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Twining is a neighborhood in
Twining is a neighborhood in Southeast
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Washington, D.C.
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, near the eastern bank of the Anacostia River
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. It is bounded by Minnesota Avenue NE to the northeast, Branch Avenue to the northwest, and Pennsylvania Avenue
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to the south. The Fort Dupont year-round ice skating rink, and the Smithsonian's Anacostia Neighborhood Museum are nearby.
It is named for Major William Johnson Twining, who served as Military Commissioner of the District of Columbia from 1878 until his death in 1882.
See also
*Anacostia
Anacostia is a historic neighborhood in Southeast Washington, D.C. Its downtown is located at the intersection of Good Hope Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue. It is located east of the Anacostia River, after which the neighborhood is nam ...
References
Neighborhoods in Southeast (Washington, D.C.) {{WashingtonDC-geo-stub