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Mary Foote Henderson and Meridian Hill Park

Posted on October 1, 2021October 1, 2021

Statues in Meridian Hill Park When Meridian Hill Park opened in October 1936 there were five memorials in the park. Mary Foote Henderson was influential in getting a park placed in the neighborhood and advocated for funds for the park construction for more than 20 years. After she died in 1931 many people, including the…

TRI NPS sign at bridge to park

Theodore Roosevelt Island

Posted on May 11, 2021October 1, 2021

Theodore Roosevelt Island, named for the 26th President, is the largest presidential memorial in D.C., in terms of acreage. It is an island in the middle of the Potomac River, and is located in Washington, D.C., because the Virginia state line begins at the southern shore of the Potomac.

Patentees Memorial

Colonial Settler’s Monument

Posted on April 3, 2021October 1, 2021

On the west side of Fifteenth Street, NW, just north of Constitution Avenue, NW, is a plain, granite stone dedicated in 1936 in memory of the patentees who gave their land to create the Nation’s Capital. The memorial is inscribed with the names of the 18 original patentees here, who lived before 1700.

Women’s History Month DC Memorials

Posted on March 13, 2019October 18, 2019

Celebrating Women’s History Month with a listing of a few statues in Washington, D.C., dedicated to women.

Black History Month, DC Memorials

Posted on February 22, 2019January 21, 2020

A celebration of Black History Month in DC with by learning about a few statues and memorials dedicated to famous African-Americans.

Gravelly Point Plane on Approach

Gravelly Point, A Photo Essay

Posted on August 5, 2018March 19, 2019

Gravelly Point is a park located northwest of National Airport and provides a viewing area of planes takeoff and landing. Gravelly Point is part of the National Park Service’ George Washington Member Parkway.

Fort Leslie McNair

Posted on September 2, 2017September 2, 2017

Fort McNair was built in 1791, and is the third oldest Army installation in continuous use since the founding of the United States. The other two are West Point and Carlisle barracks, Carlisle, Pa. The installation has been an arsenal, a penitentiary, a hospital, a troop training post, and now a center for higher education….

Poet-ic Statues

Posted on April 17, 2017August 28, 2017

April is National Poetry Month. And along with the 30 ways to celebrate national poetry month, there are also memorials you can visit in Washington, D.C. that honor poets. Four statues honor poets in D.C., Henry Wordsworth Longfellow, Dante Alighieri,Kahlil Gibran, and Taras Schevchenko. All are located in the northwest quadrant, and the styles range…

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