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Farragut

American  
[far-uh-guht] / ˈfær ə gət /

noun

  1. David Glasgow, 1801–70, U.S. admiral: won the battles of New Orleans and Mobile Bay for the Union in the U.S. Civil War.


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Trump officials say that by maintaining a presence at Metro stations and public areas like Farragut Square, Guard members make it easier for Washington’s police to concentrate on more crime-prone areas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025

I get off at the Farragut North station and walk two blocks to the White House.

From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2025

The Adams Street Library, as it’s called, caters to Dumbo’s gentrifiers but also to residents in nearby Vinegar Hill and the Farragut Houses, especially parents with young children.

From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2023

Angleton and I began to have regular lunches at the Army and Navy Club on Farragut Square.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 16, 2023

“All right, let’s welcome our first contestants: Riverview Middle School and their upstate rivals Farragut Middle School.”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

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