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  Foggy Bottom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Foggy Bottom is one of Washington, DC's oldest 19th century neighborhoods, so named because, as a low-lying area, fog (widespread in the swamps of early Washington) tended to concentrate there.
Foggy Bottom was once a community of Irish, German, and African-American laborers employed at the nearby breweries, glass plants, and the city gas works.
Foggy Bottom is served by the eponymous Foggy Bottom-GWU Washington Metro station.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Foggy_Bottom   (230 words)

  
 Washington, DC--Foggy Bottom Historic District
The significance of Foggy Bottom's vernacular architecture is further enhanced by the 19th century alley dwellings that are located in Snow's Court (between 24th and 25th Streets and K and I Streets) and Hughes Mews (between 25th and 26th Streets and K and I Streets).
Foggy Bottom was described in those days as being low and swampy with fogs settling in over the river banks and mixing with smog from the gas works.
Foggy Bottom is comprised primarily of private residences that are not open to the public.
www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/wash/dc20.htm   (384 words)

  
 Foggy Bottom/West End   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Foggy Bottom must work vigilantly to both preserve its trees and parks, as well as counter the dirt and trash, which result from its central location.
· Foggy Bottom is in dire need of more green space -- when one of the neighborhood's most popular parks was threatened to be replaced with a large-scale development, Jack moved swiftly to enact legislation to protect the park west of 26th Street between Virginia Avenue and L Street.
· One of Foggy Bottom's greatest assets is its population of senior citizens.
www.dccouncil.washington.dc.us /EVANS/website/FoggyBottom.html   (976 words)

  
 Foggy Bottom -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Foggy Bottom was once a community of (The Celtic language of Ireland) Irish, (A person of German nationality) German, and (An American whose ancestors were born in Africa) African-American laborers employed at the nearby (Click link for more info and facts about breweries) breweries, glass plants, and the city gas works.
"Foggy Bottom" is often used as a nickname for the (Click link for more info and facts about United States Department of State) United States Department of State, whose headquarters is located in the neighborhood.
Foggy Bottom is served by the eponymous (Click link for more info and facts about Foggy Bottom-GWU) Foggy Bottom-GWU (Click link for more info and facts about Washington Metro) Washington Metro station.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fo/foggy_bottom.htm   (208 words)

  
 Foggy Bottom-GWU (Washington Metro) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Foggy Bottom-GWU is a Washington Metro station in Washington, DC on the Blue and Orange Lines.
It is the last station inside the District of Columbia on these lines before they dive under the Potomac River to Virginia.
Foggy Bottom-GWU serves the neighborhood of Foggy Bottom and the George Washington University.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Foggy_Bottom-GWU_(Washington_Metro)   (143 words)

  
 Guide to GW: Foggy Bottom and Washington, D.C.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Historically, Foggy Bottom—a lowland area whose chief landmarks were two breweries, a coal yard, and a gas works—was west of the University, closer to what is today the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Washington's Foggy Bottom neighborhood is home to an assortment of residences — from historic townhouses to the Watergate complex.
The Foggy Bottom Metro station is located on the western edge of the campus, and the city’s major museums are only a few stops away, as is Dupont Circle, with its art galleries and movie theaters.
www2.gwu.edu /~newsctr/newscenter/guide/6_community/fbanddc.html   (383 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Foggy Bottom Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The main campus of George Washington University is located in Foggy Bottom.
It is also the home of the U.S. State Department, and so "Foggy Bottom" is often used as a synonym for the Department.
Foggy Bottom is the home of the eponymous Foggy Bottom-GWU Washington Metro station.
www.ipedia.com /foggy_bottom.html   (219 words)

  
 George Washington University   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The court’s decision—which rejected GWU’s claim that efforts to regulate its use of facilities were unconstitutional—specifically affects the West End and Foggy Bottom neighborhoods.
Among the buildings in Foggy Bottom that have been similarly converted is the former Howard Johnson hotel across from the Watergate complex.
GWU appealed the order to the U.S. District Court, arguing that the District’s conditions "would seriously jeopardize the character, academic mission and future of the university," and stated that the "BZA’s irrational, discriminatory order violates both the constitutional and federal statutory rights of the Continued next page>.
www.westendguide.us /gwu.htm   (485 words)

  
 GWU School of Public Health and Health Services   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
GW is an intimate campus nestled in the heart of one of the most powerful cities in the world.
The campus is within walking distance of the White House, The World Bank, the Department of State, the National Academy of Sciences, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Smithsonian Institution, and many other governmental, historical, and cultural landmarks.
Students have easy access to a wide variety of museums, including the Air and Space Museum, the Museum of Natural History, and the Museum of American History, as well as art galleries, such as the National Gallery of Art, the Hirschorn Museum, and the Corcoran Gallery of Art, most of which are free.
www.gwumc.edu /sphhs/html/about/dc.html   (302 words)

