Mayor Bowser to Celebrate Opening of Oxon Run Trail With First Frederick Douglass 5k

(WASHINGTON, DC) – On Saturday, February 17, at 8 am, Mayor Bowser will officially lead the opening celebration of the Oxon Run Trail in conjunction with the first Frederick Douglass 5K run to honor the 200th birthday of Frederick Douglass. The Oxon Run Trail, a 12-month construction project, connects from South Capitol Street SE to 13th Street SE and is the District’s latest step in connecting the Metropolitan Branch Trail network.
 
Members of the community will also join the Mayor in putting the finishing touches on the planting of an English Elm tree, the same species that shaded Frederick Douglass during his historic speeches of the 1870s.
 
WHEN:
Saturday, February 17, at 8 am
 
WHO:
Mayor Muriel Bowser
Jeff Marootian, Director, District Department of Transportation
Tommy Wells, Director, Department of Energy and Environment
Keith Anderson, Director, Department of Parks and Recreation
 
WHERE: 
Oxon Run Amphitheatre
Mississippi Avenue and 13 Street, SE
*Closest Metro: Congress Heights Metro Station*
 
Press interested in attending the event are asked to RSVP to [email protected]. To view the event online, visit mayor.dc.gov/live or tune in on Channel 16.