Finding DC's Lost Streams
July 5, 2024
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July 5, 2024
Finding DC's Lost Streams
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Finding DC's Lost Streams
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<p><span id="docs-internal-guid-8aa76903-7fff-bbb2-d524-c84071232d77" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> As Washington DC developed and grew, the many streams and water bodies that made up and fed the marshes around the Potomac River, became hidden, buried, and even regraded. Sunil Dasgupta talks with cartographer, historian, and graphic designer David Ramos about his project to identify lost streams and how this information can help daylight streams, direct urban planning, and revive the memories of water. See maps at</span> <a href="https://imaginaryterrain.com" style="text-decoration: none;"><span> https://imaginaryterrain.com</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Music by Alexandria alt-rock band Jackie and the Treehorns.</span></p>
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