A short, photo-rich history of the Brookland neighborhood in Washington DC.
A look at the beginnings of the Fort Totten neighborhood, including a still-existing building that was there at the start, and the vanished village of Rupliville.
The 1881 murder of two children in Washington County set off a storm of newspaper coverage, centering on a poor, illiterate African American woman.
Brookland old-timers might remember Catholic University’s first sports stadium. Two photos taken of its construction contain some interesting views of old Brookland.
During the Civil War, Camp Barry was an artillery depot on the eastern side of Washington DC. This rare view from an 1863 photograph shows a broad, open landscape before development came after the war.
DC’s schools were strictly segregated until the Brown v. Board decision of 1954. Hugh Price was one of the first Black students to integrate Taft Junior High School that September. He went on to a remarkable career.
A look at the evolution of Lincoln Road and the expansion of city streets into the former farmland of Washington county. Glenwood Cemetery and Trinity College figure prominently.
The intersection of 18th and Monroe Streets in 1928 was a bustling area with a major gas station and loads of food stores.
In 1967, the city began to demolish the Taylor Street Bridge to make way for the North Central Freeway. It was part of a Congressional plan for new highways through the city. Protests erupted and would challenge powerful forces for control of the city’s future.
Events during the tenure of Jehiel Brooks as Indian Agent on Red River, 1830-1834. He dealt with illicit trading, interlopers, and alcoholism, while trying to convince the Caddo to sell their land to the U.S.
The story of Jehiel Brooks, for whom the neighborhood of Brookland was named. The first part follows him from birth in 1797 to his selection as Red River Indian Agent in 1830.