Rock Creek Railway
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The Rock Creek Railway, which operated independently from 1890 to 1895, was one of the first electric streetcar companies in Washington, D.C., and the first to extend into Maryland.
Construction of the viaduct across Rock Creek, ca. 1891
Looking east from Connecticut Avenue NW towards the Calvert Street Bridge, ca. 1920
A streetcar runs through modern-day Cleveland Park, ca. 1903, near the site of the Uptown Theater
Connecticut Ave. north from Bradley Lane, ca. 1910
Coquelin Run
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Coquelin Run is a tributary of Rock Creek in Montgomery County, Maryland. It rises in the Town of Chevy Chase, runs for about two miles while draining an area of 1,095 acres, and debouches in Rock Creek in unincorporated Chevy Chase.
A 1912 photo shows Coquelin Run running through Columbia Country Club; the B&O rail line is visible in the background.