Evening star., 1915-01-31
s. S(5HE PAmBLERE -

Hamburger was at and o3d streets
and the north line ran east, generally
following the line Of II street. bue
slanting a little to the south till al
18th street the northeast corner OF
the village was in the square between
18th and 20th. q and II streets.
North of Bealfs levels was "A tract
called Port Royal. which roughly wouia
on the south. I'd street on the east
and 18th street on the west. The north
line started close to 18th and NJ streets
west and ran northeast to I'd and
Q. 1t was suhdivided by north-and
south lines into three nearly equal
parts.
The easternmost part ran from I'd to
9th streets and was marked az in tho
names Of Lynch and Sands, with
house near the southeast corner OF
1th and NJ. The second farm ran from
9Th to 18th streets and the name John
Davidson is on this section. with
house at the southeast corner of 18th
and L streets. That part from 18th
to 18th street is credited TO Samuel
Davidson. with "A house on 18th street
between N and y, about at the Inter
section of De Sales street In the
Port Royal tract Mount Vernon
Square and the Washington Public
Library. Franklin Square. Thomas Cir
cle Lafayette Square and a triangular
strip of the north lawn of the White
House.
and Florida avenue on the east to a
line between 18th and 18th streets on
the west, and running from torcoran
street midway between 18th and 18th
streets northeasterly to Florida avenue
near L street. was tract called
Jamaica credited to Samuel BlodGett.
with "A house at about the northwest
corner of 18th and o streets. In this
tract are Iowa Circle and Scott Circle.
North of Jamaica, between FLORIDA
avenue and 18th street, was a tract
called Mount Pleasant, belonging to
Robert Peter of Georgetown. This
tract extended up the hill and north
ward of the old city. but the map does
not show il beyond Florida avenue.
the Boundary on the north side of the
old city.
West of Port Royal. Jamaica and
Mount Pleasant and OF "A narrow form.
with an elbow near its north end. was
the tract called Widows Mite, owned
by James LinRan. Roughly. il was
inscribed within 18th and 2lst streets
from Fl to S, with an elbow bent east,
inscribed within 18th and 18th north
TO V street. Dupont Circle is in Wild
oWs Mite.
South and west of Widows Mite and
west Of Hamburger was an odd shap ped
tract called Mexico, bounded on the
south and west by the Potomac and
also on the west by Rock creek. IL
was one of properties belonging TO
Robert Peter. The western tWo-thirds
of the Naval Observatory grounds. now
the Naval Hospital and Museum OF
Hygiene, was in Mexico. Washington
Circle was in Mexico. and New
Hampshire avenue from the river to
VI street and Pennsylvania avenue from
22d street to Rock creek run through
this tract
Between the west line of Hamburgh.
along 23d street, and the east line OF
Mexico" and taking in about one
third of the grounds of the Naval Hos
pital. was in L narrow tract owned by
Morris & Nicholson.
West of Widows Mite and west and
north of Mexico was a tract called
James His Park. owned by Anthony
Holmead, and a house is marked where
18th street runs between S and T. The
north line ran west from 18th street
between California and Wyoming ave-
nues across Rock creek and then south
through Georgetown. Massachusetts
avenue for a considerable distance be-
yond 21st street, past Sheridan Circle,
along Rock creek and then across the
creek. runs through James His Park
Oak Hill cemetery and the eastern part
of Georgetown are in this tract.
Along the north part of the city to
the north of the Hop Yard and Abby
Manor. and east of Port Royal and
Jamaica. is a tract called Mill Tract, or
Sherwood. belonging to Motley Young
Its northeast line. so far as can be seen
from the map. is Florida avenue. Its
west line is Sd street west, and its
eastern extremity is a point at Florida
avenue and 18th street east.