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Adams Morgan: How This Uptown DC Neighborhood Got Its Name

Adams Morgan didn't exist in 1888. Read this story to learn the history of how it came to be known as Adams Morgan. We also have a great map showing Adams Morgan when it was very rural.
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Adams Morgan didn’t exist in 1888. Back then it was called Washington Heights as many of the other uptown destinations began their lives similarly: Cleveland Heights, Friendship Heights, Massachusetts Avenue Heights. If you’re curious to know the story about how it came to be Adams Morgan, read this story from a while back.

Plat of survey and subdivision of "Washington Heights" : by the commissioners appointed in Equity Cause No. 9912
Plat of survey and subdivision of “Washington Heights” : by the commissioners appointed in Equity Cause No. 9912 – Source: Library of Congress

Here is the same area today on Google Maps.

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We also have a great map showing Adams Morgan when it was very rural, which is hard to imagine today.

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