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Swampoodle

Swampoodle was a scrappy Irish immigrant neighborhood clustered around the old Baltimore and Ohio rail yards in Northwest DC, long since absorbed by the construction of Union Station and the development that followed.

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St. Aloysius Church today at 19 I Street NW, the brick Renaissance Revival church still standing in NoMaSwampoodle: The Lost Irish Neighborhood Union Station ErasedMay 27Swampoodle Grounds (near present day Union Station), also known as Capitol Park, was the home of the Washington Nationals baseball team of the National League from 1886 to 1889.The Washington Nationals Playing at Swampoodle Grounds in the 1880sJul 19, 2016Swampoodle HousesThe Colorful Story of Morris Connors and the Lost Neighborhood of SwampoodleFeb 6, 2014

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1903 map of SwampoodleSwampoodle and the 1903 Map That Marked It for DemolitionNov 30, 20121888 Sanborn Map of Swampoodle, DC Before Union StationNov 27, 2012New Gonzaga College advertisement in the Washington Times - August 31st, 1913New Gonzaga College Advertisement in the Washington Times – August 31st, 1913May 16, 2012Houses on First Street NE in a photograph published in 1904Exploring the Streets of Swampoodle in 1895: A Column From the Washington PostJan 12, 2012
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