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This is where the nation comes to remember and where history is made. As “America’s Front Yard,” the National Mall and Memorial Parks is home to many of our country’s most iconic memorials telling the story of people and events that shaped us as ...
Why is there three quarters of a wall here? In the event of a major flood, levee panels can be installed at this location to protect the buildings north of Constitution Avenue.
(168 words)<br />The 17th Street levee is comprised of two sections of stone wall, on the east and west sides of 17th street, NW on the west side of the National Mall.<br />From the intersection of 17th street and Constitution avenue, travel south two hundred thirty feet along 17th street. On either side of the street are gray stone walls, standing nine feet tall at the sidewalk and curving back to the southeast and southwest along slight inclines of grass hills on both sides.<br />The walls are five feet wide and stretch one hundred twenty feet, following the lay of the land and tapering to ground level as they run up the hillsides. The tops of the walls have a slight angle to them at their outer ends and become flat as they reach the sidewalk.<br />A forty-five-foot-long, seven-foot-wide cement path runs from the end of the walls to the street. A metal opening at this end, about one foot deep, runs vertically along the street-facing edge of each wall.<br />END OF DESCRIPTION<br />
Constitution Gardens was built in part to commemorate the bicentennial of American independence, and this memorial on Signers Island honors the men who risked everything to sign the Declaration of Independence. Granite stones include facsimiles of their signatures, the location of their homes, and their occupations.Designer: EDAW, Inc.InscriptionsBridge, land sideA MEMORIAL TO THE 56 SIGNERS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCEA GIFT FROMTHE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONBICENTENNIAL ADMN
(502 words) Constitution Gardens is a park area in Washington, DC, located at the west end of the National Mall. The fifty-acre (200,000 m²) park is bounded on the west by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, on the east by 17th St NW, on the north by Constitution Avenue, and on the south by the Washington Monument Reflecting Pool. There are a number of access points into the park along gravel pedestrian walkways on the 17th and Constitution Avenue sides, and from the midpoint and east end of the Reflecting Pool. A one thousand-foot long, four hundred-foot wide shallow, hourglass-shaped lake sits to the west, which includes an island with a weeping willow tree that juts into the lake from its north side. A gravel walkway surrounds the entire lake and walkways lead down to the park from various points around the block. Trees ring the lake and lawn areas on east, west and north sides. A fifty-foot long, twelve-foot wide, flat wooden bridge carries onto the island from the north side of the lake. There are no railings on either side. A plaque set in granite at the north side of the bridge is adorned with a bronze star. Text below is inscribed to read: A memorial to the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence. A gift from the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration 1976. A granite walkway at the south end of the bridge leads twenty feet to a semi-circular stone wall, about three feet high and forty-five feet long on each side. A circular cobblestone plaza fills the space, which is open to the lake at the south side of the island. The cobblestone stretches seventy feet east and west along the edge of the lake. At the walkway's north end by the wood bridge, an inscription in italics on the granite path reads: In Congress, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America. An inscription at the south end of the walk reads: And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor. Three steps lead down to the plaza area. Set in the plaza at its north end is a bronze star, bracketed by an inscription of two roses connected by an interwoven line design above. The curved wall consists of two rows of pink granite blocks. Each is inscribed on its smooth top surface with gold signatures, and names, occupations, and states of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. The thirteen original colonies are inscribed along the plaza at the base of each granite block. In the center is inscribed "Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania." Two thirty-foot tall weeping willow trees sit on the east and west sides of the island, and smaller trees line the plaza area. A two-foot tall stone retaining wall snakes around seventy-five feet from the plaza to the east and west, about twenty feet south of the lakefront. END OF DESCRIPTION
David G. Farragut (1801-1870) was an officer in the US Navy during the American Civil War. He is renowned for liberating New Orleans and eventually securing Mobile Bay, a seaport in the Gulf of Mexico, for the United States.
(188 words)<br />The Admiral David Farragut statue is sited at the center of Farragut Square in downtown Washington, DC. The square is bordered by K street, NW to the north, I street to the south, and north and south running segments of 17th street to the east and west.<br />The statue features a ten-foot tall bronze statue of Farragut standing atop a twenty-foot high granite pedestal. The statue sits on an approximately sixty-foot wide circular grass patch surrounded by a two-foot tall iron fence. Farragut is holding a telescope across his body with both hands. His left foot is set forward and rests on a wooden pier post. He is attired in a military uniform, with long coat and cap, and a sword in a scabbard hangs at his left side.<br />Inscribed on the pedestal, directly beneath him is written:<br />"FARRAGUT"<br />Around the base of the pedestal are four naval cannons, about four by four feet each. The cannons sit on five by four-foot tall granite blocks, and the lower base of the monument is constructed of three levels of granite blocks, about three feet long by one foot tall.<br />END OF DESCRIPTION<br />
Samuel Du Pont (1803-1865) helped plan naval operations for the United States Navy at the start of the American Civil War. He was given command of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, the largest fleet ever commanded by a naval officer up to that time.
