| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Washington,_DC / Society_and_Culture / History |
| Title: | The Mall |
| Description: | History of the Capital's central park and its development in the 19th and 20th centuries. Plans, photos, drawings, and bibliography. |
| Location: | http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/MALL/home.html |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Washington,_DC / Society_and_Culture / History |
| Title: | Washington |
| Description: | Article on the city from the 1911 edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica. |
| Location: | http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Washington_DC |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Washington,_DC / Society_and_Culture / History |
| Title: | Walks about Washington |
| Description: | By Francis E. Leupp. 1915 informal account of Washington history and sights. Digitized full text (291 pages) of the 1915 edition from Google Books. Includes drawings by Lester G. Hornby. |
| Location: | http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC00774504&id=pNoBAAAAMAAJ |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Washington,_DC / Society_and_Culture / History |
| Title: | Bibliography of the District of Columbia |
| Description: | Bibliography of books, maps, newspapers and magazine articles on the subject up to 1898. Digitized full text (211 pages) of the 1900 edition from Google Books. |
| Location: | http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC67890374&id=xLsXAAAAMAAJ |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Washington,_DC / Society_and_Culture / History |
| Title: | Wikipedia: History of Washington, D.C. |
| Description: | Article from the online encyclopedia Wikipedia. |
| Location: | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Washington,_D.C. |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Washington,_DC / Society_and_Culture / History |
| Title: | District of Columbia Public Library: Washingtoniana Division |
| Description: | Describes its extensive resources for local history and genealogy. |
| Location: | http://dclibrary.org/dcpl/cwp/view.asp?a=1264&q=566688 |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Washington,_DC / Society_and_Culture / History |
| Title: | Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Park |
| Description: | Story of the historic avenue. Official National Park Service site. |
| Location: | http://www.nps.gov/archive/paav/ |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Washington,_DC / Society_and_Culture / History / 19th_Century |
| Title: | Washington, D.C., Sights Before 1850: A Select List of Images |
| Description: | 37 paintings, drawings and photographs of Washington, DC, before 1850, selected from the collections of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Library of Congress Website. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/181_earl.html |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Washington,_DC / Society_and_Culture / History / 19th_Century |
| Title: | The "Snow Riot" |
| Description: | Account of racial violence in Washington in August 1835 and its aftermath. From the Washington Post. |
| Location: | http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55082-2005Feb1.html |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Washington,_DC / Society_and_Culture / History / 19th_Century |
| Title: | Picturesque Washington |
| Description: | By Joseph West Moore. 1884 account of Washington landmarks, government agencies, history and social life. Digitized full text of the original 1884 edition (308 pages) from Google Books. |
| Location: | http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC02088419&id=7MZ2VtF_Oj0C |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Washington,_DC / Society_and_Culture / History / 19th_Century |
| Title: | Morrison's Strangers' Guide to the City of Washington, and Its Vicinity |
| Description: | 1844 guide to Washington landmarks and institutions. Digitized full text (108 pages) of the 2nd edition, 1844, from Google Books. Illustrated. |
| Location: | http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC03359741&id=ApQZAAAAMAAJ |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Washington,_DC / Society_and_Culture / History / 19th_Century |
| Title: | A Picture of Washington |
| Description: | By George Watterston. 1840 account of Washington landmarks, government, social life and institutions. Digitized full text (274 pages) of the original 1840 edition from Google Books. |
| Location: | http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC16076617&id=VtfC1aNc2VIC |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Washington,_DC / Society_and_Culture / History / 19th_Century |
| Title: | Rand, McNally & Co.'s Handy Guide to Washington and the District of Columbia |
| Description: | 1893 guidebook to the city. Digitized full text (184 pages) of the original 1893 edition from Google Books. |
| Location: | http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC35904780&id=0T5iijAVWjEC |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Washington,_DC / Society_and_Culture / History / 19th_Century |
| Title: | Keim's Illustrated Hand-Book: Washington and Its Environs |
| Description: | 1879 description and history of the city. Digitized full text (252 pages) of the original 1879 edition from Google Books. |
| Location: | http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC65986231&id=-vCFVQxKFkMC |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Washington,_DC / Society_and_Culture / History / 19th_Century |
| Title: | Guide to Washington and Its Scientific Institutions |
| Description: | 1891 guide to the city's science-related agencies and institutions, prepared for the International Congress of Geologists. Digitized full text (64 pages) of the original 1891 edition from Google Books. |
| Location: | http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC39334134&id=bWIPAAAAIAAJ |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Washington,_DC / Society_and_Culture / History / 19th_Century |
| Title: | Washington and Georgetown Directory, 1853 |
| Description: | Directory of residents and businesses, including a history of the city and a visitor's guidebook. Full text (384 pages) A volume in the Making of America series of electronic reprints. |
