Evening star., 1934-01-28

} Washington Heights.
people believe what pleases them most, and
the story Of the white woman who refused to
become the chiefs squaw. and was consequent
ly restricted TO the shade Of this tree, no
doubt still believed BY many who disregard tho
impossihilities surrounding the case.
lust to the south Of Temple Heights, IN
- the block bounded by Nineteenth, Twen-
tseth. g streets and Florida avenue was Hoa-
mead's Cemetery, and not far south Of this
we're Henry Douglas home and gardens, his
florist place being opposite the Treasury.
During the early days of Washington, Rock
Greek was . much larger stream than 1t Is today,
and there were but few places where 1t could b
forded. one Of these being at about p street.
from which point Taylor's lane, now Columbia
road, had its beginning.
There are few places in the District Of Coaum-
bia associated with the War Of the American
Revolution, but it Is established that the French
and American troops did ford this stream at
about this point Christian Hines Q781-l87D,
in his Recollections. says:
1T appears from information I received from
an uncle of mine, whom visited in the State
encamped in this neighborhood for while
during the Revolutionary War, as they were on
their march to the South, while portion Of
the Continental or American Army was en-
camped near where the old Methodist meetins
house in Georgetown since stood, end near the
upper bridge my uncle being then in that por-
ton Of the Army. This Army was also march,
ing in q southerfy direction.
The French army crossed Rock Greek, near
where the old paper mill stood, by fording It.
Washington City was not then thought Of. This
information was 50 strange to me tnever having
had any knowledge Of it before) that, on my
return from Ohio, was induced to make some
inquiry among the old inhabitants who lived
here at the time these things took place, and
Rudolph Hines, told me.
The first Of whom I inquired was Mrs.
Thomas w. Pairo, who was occasionally GUS
toner at . large grocery store we then carried
on at the corner Of Twentieth and I streets.
I asked her if she recollected any of the cir
cumstances, and, after a short pause she replied
by saying that the French army officers had
made her parents kitchen their headquarters;
that she, being then child, would 60 TO the
kitchen door and peep through the chink at
the officers, and that her mother was alarmed
for fear the French soldiers would steal her
chickens, but that none of them were stolen by
them.
II also made inquiry of Mr. Thomas Taylor,
whose parents were living in Georgetown at the
time, and who had a perfect recollection OF
these events, as well as of the fact that wagon
loaded with specie was upset in going down the
steep road or gully, as it was afterwards termed,
to join the Americans on the Georgetown side
of Rock Creek"
THE old paper mill referred to, according
to Allen C. Clark, was built by Gustavus
Scott and Nicholas Engan about 1900. Scott
is the one who purchased Kalorama from An
thony Holmead From Scott and Lingnan the
ownership passed to Edgar Patterson in 1905,
and then to Ellie Williams and the brothers,
Daniel Carroll Of Duddington and Charles
Carroll of Bellevue, in 1911. 1t was 120 feet
long and three stories high, the first story
being of stone.
Referring to the old road that crossed at
P street, and which had Florida avenue ~
one of its courses, at least as far east a.
Seventh street northwest, and Columbia road
as another, Mr.. Clark says:
THE part of Boundary street, now Florida
avenue which crossed street at the front
door of the paper mill, may be the only piece
of undiSturbed road in use before this territory
was selected for the seat of Government.
President Washington came over it when he
came to negotiate with the land owners or
original proprietors"
In addition to the statement left US by
Christian Hines, there is evidence of record in
dicating that the cavalry division of Lauz'mS
Legions passed through Georgetown on Septem-
ber Is, 1881, but did not stop overnight, having
crossed the Potomac on the same day. This
may have been q part of Rochambeau's Artl-
lery Corps under Col. Maudhuy du Plessis,
second in command. Other parts of the French