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Whitehurst Freeway / Rock Creek & Potomac Parkway, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

The Whitehurst Freeway: Diverting Traffic Around Georgetown Since 1949

The Whitehurst Freeway has been diverting traffic around Georgetown since 1949. Learn more about the history of this elevated expressway, its role in the city's infrastructure, and the battles over freeways in the late 1960s.

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AERIAL VIEW OF WEST/FRONT AND NORTH/SIDE FACADES, LOOKING SOUTHEAST (FROM LEFT TO RIGHT): VA-1272 Ball Building, 1437 N. Court House Road. VA-1273 Jesse Building, 1423-27 N. Court House Road. VA-1276 Jesse-Hosmer Building, 1419 N. Court House Road. VA-1275 Moncure (Adams, Porter, Radigan) Building, N. 1415 Court House Road. VA-1274 Rucker Building, N. 1403 Court House Road. - Lawyers' Row Block, North Court House Road between Fourteenth & Fifteenth Streets, Arlington, Arlington County, VA

A Trip Down Memory Lane - Exploring the "Lawyers' Row Block" in Arlington from the Early 1990s

Abraham Lincoln colorized (1865)

Abraham Lincoln in Color

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Why Is It Named Reston?

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Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of the United States..

Why is Washington, DC Called the District of Columbia?

Willie McCover 1974 Topps Washington "Nat'l Lea"

San Diego Padres Move to Washington for 1974 Season

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1890s Map of Diarrhea Deaths in Washington

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February 27, 1923. "Miss Alice Reighly, 1409 Harvard Street, president of Anti-Flirt Club, which has just been organized in Washington, D.C., and will launch an 'Anti-Flirt Week' beginning March 4. The club is composed of young women and girls who have been embarrassed by men in automobiles and on street corners." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. (Shorpy)

A Look at the Amazing Anti-Flirt Club and Their "Anti-Flirt Week" from 1923

Murder Bay in 1855 (Smithsonian)

Where Was Murder Bay in Washington, DC?

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Almost-Built Highways of Washington, DC

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