Introduction
washington's 12th neighborhood heritage trail tells the story of Georgia Avenue — from Shaw, where it’s called Seventh Street, to Petworth. Along the way it passes through Pleasant Plains, named for an 18th-century estate that spread north and west of Columbia Road, and through Park View, just north of Howard University. The trail’s name, Lift Every Voice , is borrowed from James Weldon Johnson’s poem, later set to music and known as the “Negro National Anthem.” “Lift ev'ry voice and sing / Till earth and heaven ring / Ring with the harmonies of Liberty.” The name speaks to the rich African American history and culture of this area, and to the variety of voices you will encounter here. Once known as the Seventh Street Turnpike, Georgia Avenue was built to extend Seventh Street beyond the city, which originally ended at Florida
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