Anacostia
Americannoun
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A grand east-west cross axis defines Washington, running west from the Anacostia to the Capitol, through the National Mall, past the Washington Monument, and to the Lincoln Memorial at the Potomac.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
They camped out on Anacostia Flats and other public spaces that served as bases of operation for their marches and protests.
From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2025
The tent camp in Anacostia was burned to the ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2024
“It’s not lost on me that we’re overturning over 50 years of discourse about the river,” said Quinn Molner, operations director at Anacostia Riverkeeper.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
Lights twinkled off the Anacostia River as we crossed the bridge onto Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, the Nationals baseball stadium in the distance.
From "Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany D. Jackson
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