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Fort Totten (WMATA station)

Fort Totten is a Washington Metro station in northeastern Washington, D.C. It acts as a transfer point between the Green and Red Lines with Yellow Line service during off-peak hours. It used to be the last station on the Green Line in the District of Columbia heading northeast.

Located at 38.9518, -77.0022 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Red Line (Washington Metro), Green Line (Washington Metro), Washington Metro stations in Washington, D.C., Yellow Line (Washington Metro), Railway stations opened in 1978, 1978 establishments in the United States

Northeast, Washington, D.C

Northeast (NE or N.E. ) is the northeastern quadrant of Washington, D.C. , the capital of the United States, and is located north of East Capitol Street and east of North Capitol Street. Northeast neighborhoods include Brentwood, Brookland, Ivy City, Marshall Heights, Pleasant Hill, Stanton Park, Trinidad, Michigan Park, Riggs Park, Fort Totten, Fort Lincoln, Edgewood, Deanwood, Kenilworth, and Woodridge, as well as much of Capitol Hill.

Located at 38.9644, -77.0046 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Geography of Washington, D.C.

Fort Totten (Washington, D.C.)

Fort Totten is a park and neighborhood in northeast Washington, D.C.. The neighborhood is bordered by N Capitol St to the west, Riggs Rd NE to the north, the Red Line tracks to the east, and Hawaii Ave NE to the south. It is named after a Civil War-era fort. The Fort Totten Metro station is named for it. All are named for long-time General Joseph Gilbert Totten, the Chief Engineer of the antebellum United States Army.

Located at 38.9471, -77.0041 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Queens Chapel

Queens Chapel is a residential neighborhood on the northeastern edge of Washington, D.C. , United States, bounded by Galloway Street NE to the south, Eastern Avenue to the east, South Dakota Avenue to the west, and Riggs Road to the north. It was named for early landowner Mr. Queen. The neighborhood is close to The Catholic University of America.

Located at 38.9546, -76.9974 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Washington, D.C.

North Michigan Park

North Michigan Park is a neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C.. It is bordered by Gallatin Street NE to the north, South Dakota Avenue to the to west, Michigan Avenue to the south, and Eastern Avenue to the east. The adjacent neighborhood (to the southwest), across South Dakota Avenue, is called Michigan Park. Although both neighborhoods are part of the same Advisory Neighborhood Commission, they are two separate neighborhoods.

Located at 38.9454, -76.996 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Washington, D.C.

New Hampshire Avenue

New Hampshire Avenue is a diagonal street in Washington, D.C. , beginning at the Kennedy Center and extending northeast for about 5 miles (8 km) and then continuing into Maryland where it is designatedMaryland Route 650. New Hampshire Avenue, however, is not contiguous. It stops at 15th and W Streets NW and resumes again on the other side of Columbia Heights at Park Road NW, a few blocks from Georgia Avenue.

Located at 38.9621, -77.0051 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Streets in Washington, D.C., Roads in Montgomery County, Maryland, Dupont Circle

Riggs Park

Riggs Park is a mostly black residential neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C. It is bounded by Riggs Road NE to the south and east, Eastern Avenue to the north, and Blair Road NE, Kansas Avenue NE, and North Capitol Street NE to the west.

Located at 38.9539, -76.9942 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Washington, D.C.

June 2009 Washington Metro train collision

The June 2009 Washington Metro train collision was a subway train-on-train collision between two southbound Red Line Washington Metro trains during the afternoon rush hour of June 22, 2009, in Northeast, Washington, D.C. , United States. A moving train collided with a train stopped ahead of it; the train operator and eight passengers were killed, making it the deadliest crash in the history of the Washington Metro. Several survivors were trapped for hours, and approximately 80 were injured.

Located at 38.9602, -77.0058 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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2009 disasters in the United States, Accidental deaths in Washington, D.C., Transportation disasters in Washington, D.C., Railway accidents in 2009, Railway accidents in the United States, Washington Metro, 2009 in Washington, D.C.

1906 Washington DC train wreck

The 1906 Washington DC train wreck occurred on the Metropolitan Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Terra Cotta station in Washington DC on December 30, 1906 at 6:31 in the evening; when a locomotive pulling six empty cars crashed into the back of a passenger train in dense fog, killing 53 people and injuring more than 70.

Located at 38.9518, -77.0022 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Railway accidents in 1906, Railway accidents in the United States, Transportation disasters in Washington, D.C., 1906 in Washington, D.C., Railway accidents involving fog, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Rail transportation in Washington, D.C.

Houser Memorial

Houser Memorial is a public artwork by an unknown artist, located at Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington, D.C. , United States. House Memorial was originally surveyed as part of the Smithsonian's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture. The monument is the grave of Helen L. Houser and her daughter Anna Victoria Houser

Located at 38.9479, -77.0093 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C., Outdoor sculptures in Washington, D.C., Burials at Rock Creek Cemetery, Stone sculptures, 1880 sculptures

Goff Memorial

Goff Memorial is a public artwork by French artist Jules Déchin, located at Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington, D.C. , United States. Goff Memorial was originally surveyed as part of the Smithsonian's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture. This memorial serves as the burial site of Thomas Trueman Goff.

Located at 38.948, -77.0095 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C., Outdoor sculptures in Washington, D.C., Burials at Rock Creek Cemetery, 1922 sculptures, Bronze sculptures in the United States

Edwin B. Hay

Edwin B. Hay is a public artwork by American artist Vinnie Ream, located at Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington, D.C. , United States. "Edwin B. Hay" was surveyed as part of the Smithsonian's Save Outdoor Sculpture! program in 1993. It serves as the gravesite for the Hay family.

Located at 38.9489, -77.0093 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C., Outdoor sculptures in Washington, D.C., Burials at Rock Creek Cemetery, 1906 sculptures, Bronze sculptures in the United States