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    Brightwood is a neighborhood in the northwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C. Brightwood is part of Ward 4. The boundaries of Brightwood have varied over...
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  • Brightwood may refer to: Brightwood (Washington, D.C.), a neighborhood located in the northwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C. Brightwood, Nova Scotia...
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    Brightwood Park is a small neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C. in the United States. The neighborhood is bounded by Georgia Avenue NW to the west...
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    Neighborhoods in Washington, D.C., United States are distinguished by their history, culture, architecture, demographics, and geography. The names of...
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    Streetcars in Washington, D.C. transported people across the city and region from 1862 until 1962. The first streetcars in Washington, D.C., were horse-drawn...
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    Massachusetts, was part of the extensive fortifications built around Washington, D.C., during the American Civil War. The fort was constructed in 1861 as...
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    Civil War battle fought July 11–12, 1864, in Washington County, D.C. in present-day Northwest Washington, D.C., during the Valley Campaigns of 1864 between...
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    Northwest Washington, D.C., includes the following 58 neighborhoods: Adams Morgan American University Park Barnaby Woods Berkley Bloomingdale Brightwood Burleith...
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    Gilbert wished to rename the train stop called Brightwood, and the name Takoma was chosen in 1883 by D.C. resident Ida Summy, who believed it to mean "high...
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  • immigrants in the city, and the Brightwood neighborhood in Ward 4 has the highest percentage of immigrants of any neighborhood in D.C., with only 46 percent of...
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