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A Fascinating Look at Georgetown in 1830: An Old Map and its Street Name Changes

Take a peek into the past with this old map of Georgetown from 1830. You'll notice the street names have since changed - Wisconsin Ave. was High St. and M St. was Bridge St. - and see the east-west numbered streets. Source: Library of Congress.
Rosslyn City, the Brooklyn of Washington - 1889
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Here’s a cool old map of Georgetown from 1830. You’ll notice the street names have since changed. Wisconsin Ave. was High St., M St. was Bridge St., and you’ll notice east-west numbered streets.

1830 map of Georgetown

Source: Library of Congress

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