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Northern Liberty Market and Boss Shepherd’s 1872 Raid
Nearly 200 laborers showed up at 6 p.m. with orders to tear down the Northern Liberty Market that night. By 11 the roof was gone.
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3314 Newark Street and the Robin Hood Club Fire of 1912
In 1912 a boys’ Robin Hood Club shack behind 3314 Newark Street in Cleveland Park caught fire, and three engine companies came. Here’s the house’s story.
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Barnaby Woods’ 1937 Promise of ‘Social Restrictions’
In 1937 the Post promised Barnaby Woods buyers “social restrictions.” The deeds we read don’t spell them out. One of its builders’ deeds nearby did.
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Prince Kūhiō in Washington: Hawaiʻi’s Delegate, 1903-1922
The Prince of Hawaiʻi kept a house on Mass Ave, sat with the Republican baseball team, and pushed a homestead act for his people.
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Is the Old Stone House Haunted? Georgetown’s 1765 Survivor
In 1899 a marble sign called this M Street house George Washington's headquarters. It wasn't true. It probably saved the house.
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The Colonnade: Washington’s Quiet Dignity Address, 1966 to Now
Four senators, a former Supreme Court Justice, and the Carter White House all lived in the same Glover Park high-rise. Reader tip from Bob.
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Cottonwood Street, McLean: The 26 Acres a Black Farmer Bought in 1865
Off Kirby Road in McLean, Cottonwood Street runs through the 26-acre farm a Black farmer named Christopher Columbus Hall bought in 1865 and divided among his 11 children.
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