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Tag: Frederick Law Olmsted

July 23, 2025July 19, 2025 Rick Snider

Summerhouse been a quenching respite since 1880

April 26, 2024April 14, 2024 Rick Snider

Handscaping U.S. Capitol grounds was visionary

I'm Rick Snider, longtime storyteller of Washington—as a journalist, local tour guide, and history buff. Rick Snider's Washington (MonumentalThoughts) is my corner for stories, anecdotes, photos, and memories as a native Washingtonian. Find me here and on YouTube.

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