Welcome to the Georgetown Metropolitan

 
From 1820 to 1837, a newspaper called the Georgetown Metropolitan was published in the city of Georgetown, DC.  The copy above is from July 12, 1826, reporting on the deaths of Presidents Jefferson and Adams on July 4th, exactly fifty years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence.  For a short while, it was published by John L. O’Sullivan and his brother-in-law Samuel Langtree. O’Sullivan faded into obscurity until the middle of the 20th century when the term “Manifest Destiny” was attributed to him. Notice that in commemoration of the passing of Jefferson and Adams, the Corporation of Georgetown resolved to request local citizen Francis S. Key to give an oration on the occassion.

So what does this have to do with 2008? Well, not much. But, basically I’ve realized that the neighborhood of Georgetown lacks a neighborhood blog. I’ve decided to give it a try. I looked through Georgetown’s history for a worthy name to resurrect and the Georgetown Metropolitan sounded perfect to me. And so I have reestablished the Georgetown Metropolitan, 171 years since it last was printed. With luck, the Georgetown Metropolitan will serve as a valuable information source for Georgetown residents.

Image curtesy of the Library of Congress