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Tenleytown

One of DC’s early streetcar suburbs, Tenleytown developed along Wisconsin Avenue NW and retains traces of its 19th-century origins beneath its modern commercial strip, including the site of Fort Reno, the highest point in the city.

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1907 Baist map of North Cleveland ParkThe Traffic Circle That Never Reached Tilden, Idaho and RenoSep 27, 2013North Cleveland Park homes for saleNorth Cleveland Park Homes for Sale in 1927Sep 24, 2013Fort Pennsylvania and encampment at Tennallytown near Washington, D.C. / drawn for Mr. George Baker by W.E. Cushing, Providence, R.I., 1862.Fort Pennsylvania at Tennallytown in 1862Mar 5, 2013Horse car at Wisconsin Avenue and O Street NW in Georgetown, Washington D.C., 1893Wisconsin Avenue: From High Street to a State NameMar 5, 2013Black-and-white portrait of Senator John C. Stennis seated in profileSenator John Stennis Shot in Northwest Washington in 1973May 8, 2012Chevy Chase Circle (Wikipedia)Three Stories from Chevy Chase CircleApr 26, 2012
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