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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

Bringing Water to Brookland

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on December 2, 2020August 27, 2021

It wasn’t as if Brookland didn’t have enough water. The land upon which Brookland developed…

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  • BLACK AND WHITE IN BROOKLAND

Walking the Color Line in 1909

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on May 21, 2020January 14, 2021

Little 7-year-old Isabel Wall, blonde and blue-eyed, bounced along beside her mother as they walked…

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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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  • HISTORIC PLACES

The Shrine Story

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on September 6, 2014January 3, 2021

It is not even in Brookland, yet for some it has become a symbol of…

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Featured Posts

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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