A History Closely Interwoven, The Washington Navy Yard and Washington, DC

Historian Taylor Peck wrote that the Washington Navy Yard’s history is “closely interwoven with the traditions of the Navy, of the District of Columbia and of the Nation” in the preface of his 1949 book Round Shot to Rockets: A History of the Washington Navy Yard and U.S. Naval Gun Factory. For over 220 years, the history of country, Navy, city and citizens have been intertwined. Hear the stories from behind the walls of the Washington Navy Yard of the people, the service and the events that make it and Washington, D.C. a historic and cultural landmark.

This program is a collaboration with DC Public Library and continues NMUSN’s commitment to offsite programming within the communities it serves.

About the Speaker: Michael Galloway is an education specialist for the National Museum of the United States Navy. During his six years with the museum, he has given over 100 tours, half of which focus on the history of the Washington Navy Yard. Michael previously completed internships at the Pry Field Hospital Museum as part of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Frederick, MD and Antietam National Battlefield in Sharpsburg, Maryland. He has presented a paper at the Society of Civil War Historians and was selected to present at the Society for Military Historians. He has a bachelor’s degree in history with a concentration in the Civil War and 19th century America with a minor in historic preservation and public history from Shepherd University in West Virginia. Michael is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps who enjoys studying all things history.

Note: This program takes place at the Southwest Neighborhood Library, located at 900 Wesley Pl SW, Washington, DC.

Register for this program on Eventbrite. For more information, email the National Museum of the U.S. Navy at [email protected]

Image: Lithograph published by E. Sachse & Company, Baltimore, Maryland, circa 1862. It depicts the Navy Yard as seen from above the Anacostia River, looking north, with Building # 1 and the trophy gun park in the center. (Courtesy of Mrs. Worth Sprunt, 1974. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command photograph, catalog #: NH 79896-KN)

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Southwest Library, 900 Wesley Place Southwest, Washington, United States