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Congress Heights: The Healthiest and Most Delightful Suburb of Washington

1900s, Anacostia, Congress Heights

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Admittedly, I do not focus enough east of the river. I was doing a little digging around the Library of Congress archives and came across this gem.

This is an advertisement for homes in Congress Heights, published on May 17th, 1902 in the Washington Times. Read through the whole thing. It’s amazing.

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Congress Heights advertisement - May 17th, 1902 (Washington Times) — Congress Heights advertisement – May 17th, 1902 (Washington Times)

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