Rappahannock River near Beverly Ford, Va., was disturbed when a fight ...

Thanks to the thoughtfulness of some one, the Army of the Potomac yesterday was gratified by a new sensation -- the arrival of President LINCOLN, accompanied by Mrs. LINCOLN and their youngest son.

Lara Antal/Travel+Leisure. It’s not the first memorial to Lincoln in D.C. More than a half century before Daniel Chester French unveiled his famous seated figure of Abraham Lincoln ...

August 14, 2024. In 1863, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln wrote a scathing letter to his top Union general, who had squandered an opportunity to end the American Civil War.

When Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. furnished the Oval Office after stepping into the presidency, he included a bust and a portrait of Abraham Lincoln.. On the last President's Day of Biden's current ...

One hundred and sixty years ago in early September 1862, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia, fresh from a stunning victory at Second Bull Run (or Second Manassas ...

A view of the Lincoln Memorial at West Potomac Park on September 11, 2021 in Washington, DC. A statue of the 19th-century president has been vandalized in Chicago.

Abraham Lincoln was dead. Assassin John Wilkes Booth and accomplice David Herold, previously hiding in the swamps of Southern Maryland, had crossed the Potomac River to safety.