| Location: | http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/b/bib/bibperm?q1=aFJ8697 |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Washington,_DC / Society_and_Culture / History / 19th_Century |
| Title: | The Sights and Secrets of the National Capital, 1869 |
| Description: | By John B. Ellis. Description of the city and of the Federal government in 1869. Full text (512 pages) A volume in the Making of America series of electronic reprints. |
| Location: | http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=moa;idno=AJA2449 |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Washington,_DC / Society_and_Culture / History / 20th_Century |
| Title: | McMillan Commission Plan for Washington in 1902 |
| Description: | The Senate Parks Commission, chaired by Sen. James McMillan, developed a plan for the Mall and central Washington that is largely responsible for their current appearance. The site has extensive excerpts from the commission report. |
| Location: | http://www.library.cornell.edu/Reps/DOCS/parkcomm.htm |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Washington,_DC / Society_and_Culture / History / 20th_Century |
| Title: | Washington Century |
| Description: | Series of 26 articles from the Washington Post looks back at life during the 20th century, from the 1919 race riot to the "government girls" of World War II to suburban development. |
| Location: | http://washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/local/2000/index2000.htm |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Washington,_DC / Society_and_Culture / History / Civil_War |
| Title: | Rose O'Neal Greenhow Papers |
| Description: | Greenhow, a leader in Washington society, was also one of the most celebrated Confederate spies in the Civil War. Site has letters and news clippings from the collections of Duke University, plus historical background information. |
| Location: | http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/greenhow/ |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Washington,_DC / Society_and_Culture / History / Civil_War |
| Title: | The Diary of Horatio Nelson Taft, 1861-1865 |
| Description: | Documents daily life in Washington, D.C., through the eyes of Taft, an examiner for the U.S. Patent Office, and includes an account of Lincoln's assassination. Site has page images of the three manuscript volumes, transcriptions, and a biography of Taft. Part of the Library of Congress American Memory site. |
| Location: | http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/tafthtml/tafthome.html |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Washington,_DC / Society_and_Culture / Labor |
| Title: | Capital Air Lodge 1759 International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers |
| Description: | Represents ground employees at United Airlines, US Airways, Piedmont Airlines, Northwest Airlines and British Airways. Features news, staff, events, meetings, bylaws and employment information. |
| Location: | http://www.iam1759.org/ |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Washington,_DC / Society_and_Culture / Religion / Judaism |
| Title: | Yachad |
| Description: | Mobilizes the resources of the Jewish community to support commercial and housing redevelopment. Features programs, directions, news and links. |
| Location: | http://www.yachad-dc.org/ |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Washington,_DC / Travel_and_Tourism / Lodging / Bed_and_Breakfast |
| Title: | The Windsor Inn |
| Description: | The inn reminds one of a European pension. The Windsor is on the National Register of Historic Places and built in 1922, originally a luxury apartment building. |
| Location: | http://www.virtualcities.com/ons/dc/c/dcca802.htm |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Washington,_DC / Travel_and_Tourism / Lodging / Hotels_and_Motels |
| Title: | Hilton Garden Inn Washington, DC Downtown |
| Description: | Accommodations, services, and local information. |
| Location: | http://www.hiltongardeninn.com/en/gi/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=DCACHGI |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / West_Virginia / Arts_and_Entertainment |
| Title: | West Virginia Commission on the Arts |
| Description: | Find information about grants, programs and opportunities for artists in all media. |
| Location: | http://www.wvculture.org/arts/index.html |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / West_Virginia / Counties / Barbour / Society_and_Culture |
| Title: | Barbour County Senior Center |
| Description: | Offers a full range of senior services. Includes activities, classified ads, menus, image gallery, services and transit information. |
| Location: | http://www.bcnetmail.org/users/silver/ |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / West_Virginia / Counties / Harrison |
| Title: | Good Hope Community |
| Description: | 1924 overview of the history of Good Hope, WV. |
| Location: | http://www.wvculture.org/history/agrext/goodhope.html |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / West_Virginia / Counties / Tucker / Society_and_Culture |
| Title: | Upper Potomac Area Agency on Aging - Tucker County |
| Description: | Senior citizen informational site. Includes contacts and local services. |
| Location: | http://www.upaaa.net/pages/tuckercounty.html |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / West_Virginia / Counties / Wirt |
| Title: | West Virginia Family Emergency Guide: Wirt County |
| Description: | Emergency and non-emergency telephone numbers. |
| Location: | http://www.wvdhsem.gov/co_em_pages/counties/Wirt.htm |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / West_Virginia / Government / Administration / Department_of_Education |
| Title: | West Virginia Department of Education |
| Description: | Establishes policies and rules to assure implementation of education goals and to ensure the general supervision, oversight and monitoring of a thorough and efficient educational system. Includes policies, agendas, minutes, school information, programs and news. |
| Location: | http://wvde.state.wv.us/ |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / West_Virginia / Government / Administration / Department_of_Revenue |