  
 The Schumin Web Transit Center - Washington DC - Foggy Bottom-GWU   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Foggy Bottom-GWU is as close to Georgetown as Metro gets, since residents of Georgetown were successful in keeping Metro away from their neighborhood during the planning stages.
Foggy Bottom-GWU is one of Metro's darker stations, but not the darkest by any means (you want to see a dark station, check out Wheaton on the Red Line).
With the station teeming with post-inaugural crowds, Foggy Bottom-GWU is much better lit than it was a little more than a year before.
transit.schuminweb.com /rail/washington/stations/blue/foggy-bottom-gwu.asp   (266 words)

  
 Foggy Bottom
Foggy Bottom is the area south of K Street, between 17th and 26th Streets.
Once the site of breweries, a gas works and a naval observatory, Foggy Bottom today is primarily comprised of modest condominium and cooperative mid-rise buildings constructed in the 1960s and a smattering of luxury buildings (a few of which were built in recent years).
Foggy Bottom also lays claim to the Watergate complex, which to this day remains home to Washington's social and political elite.
www.gameplace.com /Foggy_Bottom.htm   (296 words)

  
 District of Columbia: Mayor's Office: Foggy Bottom Civic Association Meeting   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
As Mayor Williams noted, GWU is generally a welcome presence for the District.
If the University were interested in relieving some of the housing pressures in Foggy Bottom, there are numerous locations within the District of Columbia where student housing or satellite campuses could be located.
GWU does a tremendous amount for the community.
www.dc.gov /mayor/questions/2000/december/12_04_00p3.htm   (332 words)

  
 The George Washington University Cafritz Conference Center
Exit at the stop marked "Foggy Bottom-GWU." Exit the Metro, cross 23rd Street, and continue walking on I street approximately two blocks.
If you are traveling by Metro to campus, exit at the stop marked "Foggy Bottom-GWU." As you exit the station, you will be at 23rd and I Streets.
A University Parking Garage is located on the bottom five levels of the Marvin Center and can be accessed on H Street, between 21st and 22nd Streets.
cafritz.gwu.edu /Directions   (797 words)

  
 APAMSA - 2003 APAMSA National Conference
It is a convenient 5-min subway ride between the hotel (McPherson station) and the Marvin Center (Foggy Bottom station).
The nearest METRO stop, Foggy Bottom/GWU located on the Orange/Blue lines, is a short 3 block walk from the Marvin Center.
Student parking tickets may be purchased from the TicketMaster office on the Ground Floor and the Hippodrome on the 5th Floor of the Marvin Center.
www.apamsa.org /2003conference/directions.php   (804 words)

  
 foggy - definition of foggy by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
It was a foggy day in London, and the fog was heavy and dark.
That the common people should be rather foggy in their geography, and foggy as to the location of the Indians, is a matter for amusement, maybe, but not of surprise.
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
dict.thefreelibrary.com /Foggy   (319 words)

  
 Sketches of Foggy Bottom Chapter 1
My name is Maxwell Trent and I am a reporter for the Foggy Bottom Foghorn.
The Foghorn is a small local paper that serves the diverse residents of Foggy Bottom with local news, social events, and human-interest stories.
It comes out about once a week when things are happening in Foggy Bottom and sometimes as infrequently as once a month when things are slow.
home.gwu.edu /~jartz/alter/sketches/fb1.html   (1173 words)

  
 Foggy Bottom Transit Authority
Foggy Bottom Transit Authority (FoBTA) is a computer-controlled HO-scale model of an urban rapid transportation system based loosely on Metrorail, the rapid rail network of Washington, D.C. and its suburbs in Maryland and Virginia.
The name Foggy Bottom refers to the neighborhood in which The George Washington University is located, near the Potomac River and midway between the White House and Watergate.
The human "operator" in the front cab is, under normal operating conditions, responsible for pressing a button to close the doors and give the start signal; the train is "driven" to its next station automatically, dispatched by a central control system at headquarters.
www.seas.gwu.edu /~adagroup/metro   (2220 words)

  
 Campuses offer alternatives to Foggy Bottom - Orientation Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
While most freshmen came to GW to live on the Foggy Bottom campus because of its proximity to the city, a quick shuttle ride can whisk you away to one of GW's smaller, less hectic campuses in Georgetown or Virginia.
Starting in the fall, students will pay 7 cent per copy to print at Foggy Bottom, but technology at Eckles does not yet allow the library to begin a pay-for-print system.
The campus recently expanded from 50 to 90 acres, with the $27 million purchase of a PSINet building and the surrounding 40 acres in February, about twice the size of the Foggy Bottom campus.
www.gwhatchet.com /news/2002/06/10/OrientationGuide/Campuses.Offer.Alternatives.To.Foggy.Bottom-257172.shtml   (966 words)

  
 The Georgetown Project: Welcome   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Buses leave the Rosslyn, Foggy Bottom and Dupont Circle Metro Stations every ten minutes and travel through the heart of historic Georgetown.
The fare for a trip from Virginia to the District is $1.10, or $0.25 with a Metro transfer.
While the 38B connects within one block of the Foggy Bottom (Orange/Blue Line) Metro station along Wisconsin Avenue and to the east of Wisconsin Avenue and M Street, the 30 series bus routes (30, 32, 34, 35, and 36) provide an extremely high level of transit access.
www.thegeorgetownproject.org /displaycontent.asp?keyword=transportation   (894 words)

