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A History of Dupont Circle: Center of High Society in the Capital (Landmarks)

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Right through the Gilded Age, Dupont Circle used to be Washington’s undisputed center of wealth, power and standing. Over two decades, it evolved from small farms and an overrun city cemetery to a community of grand homes for society’s elite. Residents included long term president William Taft, inventor Alexander Graham Bell, newspaper publisher Cissy Patterson and lots of more. From the intimate dinners and receptions of the Cave Dwellers to the lavish balls of Mary Townsend and others within the “smart set,” Dupont Circle marked every social season within the capital. Satirized in Mark Twain’s novel “The Gilded Age,” the nouveau riche way of life of Dupont Circle used to be fodder for newspaper celebrity gossip. Writer Stephen Hansen brings to life the intriguing history of Washington’s famed Dupont Circle.

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