https://boundarystones.weta.org/tags/helen-hayes
Helen Hayes | Boundary Stones
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Royalty | Boundary Stones
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https://boundarystones.weta.org/tags/1680s
1680s | Boundary Stones
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1890s | Boundary Stones
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College Park | Boundary Stones
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https://boundarystones.weta.org/2025/07/24/empty-house-saved-heart-america
The Empty House that Saved the Heart of America | Boundary Stones
Sep 22, 2025 - As the British burned and ransacked D.C., an empty house 30 miles away protected three of the most important documents in American history.
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https://boundarystones.weta.org/tags/reston
Reston | Boundary Stones
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https://community.wayfarer.scopely.com/t/boundary-stones/112763
Boundary stones - General Discussion - Scopely Explore Wayfarer Community
Apr 6, 2026 - Historic boundary stones meet criteria right ??
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https://boundarystones.weta.org/tags/exhibits
Exhibits | Boundary Stones
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https://boundarystones.weta.org/2013/11/22/strange-saga-jfk-assassination-car
The Strange Saga of the JFK Assassination Car | Boundary Stones
Sep 18, 2025 - The customized Lincoln in which President Kennedy was assassinated has a strange story.
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https://boundarystones.weta.org/tags/19th-century
19th century | Boundary Stones
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1950s | Boundary Stones
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https://boundarystones.weta.org/tags/james-hurd
James Hurd | Boundary Stones
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https://boundarystones.weta.org/2021/04/19/presidential-hippopotamus-national-zoo
The Presidential Hippopotamus at the National Zoo | Boundary Stones
Sep 17, 2025 - Before pandas became the celebrities at the National Zoo, President Calvin Coolidge's pet hippopotamus drew the large crowds
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https://boundarystones.weta.org/tags/first-family
First Family | Boundary Stones
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https://boundarystones.weta.org/2023/10/25/meet-georgetown-witches-margaret-ann-and-belle-laurie
Meet the “Georgetown Witches,” Margaret Ann and Belle Laurie | Boundary Stones
Aug 8, 2024 - In the 1860s, two psychic mediums in Georgetown hosted séances for Mary Todd Lincoln in their Georgetown home.
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https://boundarystones.weta.org/tags/animals
Animals | Boundary Stones
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https://boundarystones.weta.org/2013/03/02/happy-birthday-national-zoo
Happy Birthday, National Zoo! | Boundary Stones
Feb 27, 2026 - Having Buffalo graze on the National Mall worked for awhile but proved problematic. So Congress passed legislation to create a National Zoo in 1889.
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https://boundarystones.weta.org/2022/09/23/how-bo-railroad-almost-gave-kensington-maryland-its-name
How the B&O Railroad Almost Gave Kensington, Maryland its Name | Boundary Stones
Feb 17, 2025 - A historic railroad station gave Kensington, Maryland its name, albeit a different one than we see today
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https://boundarystones.weta.org/2015/09/14/muppets-take-maryland
The Muppets Take Maryland | Boundary Stones
Sep 22, 2026 - Before Jim Henson was known nationwide, his Muppet creations entertained the people of the D.C. area, his home turf.
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https://boundarystones.weta.org/2015/02/25/baseball-no-palm-trees-nats-wartime-spring-training
Baseball But No Palm Trees: Nats Wartime Spring Training | Boundary Stones
Sep 17, 2025 - Baseball spring training is usually associated with Florida. But in the 1940s wartime restrictions forced the Nats to train in College Park, Maryland.
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https://boundarystones.weta.org/2020/07/08/ground-statues-dust-downfall-two-district-memorials
“Ground [the statues] into dust!” – The Downfall of Two District Memorials | Boundary Stones
Sep 17, 2025 - In DC, memorial removals are extremely rare, but that doesn’t mean they have never happened before. These 2 memorials were taken down in the 1950s.
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https://boundarystones.weta.org/tags/930-club
9:30 Club | Boundary Stones
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https://boundarystones.weta.org/users/ethan-ehrenhaft
Ethan Ehrenhaft | Boundary Stones
Born and raised in DC, Ethan received his BA in History from Davidson College and a Master's in International History from Trinity College Dublin, where he...
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https://boundarystones.weta.org/tags/vaccines
vaccines | Boundary Stones
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https://boundarystones.weta.org/tags/john-denver
John Denver | Boundary Stones
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https://boundarystones.weta.org/2015/07/16/julius-hobson-fought-racism-rats
Julius Hobson Fought Racism with Rats | Boundary Stones
Sep 8, 2026 - In 1964, when DC wouldn’t do anything about the rat problem in Shaw, Julius Hobson gave them an ultimatum: fix the problem, or have it in Georgetown.
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https://boundarystones.weta.org/tags/cellar-door
Cellar Door | Boundary Stones
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https://boundarystones.weta.org/tags/urban-renewal
Urban Renewal | Boundary Stones
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https://boundarystones.weta.org/tags/franklin-d-roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt | Boundary Stones
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https://boundarystones.weta.org/tags/holidays
Holidays | Boundary Stones
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https://boundarystones.weta.org/tags/march-washington
March on Washington | Boundary Stones
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https://boundarystones.weta.org/2026/09/22/experiment-dc-history-color
An Experiment: D.C. History in Color | Boundary Stones
Sep 22, 2026 - Join us for an experiment in colorizing archival footage with our new D.C. History in Color YouTube series.
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https://boundarystones.weta.org/tags/slavery
Slavery | Boundary Stones
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https://boundarystones.weta.org/tags/bob-dylan
Bob Dylan | Boundary Stones
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https://boundarystones.weta.org/tags/restaurants
Restaurants | Boundary Stones
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https://boundarystones.weta.org/tags/franklin-school
Franklin School | Boundary Stones
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https://boundarystones.weta.org/2019/12/11/when-klan-descended-washington
When the Klan Descended on Washington | Boundary Stones
Aug 8, 2025 - On August 8, 1925 the KKK descended on Washington and had what observers called the "greatest un-masked demonstration ever staged by the secret order”
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