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March 22, 2018
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — A historic railroad bridge that served as a lifeline for a segregated African-American community just outside the nation's capital is being torn down to make way for a light-rail line.
Residents of Lyttonsville, founded in 1853 by a free black laborer, have long tried to preserve the Talbot Avenue bridge, which was closed last year after failing a safety inspection.
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