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April 15, 2013
A Look at a 1907 Map of Petworth
Check out this amazing 1907 map of Petworth, and then look how rural it was to the west. Amazing.
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Check out the map of
Petworth
in 1907. And then look how rural it was to the west. Amazing.
1907 map of Petworth
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![Maps accompanying the report of the operations of the Engineer Department of the District of Columbia : for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1891 : [Washington D.C.] / compiled by Capt. W.T. Rossell, U.S. Eng'rs ; compiled by Capt. J.L. Lusk, U.S. Eng'rs.](https://ghostsofdc.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2013/08/cs000001-400x400.jpg)
