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Funkstown - Original Inhabitants – DC’s Native Americans in Foggy Bottom
In 1996, archeological investigations conducted in connection with the renovation of the Whitehurst Freeway uncovered a remarkable burial...
Dec 5, 2021


Funkstown No 8. The Underground Railroad and Foggy Bottom
Prior to the Civil War, the “Underground Railroad” helped tens of thousands of enslaved African Americans travel north to their freedom...
Nov 22, 2021


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
Nov 21, 2021









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