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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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Homecoming and Heckman’s Pickles

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

There was once a pickle factory in Brookland. A personal reminiscence.

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Monroe Street Market Opening

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on September 30, 2014October 15, 2022

Before the Monroe Street Market development, a variety of little shops and homes existed on the site.

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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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