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Tag: Washington Aqueduct

  • HISTORIC PLACES

Creating McMillan Park

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on July 5, 2021December 5, 2024

Turning an industrial site into a public park in the early 1900s.

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  • HISTORIC PLACES

Building the Filter

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on February 24, 2021May 24, 2023

With a new reservoir in place, it was time to build a filtration plant to clean the water. It would be the largest ever constructed.

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  • LOCAL LORE

Bringing Water to Brookland

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on December 2, 2020October 15, 2022

The story of the Washington Aqueduct that brought water into the city, and the ill-fated Lydecker tunnel.

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Featured Posts

The Demolition of the Taylor Street Bridge

Loïs Mailou Jones and the Little Paris Studio

Creating McMillan Park

Two Glimpses of the Early Fort Totten Neighborhood

The Twisty History of Lincoln Road

Walking the Color Line in 1909

Building the Filter

The Fascinating History of Edgewood

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