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Fort Slemmer and the Angry Florist

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on January 24, 2020December 22, 2020

In July of 1861, the loss at the first battle of Bull Run and the…

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Brookland in 1910

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on July 31, 2019December 23, 2020

The DC Public Library contains some fabulous online materials for those interested in Washington history.…

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Fort Bunker Hill’s Second Life

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on February 8, 2019January 17, 2021

Although it never saw action during the Civil War, Fort Bunker Hill (above, Library of Congress), along…

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Finding Fort Bunker Hill

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on May 21, 2018January 4, 2021

I have always found it frustrating that there seemed to be no photographs of Fort…

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A Home for America’s Bad Boys

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on October 9, 2017January 15, 2021

Including one wayward youth named Charles Manson. Anyone who follows this blog knows that I…

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The Mysterious Rammed Earth House

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on July 17, 2017January 6, 2021

I drive south on 13th Street often, so regularly pass through the intersection of 13th…

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Before the Arboretum

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on September 23, 2016January 12, 2021

Brickmakers, Bottlers, and the Occasional Haunted House If you live anywhere in Ward 5, you…

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How the Monroe Street Bridge Changed the Face of Brookland

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on August 14, 2016January 12, 2021

The Monroe Street bridge is about to undergo a complete and long-needed rehabilitation. The original…

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Cemeteries in the City

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on April 4, 2016January 17, 2021

When I first moved to Brookland I quickly noticed how many cemeteries there seemed to…

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The End of a Brookland Institution

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on July 27, 2015January 7, 2021

After eight decades at the corner of 12th and Monroe, Brookland Hardware closes its doors.…

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