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What Good Hope Hill in Anacostia was Like in 1857: Earn $200 Per Year as a Sober Gardener!

Learn what Good Hope Hill in Anacostia was like in 1857 - and how a sober gardener could earn $200 per year! Later, it was the location of the German Orphan Home.
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Griffith Stadium from the air in 1960 (Wikipedia)
February 27th, 1857
February 27th, 1857

Know any sober gardeners in the area? If so, in 1857, the could have earned $200 per year, with room and board. Good Hope Hill is an area in, what is today, Anacostia. It was later the location of the German Orphan Home.

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