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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, 2020May 19, 2021

If you’re interested in the local history of this area, you probably know some of…

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  • ON THIS SPOT

Fort Bunker Hill’s Second Life

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on February 8, 2019August 27, 2021

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

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  • ON THIS SPOT

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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  • LOCAL LORE

The Fascinating History of Edgewood

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on March 6, 2017August 28, 2021

It Was Once Called Metropolis View That chunk of land to the west of Colonel…

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  • HISTORIC PLACES

Before Arlington Cemetery

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on November 10, 2014January 5, 2021

There will be a wreath-laying at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery…

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Creating McMillan Park

Bringing Water to Brookland

O’Leary Column Prompts Telling Response from Sterling Brown

The Legacy of Racially Restrictive Housing Covenants

How the Monroe Street Bridge Changed the Face of Brookland

The Fascinating History of Edgewood

Building the Filter

The Brookland Childhood of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

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