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Glover Park

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The family of Charles Glover pronounces their last name so that it rhymes with "cover." However, many people in Washington, including longtime residents, newcomers, and even the
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for small children, and an unofficial enclosed dog park. Guy Mason Park is also the location of the annual Glover Park Day festival, held in early June.
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The neighborhood is named for Washingtonian Charles Carroll Glover, an influential late 19th and early 20th century
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Elementary, is one of the most highly rated schools in the District. Neighborhood Cluster 14 (Glover Park,
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in the District. Glover Park residents harvest crops from small, individual garden plots in the two
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neighborhood and Georgetown University while to the east of the neighborhood lies
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and the Naval Observatory just south of Calvert Street. It is the location of a
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through generous land donations. He is also considered the father of the
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neighborhood. Its southern border is Whitehaven Park, another branch of
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Benjamin Stoddert Elementary School (located in Glover Park)
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List of neighborhoods of the District of Columbia by ward
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The neighborhood's western border is an extension of
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Glover Park, Washington, D.C.
Neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
Benton Street in Glover Park (2006)
Map of Washington, D.C., with Glover Park highlighted in red
Washington, D.C.
38°55′21″N 77°04′29″W / 38.9225°N 77.074722°W / 38.9225; -77.074722
United States
Washington, D.C.
Matthew Frumin
northwest Washington, D.C.
Georgetown
United States Naval Observatory
Number One Observatory Circle
Vice President's
mansion
Charles Carroll Glover
Rock Creek Park
Glover-Archbold Park
Charles Carroll Glover
Anne Mills Archbold
Washington National Cathedral
Cathedral Heights
Rock Creek Park
Burleith
Woodley Park
embassies
Embassy of Russia in Washington
Chinese embassy
Guy Mason Park
Wisconsin Avenue

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