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A Short History of Brookland

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on March 29, 2022April 1, 2022

A short, photo-rich history of the Brookland neighborhood in Washington DC.

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  • LOCAL LORE

The Enslaved Families Who Worked This Land

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on February 12, 2020October 14, 2022

Slavery was legal in Washington DC until 1862, when Abraham Lincoln signed the Compensated Emancipation Act. Through it, we can learn a great deal about those people held in bondage in what would become Brookland.

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  • ON THIS SPOT

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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  • ON THIS SPOT

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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  • LOCAL LORE

The Fascinating History of Edgewood

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on March 6, 2017November 19, 2022

It was once called “Metropolis View,” but was renamed Edgewood by the Chief Justice of the United States and his beautiful daughter. A story of wealth and scandal.

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  • HISTORIC PLACES

Before Arlington Cemetery

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on November 10, 2014October 15, 2022

The story of the Soldiers’ Home National Cemetery, started after the first battle of Bull Run in July, 1861.

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Featured Posts

Creating McMillan Park

Bill Jones, the Avenger

The Fascinating History of Edgewood

The Mysterious Rammed Earth House

The Journey of Jehiel Brooks, Pt. 2

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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