Lincoln
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Lincoln A suburb established by progressive African Americans who worked in the District of Columbia. Platted in 1908 along a stop of the WB&A Electric Railway. Developed by lawyer, educator, civil servant and activist Thomas Junius Calloway, Vice President and General Manager of the Lincoln Land and Improvement Company.
Most of the earliest houses were designed by architect Isaiah T. Hatton. Calloway obtained a grant from the Rosenwald Fund to build a new school, opened in 1921, and served as first Principal. Maryland Historical Trust Maryland State Highway Administration
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