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 …
Research Articles
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 …
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.
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 …
Survey of Remnants of Rural DC
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.