"The 11th Street Bridge Park will physically connect both sides of the Anacostia River. It’s a 1,200-foot-long, pedestrian-only expanse that will let people stroll between Capitol Hill and Anacostia. The big question is whether it will socially connect them." -- Washingtonian, April 14, 2017
The Odd Fellows Hall was a center of social service, extracurricular and vocational education, activism and entertainment for Merrifield's Black community. The building became Boyd’s Piano store in 1984 and was razed after being sold in 2016.
Horace Gibson and son-in-law Page Parker's names shown on spreadsheet of County General Register of Voters, 1902 - Fairfax C.H. Precinct - "Roll of COLORED Voters,”
