today's history bite: Marie Beale, wife of Truxtun Beale (grandson of the Beales and Truxtuns of BloomingdaleDC and Truxton Circle), bequeathed Decatur House to the National Trust for Historic Preservation

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Marie Beale, wife of Truxtun Beale (grandson of the Beales and Truxtuns of #BloomingdaleDC and #TruxtonCircle), bequeathed Decatur House to NTHP. @OPinDC #DCHistory https://t.co/xShNhx0bPo

— Bloomingdame, pics of 🌞🌈🌕 in #BloomingdaleDC (@bloomingdame) June 30, 2018

In a new book published by the @WhiteHouseHstry, historians and other experts (including @SavePlacesPres and Katherine Malone-France) tell the full story behind Decatur House. #TrustSites https://t.co/Enrg6CUp40

— Saving Places (@SavingPlaces) June 30, 2018