A Streetcar Named Brightwood
Historical marker location:
6000 Georgia Avenue Northwest, Brightwood, District of Columbia
( Marker is at the intersection of Georgia Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29) and Peabody Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north on Georgia Avenue Northwest.)
Marker installed: 2008
Battleground to Community. Brightwood Heritage Trail
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The District was originally much larger: The District of Columbia originally included land from both Maryland and Virginia, but in 1846, the portion of the District that had been taken from Virginia was returned to the state.