Street lined with trees

Explore the historic Herring Hill neighborhood of Georgetown

Rock Creek Park

  • 60 - 180 minutes
  • 7 tour stops

Historically, the area of Georgetown South of P Street (between 29th Street NW and Rock Creek) was known as Herring Hill. The area was an historically African American neighborhood for almost 200 years until it was gentrified during the New Deal. Follow this tour to explore this historic neighborhood and contemplate the meaning of the word "community" and what it's loss can signify.

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