Fort DuPont Park
Fort DuPont Park

Author: United States National Park Service

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-04-05

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 9780365793557

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Excerpt from Fort Dupont Park: Historic Resources Study, Final, November 1, 2004 Figure 1. Fort Dupont Park (outlined and shaded) is located in the southeast quadrant of Washington, DC. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Washington, D.C.'s Deanwood
Washington, D.C.'s Deanwood

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Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780738553504

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Located in the far northeastern edge of the city, Deanwood is one of Washington, D.C.'s oldest, consistently African American neighborhoods. Rooted in slave-based agriculture on white-owned land, the community began its transition from rural to urban development with the 1871 arrival of a branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad along its western boundary. This period after the Civil War offered blacks the opportunity to become landowners. Since this time, many notable Washingtonians of various ethnicities have been residents and frequent visitors to the area. In the early 1920s, it was home to Suburban Gardens, the only permanent amusement park ever to be housed within the city limits. Many of Deanwood's families have lived in the community for generations, which makes it stable and close-knit.