Brinetown
A historical populated place in District of Columbia County, District of Columbia, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.
Location Record
Names and historical notes
Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.
GNIS description
Brinetown was located in Georgetown near 35th and Reservoir Road, NW.
GNIS historical note
After Western High School (now the Duke Ellington School of the Arts) was built in 1891 as a school for the white community, a nearby parcel of land was purchased to build homes for the families of those who attended the school. The land was located in a black section of Georgetown called Brinetown.
Source editions and recorded citations
Feature ID 531646. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.
GNIS citation text may identify a source series rather than a specific page. It is reproduced below without implying that its underlying documents were inspected.
- Text Kenny, Hamil. West Virginia Place Names. Piedmont, W.Va.: The Place Name Press, 1945.
Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.