| Title: | West Virginia Office of Tax Appeals |
| Description: | Hears and decides primarily state tax disputes that are not resolved informally before the Tax Commissioner's Office. Includes forms, rules, decisions, news and annual report. |
| Location: | http://www.wvota.gov/ |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / West_Virginia / Localities / A / Albright |
| Title: | Walls Quarter Horses |
| Description: | Quarter Horse breeder standing son of AQHA Champion, Genuine Hombre. Strock profiles, and phtogrpahs. |
| Location: | http://wallsquarterhorses.homestead.com/ |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / West_Virginia / Localities / A / Anawalt |
| Title: | Anawalt Local News: Topix |
| Description: | Local, regional, and statewide news collected from diverse sources on the web. |
| Location: | http://www.topix.com/city/anawalt-wv |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / West_Virginia / Localities / B / Bluefield / Recreation_and_Sports |
| Title: | The Wellness Center |
| Description: | The Wellness Center |
| Location: | http://www.cityofbluefield.com/index.asp?SID=126 |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / West_Virginia / Localities / C / Charles_Town / Business_and_Economy / Real_Estate |
| Title: | ERA Liberty Realty |
| Description: | Homes and vacations properties, including large, river and seasonal properties in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. Offices in Shepherdstown, Charles Town, Martinsburg, and Bolivar, WV. |
| Location: | http://www.wvera.com/ |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / West_Virginia / Localities / C / Charles_Town / Business_and_Economy / Real_Estate |
| Title: | Matt Ridgeway & Co. - RE/MAX Real Estate Group |
| Description: | Agent profile, testimonials in PDF format and featured listings. |
| Location: | http://www.mattridgeway.com/ |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / West_Virginia / Localities / C / Charleston / Business_and_Economy / Real_Estate |
| Title: | Rolston and Company |
| Description: | Charleston based agency offering a variety of real estate services. |
| Location: | http://www.rolstonandcompany.com/ |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / West_Virginia / Localities / D / Duck |
| Title: | Weather Underground: Duck, West Virginia |
| Description: | Local conditions and forecasts. Includes radar and satellite map. |
| Location: | http://www.wunderground.com/US/WV/Duck.html |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / West_Virginia / Localities / H / Hambleton |
| Title: | Tucker Valley Elementary-Middle School |
| Description: | Pre-kindergarten through grade eight. Includes calendar, conduct code, menu, image gallery and teacher pages. |
| Location: | http://tuckervalleyschool.com/ |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / West_Virginia / Localities / M / Morgantown / Business_and_Economy / Computers_and_Internet |
| Title: | J. Joe Wolford |
| Description: | Custom site design, web programming and applications, streaming media creation, and search engine marketing. |
| Location: | http://www.joe-wolford.com/ |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / West_Virginia / Localities / M / Mount_Nebo |
| Title: | Carnifex Ferry Cottages and Driftwood Lodge |
| Description: | Offers rentals with locations on or near Summersville Lake and near Gauley and New River rafting areas. Includes reservations form, cancellation policies and contact information. |
| Location: | http://www.westvirginiacabins.com/index.html |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / West_Virginia / Localities / P / Pennsboro / Arts_and_Entertainment |
| Title: | Pennsboro VFD Summer Celebration |
| Description: | Annual event. Includes prizes, rules and FAQ. |
| Location: | http://www.pennsborovfd.com/ |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / West_Virginia / Localities / S / Saint_Albans / Education |
| Title: | Alban Elementary |
| Description: | View faculty, school information, and contact information. |
| Location: | http://kcs.kana.k12.wv.us/alban/ |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / West_Virginia / Localities / S / Spencer / Business_and_Economy |
| Title: | Anita Harold Ashley |
| Description: | Attorney specializes in divorce and family law, adoption, social security, wills and estate planning, personal injury and real estate. Includes staff profiles. |
| Location: | http://www.anitaharoldashley.com/ |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Wisconsin / Arts_and_Entertainment / Libraries / Public |
| Title: | Boyceville Public Library |
| Description: | Describes materials and services that the library offers, information about programs, and access to catalogs, and address. |
| Location: | http://www.boycevillelibrary.org/ |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Wisconsin / Business_and_Economy / Organizations |
| Title: | Community Bankers of Wisconsin |
| Description: | Banking association for locally owned and managed banks. Features searchable directory of community banks and statewide community bank and partner ATM finder. |
| Location: | http://www.communitybankers.org |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Wisconsin / Business_and_Economy / Organizations |
| Title: | Tavern League of Wisconsin |
| Description: | Represents the retail beverage alcohol segment of the hospitality industry, legal information, gift certificate program. |
| Location: | http://www.tlw.org |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Wisconsin / Counties / Chippewa / Society_and_Culture |
| Title: | Community Foundation of Chippewa County, Inc. |
| Description: | Organized and operated exclusively for charitable, educational, scientific, recreational and literary purposes to advance the quality of life in Chippewa County communities. |
| Location: | http://www.comfdncc.org/ |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Wisconsin / Localities / B / Bayfield / Travel_and_Tourism / Lodging / Bed_and_Breakfast |
| Title: | Old Rittenhouse Inn |
| Description: | Three classic Victorian homes and a private cottage. Antique furnishings, wood burning fireplaces, and private baths. Open all year. |
| Location: | http://www.rittenhouseinn.com |
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