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Funkstown No 3. The George Washington University and Foggy Bottom
The George Washington University and Foggy Bottom The George Washington University first arrived in the Foggy Bottom/Old West End in 1912...
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Funkstown No 2. Why Funkstown? The German Days of Foggy Bottom
Prior to the Civil War, Foggy Bottom, like much of what is now Washington DC, was sparsely occupied. The area was originally peopled by...
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Funkstown No 1. Foggy Bottom’s History Makes It Unique
Foggy Bottom is a charming and wonderful community in which to live, but its ever present history makes it unique, even in Washington. “Foggy Bottom” lacks legal boundaries, but generally is situated between the White House and Rock Creek Park and between the Potomac and Pennsylvania Avenue. The area was occupied by Native Americans 1,500 years ago, then Maryland planters. German immigrant Jacob Funk sought to build a new town (Hamburgh or Funkstown (hence the name of this co
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