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Brightwood residents Ed Tombari and Courtney Arnold were among those taking the self-guided tour

Military Road School alumni Mrs. Theresa Saxton and Mrs. Barbara Johnson (center) share some history on the Military Road School with Trail visitors

Official unveiling performed by (left-right) Ms. Patricia Tyson, MRSPT Executive Secretary and member of the Brightwood Heritage Trial Working Committee, Ms. Linda Donovan, Executive Director of Cultural Tourism DC, Rev. Joseph Daniel, Pastor of Emory United Methodist Church, and Ms. Ann Simpson-Mason, Deputy Associate Director and Chief of Plan Review and Compliance of the District Department of Transportation.

Marie H. Reed Civil War Cadet Corps served as the Color Guard at the opening  ceremony

Several years of intensive research and extensive planning culminated on Saturday, August 16, 2008, with the unveiling of the Battleground to Community Brightwood Heritage Trail.  In collaboration with the Brightwood Heritage Trial Working Committee and MRSPT, as well as former and current residents and business owners, Cultural Tourism DC established this historic Trail, which tells the story of life in the Brightwood community.  Through a series of descriptive photographs, this self-guided tour acquaints visitors with the development of this area and those who experienced life there over the years from the Civil War to the mid 1900’s.                                      909