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Another Amazing Photo of Fort Totten

World War I photo of military camp near Fort Totten.

1910s, Fort Totten

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Here is another great photograph of Fort Totten. This one appears to be from around World War I.

Camp, Fort Totten

READ: Soldier Wounded in Vietnam, Arrives at Andrews

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Notice the decked/tunneled section south of Fort Totten, then the over 90-degree turn to the east, then the decked/tunneled section between Galloway Street and Gallatin Street, with the Metrorail Glenmont Route (Red Line trains) following the North Central Freeway (I-95 south of Fort Totten and I-70S north of Fort Totten), and with the Metrorail Greenbelt Route (Green Line trains) following the Northeast Freeway (I-95 east of Fort Totten). The area between Galloway Street and Gallatin Street where the Northeast Freeway was proposed was mostly open fields then and still is now.

Drawings of Proposed I-95 Through D.C.

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Owning Your Own Apartment is Preferred to Owning Your House

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