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Activists Call Halt to Construction Over Historical Black Burial Grounds at Westwood

A July 6 story by WTOP puts River Road Moses Cemetery back in the news. The old burial grounds — now mostly paved over by a parking lot at Westwood — that had served families who once lived in Reno City among other African Americans communities in the early 20th century, is the subject of …

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Ward 3 Heritage Guide Now Available

An exacting accounting of the historical events and places in DC’s Ward 3 is covered in a newly released publication by the D.C. Office of Historic Preservation. The guide, available online and by special request in print, is the second-to-last of the city’s eight wards to be featured in the fully illustrated color booklet. DC …

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River Road Moses Cemetery: Now Buried Under a Parking Lot

This report, copied her by special permission from the author, presents research on the River Road Moses Cemetery site in Bethesda, Maryland. It was prepared on behalf of the River Road African American descendant community.

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Ward 4 Heritage Guide Covers Chevy Chase DC

The DC Historic Preservation Office came out with its Ward 4 Heritage Guide in 2015, and just released its Ward 3 Guide in 2019. This online report is full of great illustrations and descriptions of the ward’s historical development.

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Survey of Remnants of Rural DC

Rural Remnants of Washington County

Rural Remnants of Washington County: An Architectural Survey of Washington’s Historical Farms and Estates is a 46-page illustrated history and guide of the District’s rural development.

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