It wasn’t as if Brookland didn’t have enough water. The land upon which Brookland developed…
Category: LOCAL LORE
If you’re interested in the local history of this area, you probably know some of…
Well, not really a river, more like brooks and creeks, and they were liberally sprinkled…
Fifty years may seem a very long time ago, but when remembering an extraordinary occurence, it…
While researching the history of Edgewood and Metropolis View, I came across an 1895 story in the Washington…
As I’ve researched Brookland and vicinity over the years, I’ve come across a number of interesting little stories…
National Hero or Neighborhood Eccentric? November 19, 1881, 3pm: The most hated man in America sat uncomfortably in…
It Was Once Called Metropolis View That chunk of land to the west of Colonel…
There’s a great new resource for people interested in house history in Washington. It’s an…
1887: Col. Jehiel Brooks had died the previous year and his 200+ acres of land…
