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1911 Map of D.C. Streets and Highways

Published October 20, 2015

Posted in GoDCers Love Maps
and tagged 1910s

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This old map shows the highways in and around Washington in 1911.

Map of the permanent system of highways, District of Columbia in 1911

Source: Library of Congress

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