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| x President's Park |
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Jul 16, 1790 |
President's Park, located in Washington, D.C., encompasses the White House, a visitor center, Lafayette Park, and The Ellipse. President's Park was the original name of Lafayette Park and Square. The current President's Park is administered by the...
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| x Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park |
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Sep 23, 1938 |
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park located in the District of Columbia and the states of Maryland and West Virginia. The park was established as a National Monument in 1961 by President...
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| x Adams Memorial |
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The Adams Memorial is a proposed United States presidential memorial to honor Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams as well as Abigail Adams and other members of the Adams family.
On November 5, 2001, the United States Congress created the...
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| x African American Civil War Memorial |
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Oct 27, 2004 |
The African American Civil War Memorial, at the corner of Vermont Avenue and U Street NW in Washington, D.C., commemorates the service of 209,145 African-American soldiers and sailors who fought for the Union in the American Civil War. The sculpture...
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| x Theodore Roosevelt Island |
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May 21, 1932 |
Theodore Roosevelt Island, formerly known as My Lord's Island, Barbadoes Island, Mason's Island, Analostan Island, and Anacostine Island, is a national memorial located in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. and was the gift to the American people...
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| x National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial |
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1984 |
The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C. at Judiciary Square, honors the more than 18,200 U.S. law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty. The concept for the building of this memorial originated with Det....
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| x Vietnam Veterans Memorial |
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Nov 13, 1982 |
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a national war memorial in Washington, D.C. It honors members of the U.S. armed forces who fought in the Vietnam War and who died in service or are still unaccounted for.
Its construction and related issues have been...
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| x George Mason Memorial |
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Aug 10, 1990 |
The George Mason Memorial is a memorial to George Mason in West Potomac Park in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States.
It commemorates the contributions of George Mason, an important American Founder who wrote the Virginia Declaration...
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| x Korean War Veterans Memorial |
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Jul 27, 1995 |
The Korean War Veterans Memorial is located in Washington, D.C.'s West Potomac Park, southeast of the Lincoln Memorial and just south of the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall.
The Korean War Veterans Memorial was authorized by the U.S. Congress ...
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| x John Ericsson National Memorial |
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Aug 31, 1916 |
John Ericsson National Memorial, located at Ohio Drive and Independence Avenue, SW, in Washington, D.C., is dedicated to the man who revolutionized naval history with his invention of the screw propeller. The Swedish engineer John Ericsson was also...
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| x Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial |
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The Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial is a proposed United States presidential memorial to be constructed for United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
On October 25, 1999, the United States Congress created the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial...
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| x Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial |
The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial is a program of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to erect a monument to American civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. The monument will be located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Current plans...
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| x Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac |
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Dec 28, 1973 |
Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac is located on Columbia Island in Washington, D.C. The memorial honors the 36th President of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson.
The grove consists of two parts. The first area, commemorative in...
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| x Rock Creek Park |
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Sep 27, 1890 |
Rock Creek Park is a large urban natural area with public park facilities that bisects Washington, D.C. The park is administered by the National Park Service.
The main section of the park contains 1,754 acres (7.10 km) along the Rock Creek Valley —...
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| x United States Navy Memorial |
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Oct 13, 1987 |
The United States Navy Memorial at 7th Street between Pennsylvania Avenue and Indiana Avenue in Washington, D.C. (701 Pennsylvania Ave, NW) honors those who have served or are currently serving in the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and the...
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| x Washington Monument |
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Jan 31, 1848 |
The Washington Monument is an obelisk near the west end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate the first U.S. president, General George Washington. The monument, made of marble, granite, and sandstone, is both the world's...
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| x National Mall and Memorial Parks |
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1965 |
National Mall and Memorial Parks (also known as National Capital Parks-Central) is an administrative unit of the National Park Service encompassing many national memorials and other areas in Washington, D.C. They include:
Federally owned and...
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| x Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial |
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May 2, 1997 |
The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial is a presidential memorial dedicated to the memory of U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and to the era he represents. For the memorial's designer, landscape architect Lawrence Halprin, the memorial site...
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| x National Capital Parks-East |
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1965 |
National Capital Parks-East (NCPE) is an administrative grouping of a number of National Park Service sites generally east of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., but also nearby in Maryland. These sites include:
The headquarters of NCPE...
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| x Suitland Parkway |
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The Suitland Parkway is a parkway in Washington, D.C., and Prince George's County, Maryland, maintained by the U.S. National Park Service. Conceived in 1937, it was built during World War II to provide a road connection between military facilities...
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| x George Washington Memorial Parkway |
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May 29, 1930 |
The George Washington Memorial Parkway, known to local motorists simply as the "G.W. Parkway", is a parkway maintained by the U.S. National Park Service. It is located mostly in Northern Virginia, although a short section northwest of the Arlington...
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| x Ford's Theatre |
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Feb 12, 1932 |
Ford's Theatre is a historic theatre in Washington, D.C., used for various stage performances beginning in the 1860s. It is also the site of the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865. After being shot, the fatally wounded...
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| x Frederick Douglass National Historic Site |
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Feb 12, 1988 |
The Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, administered by the National Park Service, is located at 1411 W St., SE in Anacostia, a neighborhood east of the Anacostia River in Southeast Washington, D.C.. Established in 1988 as a National Historic...
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| x Lincoln Memorial |
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The Lincoln Memorial is an American memorial built to honor the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It is located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. and was dedicated on May 30, 1922. The architect was Henry Bacon, the...
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| x Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site |
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Oct 15, 1982 |
The Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site preserves the house of Mary McLeod Bethune, located in Northwest Washington, D.C., at 1318 Vermont Avenue. National Park Service rangers offer tours of the home, and a video is shown about...
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| x Meridian Hill Park |
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Meridian Hill Park, also known unofficially as Malcolm X Park, is located in the Washington, D.C. neighborhood of Columbia Heights in the United States. The 12 acres (49,000 m²) of landscaped grounds are maintained by the National Park Service as...
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| x National Mall |
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The National Mall is an open-area national park in downtown Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. The National Mall is a unit of the National Park Service, and is administered by the National Mall and Memorial Parks unit. The term ...
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| x Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site |
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Sep 30, 1965 |
Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site is a unit of the National Park Service in Washington, D.C..
Pennsylvania Avenue, linking the Capitol to the White House, serves as America's main street, providing a setting for parades and cultural...
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| x President Lincoln's Cottage at the Soldiers' Home |
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Jul 7, 2000 |
President Lincoln's Cottage at the Soldiers' Home is a national monument that preserves historic structures of the United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home (now part of the Armed Forces Retirement Home). It is located in the Petworth and Park View...
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| x Lillian & Albert Small Jewish Museum |
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The Lillian & Albert Small Jewish Museum, located in the Judiciary Square neighborhood of Washington, D.C., houses the oldest surviving synagogue building in the District. It was erected in 1876 by the Adas Israel Congregation. The museum is...
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| x Thomas Jefferson Memorial |
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Apr 13, 1943 |
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is a presidential memorial in Washington, D.C. that is dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, an American Founding Father and the third president of the United States. The neoclassical building was designed by John Russell Pope...
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