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1907 map of Washington Heights

1907 Map of Washington Heights (Adams Morgan) and the National Zoo

1907 map of Washington Heights, the area which would become Adams Morgan.
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Look at all the empty lots in what would become weekend crazytown for drunk 20-somethings.

1907 map of Washington Heights
1907 map of Washington Heights

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