Upcoming History-Go-Round Tour "The History and the Mystery Saturday, October 27, 2018 – 2:00 p.m. |
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In 1892 Coquelin Run, a tributary of Rock Creek, was dammed to create a man-made lake next to the power house which produced electricity for the new trolley line on Connecticut Avenue. The trolley carried residents of the new suburb to their jobs in downtown Washington. But the lake was much more than an industrial pond -- on its banks was the Chevy Chase Lake Amusement Park. |