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Mia Owens

Mia Owens joined the Association in 2020 as a Public History Fellow in the History of Slavery and Its Legacies in Washington, DC while earning her master’s degree in Public History from American University. She assisted with the Slavery in the President’s Neighborhood initiative.

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    "Running from the Temple of Liberty": The Pearl Incident

    On April 15, 1848, the Pearl schooner was docked at the wharf located at the foot of Seventh Street in Washington, D.C., waiting for passengers to arrive. The wharf was situated in a less-traveled area of Southwest D.C. and was chosen for its secluded location. The high riverbank, wide stretches of fields, and the lack of buildings in the vicinity

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    Daniel Webster's House

    At the corner of H Street and Connecticut Avenue, the United States Chamber of Commerce Building sits where a three-and-a-half story brick house once stood. The house was built in 1828 by attorney Thomas Swann.1 Swann was born in Charles County, Maryland, and in 1787 he moved to Alexandria, Virginia, where he studied law, married Jane Byrd Page, and started a family.