Anacostia
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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They camped out on Anacostia Flats and other public spaces that served as bases of operation for their marches and protests.
From Salon
Hoover and his aides became progressively more fretful about the settlement at Anacostia Flats, especially when its organizers began to talk about making it permanent.
From Los Angeles Times
Most of the marchers fell away en route, but by the end of June a Hooverville-like camp housing as many as 15,000 bedraggled men and their families had sprung up in the desolate, muddy Anacostia Flats area of Washington.
From Los Angeles Times
The tent camp in Anacostia was burned to the ground.
From Los Angeles Times
For decades, the Anacostia was treated as a municipal dumping ground for industrial waste, storm sewers and trash.
From Seattle Times
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