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Forest Hills (Washington, D.C.)

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Forest Hills is served by the Red Line of the Washington Metro and the Crosstown Line (H2, H3, and H4) and Connecticut Avenue Line (L1, L2, and L4) of the D.C.
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Soapstone Valley Park was acquired for Rock Creek Park pursuant to 1924 legislation. One goal was to preserve the watershed of Rock Creek.
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are located on Linnean Avenue NW in Forest Hills, while that of Suriname is on Connecticut Avenue. The embassy of
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as in other, similarly situated neighborhoods, the Forest Hills neighborhood became predominantly
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to the north, and Tilden Street NW to the south. The neighborhood is frequently referred to as
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Elfin, Margery L.; Williams, Paul K.; The Forest Hills Neighborhood Alliance (2006).
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Intersection of Brandywine St. and Linnean Ave. NW, July 2021, in Forest Hills
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is located on Upton Street, in the building originally occupied by the
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campus is across Connecticut Avenue from UDC on Upton Street NW. The
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Capital Memorial Church is located at 3150 Chesapeake Street NW.
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is a residential neighborhood in the northwest quadrant of
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from Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
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Index

Neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens (2009)
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens
Map of Washington, D.C., with Forest Hills highlighted in red
Washington, D.C.
38°57′02″N 77°03′29″W / 38.9505°N 77.058°W / 38.9505; -77.058
United States
Washington, D.C.
Matthew Frumin
Washington, D.C.
United States
Connecticut Avenue
Rock Creek Park
Chevy Chase
Van Ness–UDC
Washington Metro
Red Line
University of the District of Columbia
Metrobus


Rock Creek Park
Civil War
Fort Kearny
tributary
Rock Creek
Howard University School of Law
Levine School of Music
Carnegie Geophysical Laboratory
Edmund Burke School

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