European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 15, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Rapid development in Georgetown include the elegant Georgetown Park shopping mall left m Street the area s heavily commercialized main thoroughfare draws traffic noise and Young crowds from nearby Maryland and Viiginia group below is about to attend Rocky horror picture Showa quaint 10-Squore-Bocl area favored for decodes by the Rich and powerful in the cation s capital Georgetown s attractions for strollers include a Waterfall of the old Chesapeake and Ohio canal Bottom. Boots and country style Southern were the height of Chic. Politicians Aren t the Only ones living in the town Bouses and mansions socialites diplomats lawyers authors and newspaper people abound among them author Herman Wouk. Former columnist Joseph Alsop my Bradlee s Boss. Katharine Graham chairwoman of the Washington Post co. Their neighbors include Evangeline Bruce the Wile of former Diplomat David Bruce and a noted hostess a Ceil Harriman and his wife. Pamela who is Active these Days in political circles there Are always poo pie who want to live in Georgetown says Sullivan noting thai some of the newest residents include mrm bars of the incredibly wealthy Bass family from Tes despite certain hassles Goor Godown came m second to Northern Arlington am a local Magazine s recent Survey in which re a dents rated their own neighbourhoods so popular is the place that one real estate agent estimated she received 150 Telephone Calls after listing a Small apartment at s67b a month bedlam erupted when she held an open House to show the unit. Georgetown s reputation As a place to have fun goer Back a Long time in its heyday of the Lute 18th and Early i9h centuries. Ember 15, 1985 the area s inns were centers of activity especially during fair Days Whan All persons it the the Bounds of the town were free from arrest except for felony and breach of according to a 194? history Book entitled Washington. Do a guide to the nation s capital Suter s tavern War. Where George Washington and the commissioners of the proposed Federal capital met m 1791, the night Buoie signing the agreement that i ctr to creation of the City. Earliest historical records indicate the an Coslan indians selected Georgetown in the Early 1600s As .1 site for their Village of to hoga. Partly because Thoy could navigate the Potomac River from either direction. The indians later abandoned their Village until around 1700 when the beginnings of Georgetown were Laid As a result of land Grants the City was incorporated m 1709 As a flourishing port m the late 1700s and Early 1800s. Georgetown boasted a flour Mill that shipped around the world a gun factory and an International tobacco Trade a Boon to he por Wao Tiv to ionian. precursor to the Chesapeake and Ohio because it opened the Region to Trade a1. North As Lake Erie and As far South As Mobile. Adi. Begun in 1820. The c & o canal was of Pelt d to enrich the area even More by the railroads soon made canals obsolete today Tho canal and the Towpath alongside it Are a vital Redrea Honnol area favored by Georgetown resident for to gym. Bicycling canoeing an
