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1919 Map of Dupont South and Farragut

1910s, Dupont Circle, Farragut North

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This is what south of Dupont Circle and Farragut looked like in 1919, before the Mayflower was built.

1919 map of Dupont and Farragut

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Source: Library of Congress

READ: Incredible 1850s Map of Washington

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