The Georgetown street renaming occurred as a result of an 1895 act of the
United States Congress
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that ended even the nominal independence of
Georgetown from
Washington, D.C. The Act required, ''
inter alia'', that the
street names in Georgetown be changed to conform to the
street-naming system in use in the
Northwest
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quadrant of Washington, D.C. However, the old street names were shown on maps as late as 1899.
The lists below set forth the old and new names of Georgetown's streets. Because most east–west streets are not continuous across
Wisconsin Avenue, separate lists are provided for those east–west streets that are north of
M Street and either east or west of Wisconsin Avenue.
North–south streets, east to west
East–west streets, south to north
M Street and south
North of M Street
References
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Geography of Washington, D.C.
History of Washington, D.C.
Streets in Washington, D.C.
Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)
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