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Metadata
Object ID |
1996.05.02 |
Title |
Washington D.C., Past and Present |
Object Name |
Book |
Author |
Penczer, Peter R. |
Publisher |
Oneonta Press |
Published Date |
1998 |
Published Place |
Arlington, Virginia |
Description |
Washington DC: Past and Present By Peter R. Penczer Oneonta Press 1998 Photos History Information by geographical area p. 244 Connecticut Avenue looking north from Bradley Lane. When the first resident moved to Chevy Chase in 1893, the new subdivision was five miles from Washington, surrounded by countryside. The development was the work of Francis G. Newlands, a wealthy lawyer and mining heair from Nevada, who later served as congressman and senator. Beginning in the late 1880s Newlands bought up land along the path of today's Connecticut Avenue from Rock Creek alomost to the present-day Capital Beltway. To provide access to his subdivision, Newlands (and other investors) paid for the construction of Connecticut Avenue and the adjacent tolley line. Sales of lots were |