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Exploring the Streets of Swampoodle in 1895: A Column From the Washington Post

Take a step back in time to 1895 and explore the rough Irish immigrant neighborhood of Swampoodle. Read a column from the Washington Post that tells the story of three locals who boozed until the wee hours of the morning.

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President Reagan signing National Minimum Drinking Age Act into law

History of the Drinking Age in Washington, D.C.

The Three Sisters

Three Sisters Island Legend in the Potomac

11th and Kenyon St. NW in 1951

A Look Back at Columbia Heights in 1951: A Photo of 11th and Kenyon St. NW

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Photo shows night view of Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., decorated with electric lights for the first inauguration of President Woodrow Wilson. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2008)

Electric Lights and the New Era of Progress: Remembering President Woodrow Wilson's Inauguration

Chain Bridge at the end of the Civil War (Library of Congress)

Where Washington's Historic Chain Bridge Gets Its Name

Dupont Circle metro

A Rare Look at the Dupont Circle Metro Station - Vintage Photos of Washington, D.C.

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Murder Bay in 1855 (Smithsonian)

Where Was Murder Bay in Washington, DC?

Looking toward the west side of the United States Capitol building, a panoramic view of the city of Washington, D.C. shows the Mall area in the foreground before the railroad tracks were removed. A train is visible on the tracks. The domed structure in front of the Capitol is the Botanic Garden original octagonal greenhouse of 1859 and behind it the central pavilion added after the Civil War. The buildings were razed in 1932. The Botanic Garden was on a site previously occupied by the Columbian Institute for the Promotion of Arts and Sciences in Washington, D.C.

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