Foxhall

They procured a large quantity of whiskey and brandy and carried it to a gushing spring north of the village, known as Foxhall, doubtless a corruption of Vauxhall, once a London pleasure resort, and proceeded to get on, as the phrase goes, a "glorious drunk."

History of the University of North Carolina. Volume I: From its Beginning to the Death of President Swain, 1789-1868 Kemp Plummer 1907

The Kreeger Museum is located just outside of Georgetown on Foxhall Road, and is easily reached by car or cab.

Spring Break in Washington, DC aka TBTAM 2009

We were lying in the grass in the Foxhall Gardens after a splendid picnic of olives, bread, cold meats, grapes, and cheese spread out over a pink-checked cloth.

Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011

Nene Foxhall, a former Continental executive who now is executive vice president of communications and government affairs at the merged company, will receive an annual salary of $650,000.

Executive Compensation Set at United Continental Susan Carey 2010

We walked through the infamous riverside pleasure gardens at Foxhall, where illicit lovers are known to make use of the many private nooks and concealing hedges.

Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011

If Foxhall isn't a part of town you kick it in often, you should take advantage of a late-night opportunity to mingle and explore the Kreeger Museum's collection courtesy of the Alliance Francaise.

Nightlife Agenda Fritz Hahn 2010

An officer responded to a call of an accident in the 4500 block of Foxhall Crescent about 12:30 p.m., officials said in a statement.

D.C. officer shoots, wounds dog Clarence Williams 2011

"We are not trying to make money off the strategy, but are looking at it as a way to hedge the inflation we believe is out there," says Paul Dietrich , head of wealth manager Foxhall Capital Management Inc. in Orange, Conn., which has assets of $890 million.

How to Hedge Your Exposure to the Dollar Reshma Kapadia 2011

At 4: 30 a.m. April 30, 1980, the police raided a home at 1401 Foxhall Rd., which housed a group of Georgetown students.

Drug bust deja vu at Georgetown Topher Mathews 2010

In the refrigerator of his Foxhall Crescent home, he's got a bottle of champagne, a few beers, some white wine.

Restaurateur Ashok Bajaj: Potentate of the D.C. plate Manuel Roig-Franzia 2011