Marcia E. Cole Remembers the Herb Garden
Marcia E. Cole Remembers the Herb Garden DC poet and playwright Marcia E. Cole recently shared some photos and memories of her time as Peirce Mill's herb gardener. And she explained how a chance encounter in the late 1980s led her to the [...]
The Life and Death of William Beckett
The crowds of mourners at William Beckett's funeral on January 29, 1911 "greatly taxed" the ample seating capacity of the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church on M Street Northwest. More than two thousand people came on a rainy winter Sunday to remember a man the Washington Bee described as [...]
About This Blog
Peirce Mill has many stories to tell. Some are well known, while others have been forgotten. Some stories are older than the mill itself; others are more recent memories. We hope our new blog will be a place to share what we’ve learned—and are learning—about Peirce Mill. [...]