  
 Compiler and Architecture Support for Embedded Computing Systems   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The campus is located in the Foggy Bottom district of Washington, DC and is easily accessible by Subway (Foggy Bottom/GWU stop on the Blue or Orange subway lines).
Pay parking is available on the GWU Visitors Lot on I Street between 23rd and 22nd Streets.
The GWU Inn is located at 824 New Hampshire Avenue N.W. (on New Hampshire Ave.
www.seas.gwu.edu /~narahari/cases   (252 words)

  
 National Memorial Day Concert . Resources for Healing . Other Washington DC War Memorials to Visit | PBS
This memorial pays tribute to the servicemen and women who died during this nation's wars but were never identified.
Designed after an international competition by artist Maya Ying Lin, this incredibly moving fl granite memorial is inscribed with the names of more than 58,000 service men and women either missing-in-action or killed during the Vietnam War.
The 2,000-pound bronze statue by Santa Fe-based sculptor Glenna Goodacre showing three women and one wounded serviceman, can be found in a grove of trees adjacent to the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial.
www.pbs.org /memorialdayconcert/resources/dc_memorials.html   (670 words)

  
 Foggy - home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
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 FMC | Policy Summit 2004
George Washington University is located in the heart of the nation's capital at 21st and I Streets, NW, Washington, DC 20052.
Strategically situated near many cultural attractions, hotels, and restaurants, GWU's campus is easily accessible by taxi, Metro, car, or by foot.
The closest metro stop to GWU's Lisner Auditorium is the Foggy Bottom/GWU metro station on the Orange and Blue lines.
www.futureofmusic.org /events/summit04/directions.cfm   (655 words)

  
 Washington Suites Georgetown Location Closest Hotels White House DC
Washington Suites Georgetown Location Closest Hotels White House DC Washington Suites Georgetown is ideally located on the edge of historic Georgetown, 2 blocks from the orange and blue line, Foggy Bottom metro station, 2 blocks from George Washington University and 9 blocks from the White House.
From the Foggy Bottom Metro: Exit the Foggy Bottom / GWU station on either the Blue or Orange Line.
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www.wsgdc.com /hotels-in-dc.shtml   (547 words)

  
 PLDI 2004 Hotel Accomodations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The hotel is located in downtown DC, near George Washingon University, Foggy Bottom, Dupont Circle and Georgetown.
The hotel is two blocks north of the Foggy Bottom - GWU metro stop on the DC Metro System.
The Rosslyn metro stop is one stop, less than 5 minutes, away from the Foggy Bottom metro stop.
www.cs.umd.edu /~pugh/pldi04/hotel.html   (395 words)

  
 Field Trips
The museum is located between 14th and 15th streets, SW, near Independence Avenue at Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW.
The address is 700 19th Street, NW, between G and H streets.
A free shuttle is available to transport you from the metro stop to the Kennedy Center.
www.washingtonsemester.org /field_trips.htm   (478 words)

  
 Chronic and Acute Wound Care Hand-On Workshop
Ross Hall is located at 2300 Eye Street, NW Washington, DC which next to the Foggy Bottom/GWU Metro Subway Station (Orange or Blue Line).
Within walking distance is the White House, Washington Monument, Georgetown, the Smithsonian Institution Museums, the Watergate Hotel, the Lincoln Memorial, the FDR Memorial, the U.S. Capitol, and so much more.
Or if you are in for some shopping, GWU is just blocks from Georgetown Mall, China Town, Hecht's, and The Shops at National Place.
www.gwumc.edu /cehp/wound/registration.html   (564 words)

  
 Georgetown DC:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Street to the Foggy Bottom Metro station, GWU, and the State Department area.
A Georgetown Metro Connection bus (Wisconsin Avenue Line) leaves the Foggy Bottom - GWU Metro Station every ten minutes with service to Georgetown.
Service is provided at six- to ten-minute intervals during both rush hours and the midday period on one of the most heavily used bus travel corridors in the entire Metro bus system.
www.georgetowndc.com /transport_bus.php   (587 words)

  
 The George Washington University — Visit
The Visitor Center is located in the Academic Center on our Foggy Bottom campus at 801 22nd Street, NW.
The main Visitor's Center Entrance is located in the breezeway across from the Gelman Library entrance on H Street.
Arrivals to Baltimore-Washington International Airport may take the Super Shuttle or AMTRAK directly into Washington, D.C. The Visitor Center will be happy to validate parking for use in the University Visitor lot at the Foggy Bottom campus.
gwired.gwu.edu /adm/visit/citymap.html   (413 words)

  
 Foggy Bottom-GWU - Metro - Silver Chips Online
NW, Washington, DC A statue of George Washington outside the GWU station.
The Foggy Bottom-GWU station serves mainly as a mode of transportation for George Washington University students and those who have offices nearby.
There is a bookstore within walking distance from the GWU Metro stop, as well as a Bubbles Salon and Euro spa.
silverchips.mbhs.edu /siteFeatures/metro/station.php?stationid=41   (190 words)

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