Historical Marker

Build It And They Will Come

Historical marker location:
5900 Georgia Avenue Northwest, Brightwood, District of Columbia
( Marker is at the intersection of Missouri Avenue Northwest and Georgia Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling west on Missouri Avenue Northwest.)
Marker installed: 2008

Battleground to Community. Brightwood Heritage Trail

The District of Columbia itself is a far larger political entity than the city of Washington.
Grover Cleveland in Speech, September 15, 1896
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