Robinson Terminal Warehouse LLC is a

warehouse A warehouse is a building for storing goods. Warehouses are used by manufacturers, importers, exporters, wholesalers, transport businesses, customs, etc. They are usually large plain buildings in industrial parks on the outskirts of cities ...

and logistics company based in

Springfield, Virginia Springfield is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The Springfield CDP is recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau with a population of 30,484 as of the 2010 census. Homes and businesses in bordering CDPs includ ...

. Founded in 1939 by Clarence J. Robinson, the company primarily handled newsprint for ''

The Washington Post ''The Washington Post'' (also known as the ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'') is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper within the Washington metropolitan area and has a large nati ...

'', its owner until 2013. Robinson operated two deep-water berths alongside the

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, one at the terminus of Oronoco Street, the other at the terminus of Duke Street. A railroad spur served the Oronoco facility. Vessels heading to or from the berths passed under the

Woodrow Wilson Bridge The Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge (also known as the Woodrow Wilson Bridge or the Wilson Bridge) is a bascule bridge that spans the Potomac River between the independent city of Alexandria, Virginia, and Oxon Hill in Prince George's County, ...

, sometimes requiring the bridge's drawspan to open. In September 2013, the Washington Post Company sold the two waterfront facilities to real estate developers Nash Holdings. The company also operates two warehouse facilities in

. One of the Springfield warehouses is located along the Inner Loop of the

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, and is frequently used as a landmark in local

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s. The Springfield facility is serviced by Norfolk Southern Railroad. Another warehouse facility was located at ''

''s printing plant in

College Park, Maryland College Park is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, and is approximately four miles (6.4 km) from the northeast border of Washington, D.C. The population was 34,740 at the 2020 United States Census. It is best known ...

. The College Park plant was sold to the

University of Maryland The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland. Founded in 1856, UMD is the flagship institution of the University System of M ...

in 2010.

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