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Tenleytown

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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TENLEYTOWN

Washington, D.C.
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THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS NAMED AFTER JOHN TENALLY.

HE OWNED A TAVERN THERE IN THE LATE 1700'S.
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DURING THE CIVIL WAR.

FORT RENO WAS BUILT TO PROTECT THE CITY
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AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY.

AFTER THE CIVIL WAR, FORT RENO WAS AN
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IN THE 1930'S THE COMMUNITY WAS NEARLY WIPED OUT

WHEN THE GOVERNMENT CONDEMNED THE HOUSING AND BUILT NEW SCHOOLS.
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TODAY FORT RENO

Is a popular place for concerts in the summer time.
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AND SLEDDING IN THE WINTER TIME

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TENLEYTOWN WAS CONSIDERED

A quiet and quaint country village until...
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ELECTRIC STREETCARS

Came to the neighborhood in 1890.
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AND IT'S POPULATION GREW.

THIS HELPED CONNECT TENLEYTOWN TO THE REST OF THE CITY
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HIGHEST NATURAL POINT IN D.C.

KNOWN AS THE TOP OF THE TOWN, TENLEYTOWN IS THE
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RADIO AND TELEVISION TOWERS

AS A RESULT, IT IS HOME TO ALMOST ALL OF THE CITY'S
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TENLEYTOWN IS A NEIGHBORHOOD WITH RICH HISTORY

THAT HAS NEVER LOST IT'S SMALL TOWN CHARM.
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David Morrison