From colonial tobacco port to industrial hub to the vibrant riverfront neighborhood it is today—this book tells the history of the neighborhoods near the Georgetown waterfront.

Written by historian Kathryn Schneider Smith and city planner Ann Satterthwaite, the Georgetown Waterfront traces the waterfront neighborhood during more than two centuries of change through rich historical photographs, oral histories, and the voices of the people who lived and worked there. Smith's section follows the waterfront's dramatic early transformations, while Satterthwaite picks up the story through the preservation battles and community activism that saved Georgetown from the freeways and urban renewal that reshaped so many American cities.

It's a compelling read for anyone who loves the Georgetown waterfront area. 

Published by Posterity Press. Book design by Denise Arnot.