Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-12
Written fer The EveninS STAR.
a TRAMP TO BEIGHTWOOD BY WAY OF
srce's Mil and Milk House Ford.


~ Pierce's Mil and MIX House Ford.
Eoute-Take Linnean Hill road at the west
end of Park street Mount Pleasant thence to
I1erce's Mil road. to Broad Branch road 20
Milk House Ford road, to Military road, to
GrIShtwood avenue. To city.
The roads of this excursion are all in good
condition.
Proceed to Pier,e's mill by way of Linnean
HILL and Pierce JlIlI roads.
Crossing EOcA creek at the mill turn to
the right on Broad Branch road which fol-
lows the course Of Rock creek to the mouth of
Broad branch, when il bears TO the left along
the west side Of the latter stream. At the
junction of the streams you pass. on the right.
tine entrance to Bl@gden's Mill road. the old
mil being visible a few hundred yards to the
eastward.
The scenery hereabout is grand and in
spring. and as YOU proceed along the side of
the branch To Miih House Fogd road THE at
Effectiveness hardly dimInishes for instant
High bluffs. projecting yIne-clad rocks. abrupt
eraSs. richly shaded glens. ripping water
eheerIly gliding by-a variety OF scenes 10
gladden. the heart beyond expression.
At the junction OF Grant road. about three
quarters of a mile from Rock creek the Chill
drens Country Home Is espied a command
ing hill to the LETT.
announcer nall mile DflleS YOU 10 MIX House
Ford road. which Is taken To the right. There
was a dairy In the vicinity in the old DAYS and
a spring house stood near the ford, which Is
now spanned by bridge This Will account
for the name of the road.
Climbing steep hill. over a rather rough piece
OF road, you stand upon eminence some 900
feet above tide level. which affords line view
OF the country around. the Washington mOuu-
ment. i've and quarter miles distant. being
one of the many interesting offsets visible.
I.xffR kInfr zlR1rx-
stood here during the war. and a part Of the
earthworks are still to be seen.
A short distance north of the battery the
road forks. the left fork. Milk House Ford
road. running in a nOrthwesterly direction to
Broad Branch road. which 1t enters a quarter
Of . mile south of the junction of the latter
road with the Brookyille road. The right fork
Is known as Military road, which you will fol-
low to Brightwood. two and half miles dis-
tant The distance from Ieuleytown is about
two miles The house occupying the north
east angle was the home OF the late Mr.. u.
ewartz-
OLD FORT DE RUssY.
Reaching the hisA ground as You advance
you get a glimpse Of the village of Brightwood.
The remains Of old Fort DE Russy occupy one
OF the highest points In the vicinity being 354
feet above tide level. and the earthworks are
conspicuous to the LETT. The old fort Il well
worth a visit Ii Is the best preserved Of all the
works within the defenses of Washington. 1t
l. very little chang, d from the Old days of bus
tie and excitement upon Its rampauts. The
guns and the soldiers are not there. but the
saIthwOrks remain about the same as thew were
twenty-five years ago. The old fort PLAYED an
Important part IN the battle of July H. 1864
when Gen Early undt rIook the capture Of
Washington hne, far-reachiug view Is pre-
sented rom tie Old works Alexandria, twelve
miles distant. can be seen on a clear day This
tort Is To be within the prOpOsedHock CreekPark.
and steps viii be taken to preserve the old
works.
Daniels road runs in a northwesterlv direc-
non along the west side of the fort TO the
Maryland line. mile and quarter distant
quarter of a mile west OF BrIghtwOOd YOU