Where was the last farm in Washington, DC? It was located in Congress Heights, in southeast and was gone by 1939.

In the interest of giving GoDCers more on Congress Heights, here is a map of the area in 1907. And compare it to the current map from Google.

Did you know Congress Heights had a town flag? (Does it still have a flag?) We didn’t. Below is an article published in the Washington Post on July 23rd, 1901, commenting on the adoption of a town flag for Congress Heights. Congress Heights citizens met Saturday evening for the purpose of adopting a flag or […]

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Admittedly, I do not focus enough east of the river. I was doing a little digging around the Library of Congress archives and came across this gem. This is an advertisement for homes in Congress Heights, published on May 17th, 1902 in the Washington Times. Read through the whole thing. It’s amazing. Related articles Move […]