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1907 Map of Northeast Washington, DC When It Was Rural

A 1907 Library of Congress map shows the rural landscape of Northeast Washington.

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1907 map of northeast D.C.
1907 map of northeast D.C.

This is really cool. Check out how rural northeast was in 1907. Amazing.

1907 map of northeast D.C. (Library of Congress)

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