New Street Mural Debuts Near Bladensburg Dueling Grounds
A new street mural near the historic Bladensburg dueling grounds calls for an end to violence.
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Colmar Manor Residents Color Giant Map to Plan Its Future
/in Hyattsville/by Alison BeckwithResidents of Colmar Manor, just off Route 1, created a giant interactive map the size of a basketball court as they plan the town’s future.
This Enslaved Man Cast the Bronze Statue Crowning the Capitol at a Route 1 Foundry
/in Bladensburg/by Alison BeckwithJust before the Civil War, an enslaved man working in a foundry off what is now the Route 1 corridor helped cast the bronze statue on top of the U.S. Capitol.
River Otters Spotted at Heurich Park in Hyattsville Amid Wildlife Rebound
/in Hyattsville/by Alison BeckwithThe cleanup of the Anacostia River watershed has led to a rebound in local wildlife, including river otters spotted at Heurich Park in Hyattsville.
Route 1 Voters Elect Third Latina Mayor in Historic Shift
/in Bladensburg, College Park, Hyattsville, Mount Rainier/by Alison BeckwithThe small town of Colmar Manor elected its first Latina mayor, another sign of the changing demographics along the Route 1 corridor.
The Historic Protest That Camped Out Along Route 1 in 1894
/in Bladensburg, Hyattsville/by Alison BeckwithConsidered the first significant protest march on D.C., a group of hundreds of unemployed men ended up camping out in several places along the Route 1 corridor.
Route 1 Rocks Essence Magazine’s Woke Women
/in Brentwoods, College Park, Edmonston, Hyattsville, Mount Rainier/by Alison BeckwithFour mayors along the Route 1 corridor were recently named to a national list of notable black women across the country. Essence magazine compiled the second-annual list of the “Woke […]
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