 Map of Washington, D.C., with Anacostia highlighted in red
 View from Maple View Place SE of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE in the Anacostia neighborhood, and the Washington D.C. skyline. Anacostia is a historic neighborhood in Washington, D.C.. Its historic downtown is located at the intersection of Good Hope Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue. It is the most famous neighborhood in the Southeast quadrant of Washington, located east of the Anacostia River, which the area is named after. The local news media in recent years has come to use the term "Anacostia" to include the entire portion of Washington, D.C. south and east of the Anacostia River as far as the city limits - not just the original central core. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (784x958, 145 KB) Summary This image is a modified version of a self-generated reference map from the U.S. Census Bureaus American Factfinder at http://factfinder. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (784x958, 145 KB) Summary This image is a modified version of a self-generated reference map from the U.S. Census Bureaus American Factfinder at http://factfinder. ...
Photograph of Anacostia Historic District in Washington, DC.[1] File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Photograph of Anacostia Historic District in Washington, DC.[1] File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
A street of British terraced housing In architecture and city planning, a terrace, rowhouse, or townhouse (United States) is a style of housing since the late 18th century where identical individual houses are cojoined into rows. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 493 KB) Summary View from Maple View Place SE of Martin Luther King Jr Avenue SE in the Anacostia neighborhood, and the Washington DC skyline. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 493 KB) Summary View from Maple View Place SE of Martin Luther King Jr Avenue SE in the Anacostia neighborhood, and the Washington DC skyline. ...
Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United...
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Flag Seal Nickname: the District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location Location of Washington, D.C., with regard to the surrounding states of Maryland and Virginia. ...
Color-enhanced USGS satellite image of Washington, DC, taken April 26, 2002. ...
The Anacostia River is a river that flows about 8. ...
History
The name "Anacostia" derives from the area's early history as Nacochtank, a settlement of Necostan or Anacostan Native Americans on the banks of the Anacostia River. Captain John Smith recorded in his journals that he sailed up the "Eastern Branch" or Anacostia River in 1608 in his search for the main branch of the Potomac River and was well received by the Anacostans. This article is the current U.S. Collaboration of the Week. ...
Captain John Smith John Smith (1580–1631) was an English soldier, sailor, and author. ...
Events March 18 - Sissinios formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia May 14 - Protestant Union founded in Auhausen. ...
The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States (USA). ...
Uniontown, the core of the Anacostia historic district, was incorporated in 1854 and was one of the first suburbs in the District of Columbia. It was designed to be financially available to Washington's working class, most of whom were employed across the river at the Navy Yard. The initial subdivision of 1854 carried restrictive covenants prohibiting the sale, rental or lease of property to anyone of African or Irish descent. Abolitionist Frederick Douglass, often called "the sage of Anacostia," bought the home of the developer of Uniontown in 1877 and lived there until he died in 1895. The home is still maintained as an historical site in Anacostia. 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
The Washington Navy Yard is the former shipyard and ordnance plant of the United States Navy in Washington, D.C.. The yard currently is a ceremonial and administrative center for the navy, home to the Chief of Naval Operations and is headquarters for the Naval Historical Center, the Marine Corps...
A restrictive covenant is a legal obligation imposed in a deed by the seller upon the buyer of real estate to do or not to do something. ...
Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass (February 14, 1818 – February 20, 1895) was an American abolitionist, editor, orator, author, statesman and reformer. ...
1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
Anacostia's population remained predominantly White up until the 1950s, with Whites comprising 87% of the population. During the 1950s, the Anacostia Freeway (I-295) was constructed. The highway imposed a barrier between the Anacostia neighborhood and the Anacostia River waterfront. Numerous public housing apartment complexes were also built in the neighborhood. With flight of much of the middle class out of the neighborhood during the 1950s, Anacostia's demographics changed dramatically as the neighborhood became predominantly African-American. Shopping, dining, and entertainment facilities throughout greater Anacostia are minimal and scanty, so that residents often must travel to either the suburbs or downtown Washington for these services. Greater Anacostia with a population of 150,000 or more (all of the City south and east of the River) has only one full-service seated restaurant (according to the Washington Post). Anacostia, however, has a year-round ice skating rink at Fort Dupont Park, the city police boys' club, and an excellent new "tennis and learning center" combining sports with academic tutoring in Congress Heights. The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The 1950s were the decade that spanned the years 1950 through 1959, although some sources say from 1951 through 1960. ...
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The Anacostia River is a river that flows about 8. ...
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The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
Present day As of the 2000 Census, Anacostia's population is 92% African American, 5% white American, and 3% other. After decades of neglect, crime has been a major problem in this area of the city. In 2005, 62 of Washington, D.C.'s 195 homicides occurred in the 7th District of the Metropolitan Police Department, which also includes the neighborhoods of Barry Farm, Naylor Gardens, and Washington Highlands. This figure is down from the 7th District's peak of 133 homicides in 1993 [1]. The United States Census of year 2000, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ...
Etymology: Latin homicidium, from homo- human being + caedere- to cut, kill Homicide is the intentional or negligent killing of another human being by one or more persons. ...
MPDC Chief Charles Ramsey with his staff The Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, also known as the D.C. Police, MPD, or MPDC, is the municipal police force for Washington, DC. Headed by a Chief of Police it was formed in 1861 in accordance with the personal...
Anacostia is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The historic district retains much of its mid-to-late 19th-century low scale, working class character, as is evident in its architecture. The National Register of Historic Places is the USAs official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects worthy of preservation. ...
In 1959, an Anacostia landmark, the World's Largest Chair, was established at the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and V Street, SE. The chair was built by Bassett Furniture for Curtis Brothers Furniture Store, formerly located at this site. In the summer of 2005, the Big Chair – as it's known – was removed for repairs then returned in April 2006. Other important facilities in the Anacostia area include Bolling Air Force Base, Anacostia Naval Air Station, Saint Elizabeth's psychiatric hospital (over 100 years old), and Greater Southeast Community Hospital. The Washington Navy Yard and the future sight of a Washington Nationals professional baseball stadium are both located not quite in Anacostia but rather on the North side of the Anacostia River. 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Central Anacostia is served by Anacostia Senior High School; a general academic high school part of the District of Columbia public school system. Ballou High School is in southern Anacostia. Famous people who grew up or have lived in Greater Anacostia at various times, include Marion Barry, former Mayor of Washington; Marvin Gaye, late recording artist/songwriter; Frederick Douglass, noted abolitionist and government official (see note above); Denyse Graves, New York metropolitan opera singer; Roy Clark, country singer/guitarist/songwriter and TV personality; Dr. and Mrs. Calvin Rolark, founders of the United Black Fund; Ezra Pound, noted poet; and Stacey Lattislaw, and Peaches and Herb, recording artists.
Culture The Anacostia Museum is the Smithsonian Institutions museum of African American history and culture, located in and focused on the Washington, DC neighborhood of Anacostia. ...
The Smithsonian Institution Building or Castle on the National Mall serves as the Institutions headquarters. ...
1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...
Sidney Dillon Ripley (20 September 1913 - 12 March, 2001 ) was an ornithologist. ...
Transportation The neighborhood, served by the Anacostia Metro station, is a ten minute ride on Washington Metro's Green Line from downtown Washington; other metro stations serve other parts of Greater Anacostia. Anacostia is a Washington Metro station in Washington, DC on the Green Line. ...
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Greenbelt station, end of the Green line on the Washington Metro The Green Line of the Washington Metro consists of 21 subway stations from Greenbelt to Branch Ave. ...
Notes - ↑ Metropolitan Police Department - Crime Statistics
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