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    Swampoodle was a neighborhood in Washington, D.C. on the border of Northwest and Northeast in the second half of 19th and early 20th century. This neighborhood...
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  • 700 D.C. residents of Lebanese descent. Historically, European immigrant neighborhoods in DC have included the Irish neighborhoods of Swampoodle, currently...
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  • Athletics and the Philadelphia Phillies. Swampoodle, Washington, D.C., an Irish neighborhood in Washington, D.C. Swampoodle Creek, a creek in Texarkana, Texas...
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    Park Capitol Grounds Swampoodle Grounds Griffith Stadium RFK Stadium William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center Uline Arena Washington has had several professional...
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    Swampoodle Grounds aka Capitol Park (II) was the home of the Washington Nationals baseball team of the National League from 1886 to 1889. The name refers...
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    Corda Swampoodle (Neighborhood from the 1850s to the 1910s replaced in large part today by NoMa and Near Northeast) Ward 7 Councilmember: Vincent C. Gray...
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    Northeast  • Penn Quarter  • NoMa, Washington, D.C.  • Southwest Federal Center  • Southwest Waterfront  • Sursum Corda  • Swampoodle  • Union Station  Benning...
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    neighborhood called "Swampoodle" where crime was rampant. It was the end of a community but the beginning of a new era for Washington, D.C.[citation needed]...
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    which is similar to explanation given for the name of the Swampoodle neighborhood in Washington, D.C. The term is also slang for low-lying land and may have...
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  • college-preparatory high school for boys in Washington, D.C. Founded by the Jesuits in 1821 as the Washington Seminary, Gonzaga is named in honor of Aloysius...
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    NoMa (redirect from NoMa, Washington, D C)
    Eckington, and Near Northeast and includes a section historically known as Swampoodle. NoMa includes: A core area consisting of all the blocks bounded by North...
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    neighborhood and historic district located in the northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. The boundaries of the historic district include Rock Creek Park to...
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    opened on the site of what was once a poor Irish neighborhood called Swampoodle. Most of the land around it had been leveled and all the houses razed...
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    the area, part of it comprising the old Irish American neighborhood of Swampoodle. The plans though were only partially executed.[citation needed] Various...
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    American community in Washington, D.C. and the 1,600 residents of the area, as it forced the demolition of over 10 blocks of the Swampoodle neighborhood and...
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    settlement called Swampoodle which became an entire neighborhood by the 1850s. It played an important role in the construction of Washington, D.C. by providing...
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  • wrote this series of five books about an Irish family living in Swampoodle, Washington, D.C. during the Civil War. The family- composed of a drunken father...
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  • Service property at Louisiana Avenue, 1st and C Streets, NW in the Swampoodle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. across from the National Association of Letter...
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    Senate Office Building Swampoodle Grounds a.k.a. Capitol Park (II) Home of: Washington Nationals – NL (1886–1889) Washington Senators – Atlantic Association...
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    Near Northeast, also known as Néné, is a neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C. It is bounded by North Capitol Street to the west, Florida Avenue...
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    for a .326 winning percentage. The franchise played their home games at Swampoodle Grounds, otherwise known as Capitol Park (II). Their most notable player...
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  • Hoyas football program represents Georgetown University, based in Washington, D.C., in the sport of American football. This article covers the team's...
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    Kalorama Triangle Historic District (category Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.)
    neighborhood and a historic district in the northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. The entire Kalorama Triangle neighborhood was listed on the District...
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    the Northeast quadrant of Washington, D.C., was still relatively rural. An Irish Catholic neighborhood known as Swampoodle had developed in the vicinity...
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  • 19th-century baseball fields in Washington, D.C.: Capitol Grounds or Capitol Park I, home of the Washington Nationals, 1884 Swampoodle Grounds or Capitol Park...
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    Delaware to its east, the Atlantic Ocean, and the national capital of Washington, D.C. With a total area of 12,407 square miles (32,130 km2), Maryland is...
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    Catholics that resided in the surrounding neighborhoods, particularly Swampoodle. The New York Times reported that President James Buchanan and several...
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  • The 1886 Washington Nationals finished with a 28–92 record in the National League, finishing in last place in their debut season. Note: Pos = Position;...
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    Northwest-East Deanery of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington in an area known as Swampoodle. The parish is administered by the Scalabrinian Fathers...
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  • York Amtrak line all the way to Frank C Bocek Park was known by the now long-forgotten name of "Swampoodle". Frank C Bocek Park was nicknamed the "clay hill"...
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