Edgewood (Washington, D.C.)

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Edgewood
Neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
Edgewood within the District of Columbia
Coordinates: 38°55′21″N 77°00′02″W / 38.9226°N 77.0005°W / 38.9226; -77.0005
Country	United States
District	Washington, D.C.
Ward	Ward 5
Government
• Councilmember	Kenyan McDuffie

Edgewood is a neighborhood located in Ward 5 of Northeast Washington, D.C. Edgewood is bounded by Michigan Avenue NE to the north, Rhode Island Avenue NE to the south, North Capitol Street to the west, and the Washington Metro's Red Line to the east.^[1] The eastern boundary originates with the establishment of the former Metropolitan Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1873,^[2] creating the physical barrier which today separates Edgewood from Brookland to the east.