Explore an incredible old map from 1887 of Mt. Pleasant and Columbia Heights. See old street names and the Columbia College Subdivision. Click through to see greater details.
Check out this 1907 map of the land around the Washington National Cathedral. See how the land was owned by the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, and notice the land owned by Francis Newlands of the Chevy Chase Land Company.
Check out this amazing Civil War-era map of the Washington Aqueduct. See how the Aqueduct and the C&O Canal looked in 1864. Source: Library of Congress.
Explore a historic view of Chevy Chase, MD in 1907 with this map showing the area's rural landscape before development. It looks like the Shoemaker family owned quite a bit of land in the area back then.
Take a journey through Georgetown's past with these detailed maps from 1903. Explore the buildings that still stand today and leave your comments below.
Take a journey through time and explore Dupont Circle in 1919 using this vintage map from the Library of Congress. See what used to be the British Embassy at the intersection of Connecticut and N St.
