An 1861 Civil War image appears to depict Fort Slemmer and the grounds of Queen’s farm, which lay between Forts Slemmer and Bunker Hill, in what is now Brookland and Michigan Park.
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Brookland old-timers might remember Catholic University’s first sports stadium. Two photos taken of its construction contain some interesting views of old Brookland.
A look at the evolution of Lincoln Road and the expansion of city streets into the former farmland of Washington county. Glenwood Cemetery and Trinity College figure prominently.
Football was big at the Catholic University of America back in the 1930s, with some well-known names attached to the program.
More history on the construction and design of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
The history of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The cornerstone was laid in 1920.
Bygone Brookland 