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nAMe And loCAtion AdAMs MorgAn What’s in a name? Named for DC’s first segregated schools, the all-black Thomas P. Morgan Elementary School and the all-white John Quincy Adams Elementary School. First incorporated in 1854 as Uniontown, Anacostia is named for a Native American settlement. Columbia Rd, NW, between 16th & 18th Sts. Metro: Woodley Park/ Zoo/ Adams Morgan station or take a taxi. Parking is a challenge at night. AnACostiA & soUtheAst WAterFront Southeast DC, across the 11th St. bridge. Metro: Anacostia BrooklAnd/northeAst Northeast of the Capitol Building Metro: Brookland/CUA CApitol hill Colonel Jehiel Brooks owned the land that would later become a housing development for post-Civil War Washington’s growing population. It’s also been dubbed “Little Rome,” thanks to its collection of more than 60 Catholic sites. City designer Pierre L’Enfant picked this location once known as Jenkins Hill (locals now call it “the Hill”) to be the seat of the legislative branch of government. The Barracks Row district takes its name from the nearby Marine Barracks, home to the Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps. Downtown DC has come to signify urban revitalization and the rise of new districts within the downtown core, like Penn Quarter, a dining and entertainment hotspot named for its proximity to Pennsylvania Avenue. Other sections of downtown include Gallery Place, Chinatown, McPherson Square, Lafayette Square, Federal Triangle and Franklin Square. East of the Capitol dome, reaching into the Northeast and Southeast quadrants of the city. Metro-Capitol South, Eastern Market or Union Station. Circulator bus to Union Station. doWntoWn North of the National Mall between the White House and the Capitol. Metro-Gallery Pl-Chinatown, Metro Center, Archives-Navy Mem’lPenn Quarter. Take the Circulator’s east-west or north-south route. Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire Ave., at P and 19th Sts dUpont CirCle & kAlorAMA Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire Ave., at P and 19th Sts. Metro-Dupont Circle. The Circle is named in honor of Civil War naval hero, Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Dupont. Foggy BottoM Between the White House and Georgetown, south of Dupont Circle. Metro-Foggy Bottom-GWU. The Circulator’s east-west route. Once DC’s industrial center, Foggy Bottom is named for the fog that used to rise up from the Potomac. georgetoWn Wisconsin Ave. and M St. NW, bordered by the Potomac River to the south. The Circulator’s East-West Route or take Metro to Foggy Bottom and walk. soUthWest & WAterFront Georgetown might be named for King George II of England, or it might be named for town founders George Beall and George Gordon. One thing’s for sure: it’s not named for George Washington. Southwest of the National Mall to the Washington Channel. MetroSouthwest/Waterfront station. U street/shAW & logAn CirCle The waterside neighborhood bears the name of its quadrant, the smallest in DC. Civil War Colonel Robert Gould Shaw famously commanded the all-black 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry featured in the movie, “Glory.” Logan Circle is named for Civil War general and Illinois senator John Logan. North of downtown and east of Dupont Circle. Take Metro to U Street/ African-Amer Civil War Memorial/ Cardozo. Woodley pArk/ClevelAnd pArk 30 Transportation Connecticut Avenue north of Dupont Circle, east of Rock Creek Park. Metro-Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan or Cleveland Park stations. Woodley Park is named for Woodley Road, which marks its southern border. President Grover Cleveland kept a summer retreat in the residential neighborhood that bears his name, located north of Woodley Park.

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Washington, D.C. Visitors Guide - Winter/Spring 2008 Welcome Contents Take Me Out to the Ballgame Vistor 411 Springtime Blooms with the National Cherry Blossom Festival Calendar of Events Transportation Getting Here Regularly Scheduled Tours Neighborhoods See & Do Smithsonian New at the Smithsonian Attractions Sports & Recreation Performing Arts Restaurants & Nightlife Restaurants Official Dining Guide Like a Local Nightlife DC Shopping: District by District Shopping, Health & Beauty Shopping Health & Beauty Accommodations DC Accommodations B&Bs Exploring International DC Fun in the Sun: Dive in to a Hotel Pool Maryland Accommodations Virginia Accommodations

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