Native Americans&Early European Settlements
Fill in the blank.
Washington D.C. sits on the ancestral lands of the ________.
Anacostans
What attracted thousands of people who were freed from slavery to the Southwest.
The area's affordable housing and labor opportunities.
was constructed on a site that has operated as a fish and public market since 1805.
The Municipal Fish Market
what year did the Southwest waterfront undergo a renaissance?
1930's
True or False
Jennifer has been to 8 countries
True
Name the 2 peoples that neighbored the ancestral lands that Washington D.C. sits on.
Piscataway & Pamunkey
This was one of the areas first private development in the district.
Southwest Washington
What year was the fish market block long structure demolished and why was is demolished.
1960's
future redevelopment plans.
what businesses supported the waterfront during the renaissance.
municipal fish market & farmer's market
Name 5 countries Jennifer has been to.
Vietnam, Spain, China, South Africa, Mexico, Malaysia, Philippines, South Korea
As more white settlers came across the Atlantic what did they begin building?
Extensive plantations along the waterfront.
What year was The Municipal Fish market opened?
1805
Name 3 buildings that still stand as reminders of the Municipal Fish Market's heyday in the 1920s.
The Lunch room, Oyster Shucking, and Fish cleaning Shed
Water streets name was changed to _________ in 1938.
Maine Avenue
Jennifer started her teaching career teaching ________.
ESL (English as a second language)
Who recorded and mapped out the Native Americans locations. (include the year)
John Smith
1608
The oldest continuously operating open air fish market in the U.S.
The Municipal Fish Market
What does RLA stand for
Redevelopment land agency
The plan was to transform Maine Avenue into a __________boulevard.
160 foot boulevard
Jennifer's future husband is from what country?
Democratic Republic of Congo.
Name 2 of the most notable landholders of the early European settlements.
Notley Young
Daniell Carroll of Duddington
became the principal commercial waterfront of the city in the 1820's & 30's.
Southwest waterfront
What did RLA ultimately lead to?
the construction of the Southwest freeway, the relocation of Maine Avenue, a waterfront promenade and multiple parks.
Describe the living conditions of the Southwest in the early 1900's
Poor, with ramshackle residential buildings left over from the Civil war, narrow and often unpaved streets, impractical arrangements of slips and adjacent wharves. Constant risk of fire due to wood construction and storage yards piled high with flammable materials.
Name 2 of Jennifer's favorite hobbies.
Hiking, moutain biking, musical theatre