Barney Circle
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Barney Circle is a small residential neighborhood located between the west bank of the Anacostia River and the eastern edge of Capitol Hill in southeast Washington, D.C., in the United States. The neighborhood is characterized by its sense of community, activism, walkability, and historic feel.[1][2][3] The neighborhood's name derives from the eponymous former traffic circle Pennsylvania Avenue SE just before it crosses the John Philip Sousa Bridge over the Anacostia. The traffic circle is named for Commodore Joshua Barney, Commander of the Chesapeake Bay Flotilla in the War of 1812.
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Coordinates: 38°52′42.6″N 076°58′50.5194″W | |
Country | United States |
Territory | Washington, D.C. |
Constructed | c. 1917 |
Named for | Commodore Joshua Barney |
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