…Situated on the fall line, Georgetown was the farthest point upstream to which oceangoing boats could navigate the Potomac River (and the home of the area’s most privileged and influential residents. From around the mid-1800s flight to the newer DC circles caused the town to fall onto hard times.)
By the 1950s, a wave of new post-war residents arrived. Many of these new residents were well-educated, from elite backgrounds and they took a keen interest in the neighborhood’s historic nature… Georgetown is now one of the most affluent neighborhoods in Washington and home to many of the city’s politicians and lobbyists.”