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Grocers Galore On the East Side of Brookland

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on December 2, 2022December 9, 2022

The intersection of 18th and Monroe Streets in 1928 was a bustling area with a major gas station and loads of food stores.

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Fort Slemmer and the Angry Florist

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on January 24, 2020October 14, 2022

When the US Army built a ring of earthen forts around the city at the start of the Civil War, it upended the lives of many landowners. Florist Henry Douglass was one of them.

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Brookland in 1910

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on July 31, 2019October 14, 2022

A panoramic photograph of the Brookland neighborhood from 1910 reveals a number of fascinating details.

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Fort Bunker Hill’s Second Life

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on February 8, 2019October 15, 2022

After the Civil War, the fortifications ringing the city had no further purpose and most were soon built over. Fort Bunker Hill had a different future.

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Finding Fort Bunker Hill

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on May 21, 2018October 15, 2022

An 1861 photograph from the Civil War supposedly showed a view of Fort Slocum. Research shows it actually depicts Fort Bunker Hill.

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A Home for America’s Bad Boys

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on October 9, 2017October 15, 2022

The story of the National Training School for Boys, and one troubled resident who would become famous. His name was Charles Manson.

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The Mysterious Rammed Earth House

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on July 17, 2017October 15, 2022

A colonial-era house used to stand at the southern end of Brookland. It has a fascinating history.

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Before the Arboretum

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on September 23, 2016October 26, 2022

The story of Greenvale and William Hickey, who owned the land that would become the National Arboretum.

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How the Monroe Street Bridge Changed the Face of Brookland

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on August 14, 2016October 15, 2022

Crossing the Metropolitan Branch railroad tracks was important to the development of the neighborhood. The Monroe Street Bridge was the first.

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Cemeteries in the City

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on April 4, 2016October 15, 2022

The history of cemeteries in Washington DC, focusing on those near to Brookland.

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Creating McMillan Park

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Lucy Diggs Slowe and Mary Burrill and the fight to stay in their Brookland home

Building the Filter

The Brookland Childhood of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

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