(283 words)<br />The Admiral Samuel F. Dupont Memorial Fountain is located in the center of Dupont Circle. The traffic circle is located at the intersections of Massachusetts avenue NW, Connecticut avenue, New Hampshire avenue, P street, and 19th street.<br />The circle is about three hundred-thirty feet wide. Six radial walking paths corresponding to the surrounding streets lead into the park from the plaza edges. Although the circle has busy commuter traffic, there are signal lights at each street intersection.<br />Wooden benches line the outer perimeter of the circle, as well as the interior plaza area. Thirty-foot tall trees are set in the outer spaces of the circle in grassy, bush-lined areas.<br />The sixteen-foot high white marble fountain, which is adorned with three sculptures, rests on a concrete base and is surrounded by an open plaza. Water pours from three two-foot-wide openings on the eleven-foot wide cup that sits atop the fountain into an approximately thirty-foot wide, one-foot deep pool area below. Four sets of three steps lead up to the fountain base from the plaza, and are connected by curved cobblestone areas on all sides.<br />The upper basin is supported by a concrete shaft adorned with three eight-foot tall figures. One is represented by a female figure with long hair holding a boat in her right hand while caressing a seagull on her shoulder with her left hand. Her left foot rests on a dolphin. Another is a nude female figure with long hair holding a globe in her left hand and is faced downward. The third is a nude male figure draped with a ship sail. He holds a conch shell with his left hand to use as a horn and is facing right.<br />END OF DESCRIPTION<br />
Over 200,000 African-American soldiers and sailors served in the US Army and Navy during the American Civil War. Their service helped to end the war and free over four million enslaved people. The African American Civil War Memorial honors their service and sacrifice.Memorial authorized 1992 (106 Stat. 2104), dedicated 1998InscriptionsStatue front base:CIVIL WAR TO CIVIL RIGHTS AND BEYONDTHIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED TO THOSE WHO SERVED INTHE AFRICAN AMERICAN UNITS OF THE UNION
(308 words)<br />The African American Civil War Memorial is located in the U Street neighborhood of Washington, DC, on the south side of U Street, NW and bordered on the east by Vermont Avenue. The African American Civil War Museum is directly across Vermont Avenue to the east.<br />The memorial sits on an approximately one hundred square foot granite plaza. An entrance to the subway is at the north end. At the center of the plaza is a nine-foot tall bronze sculpture that sits atop a rounded, two-foot high pedestal. Emerging from a shaft are three African American soldiers and one sailor, all facing outward with their backs to the shaft and firmly grasping their rifles. The sailor stands to the right of a bearded soldier as he steers half of the ship's wheel that protrudes from the shaft behind him. Etched above them is the face of a shrouded woman. Her eyes are closed and hands crossed at her chest. Wavy lines run from the woman's head and extend to the back of the memorial, which features a triangular alcove in the back.<br />Set on the opposite side alcove are two women, one holding a baby, and a man standing on either side of a soldier. The man faces the soldier and holds his left hand, while the soldier holds his rifle. Two small children stand in between them.<br />Encircling the plaza's south side are two rows of curved walls divided by a five-foot wide walkway. The walls feature stainless steel panels inscribed with 209,145 names of United States Colored Troops. The inner wall is about four feet tall and the outer wall about five feet at its ends and six feet tall at its center. Along a stretch of granite at the center of the back wall is inscribed with a quote by Frederick Douglass, see content text.<br />END OF DESCRIPTION<br />
A double-scale replica of the famed Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, the massive symbol is offered as a gift to the United States from The American Legion during the bicentennial commemoration.
(220 words)<br />South from the Union Station entrance, across Union Station Drive, NE about 200 feet is the American Legion Freedom Bell.<br />The bell sits in an open brick plaza area directly in front of the Christopher Columbus Memorial Fountain.<br />The bell has a green patina, is six feet tall and has a 24-foot circumference around the lip at its bottom. It has a black steel support structure holding the bell about two feet above ground. Two silver bolts hold the bell in place with the black support structure. The bell clapper is visible underneath and hangs just a few inches from the ground beneath,<br />Thin rings in groupings of three and two underneath circle the lower edge of the bell. Around the top are two bands of text, each about four inches tall, reading:<br />Proclaim Liberty Throughout all the Land Unto All the Inhabitants Thereof Lev XXVvsX<br />By Order of the Assembly of the Province of Pensylvania for the State House in Philada.<br />Beneath this, on the south side, is text that reads:<br />Pass and Stowe<br />Philada.<br />MDCCLIII<br />A bronze plaque placed within the brick plaza underneath the bell on its northern side reads:<br />The Freedom Bell<br />Dedicated to the Spirit of the Bicentennial on Behalf of the Children of Our Nation<br />Given by the American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary<br />1981<br />END OF DESCRIPTION<br />
Dedicated on October 5, 2014, the Memorial shines a light on the important lessons of courage, sacrifice, tenacity, loyalty and honor by bearing witness to the experiences of war heroes who were disabled as a result of military service. It is the first national memorial dedicated solely to disabled veterans, paying tribute to the hidden and visible disabilities from all conflicts and all branches of service.
(398 words)<br />The American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial is located on an over one and one-half acre triangular parcel of land bounded by 2nd Street SW to the west, Washington Avenue to the east, and the on-ramps from both streets to I-395.<br />The site is adjacent to and east of the Hubert H. Humphrey Building, the headquarters of the United States Department of Health and Human Services; adjacent to and northeast of the Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Federal Building; and southeast and adjacent to the Bartholdi Fountain portion of the grounds of the United States Botanic Garden.<br />The centerpiece of the memorial's design is a black granite five-pointed star-shaped fountain and triangular reflecting pool, both about ten inches tall. The star, measuring thirteen feet from point to point, sits at the north end of the memorial plaza and the reflecting pool stretches south and east from the southern-most two points of the star. The pool spans forty feet on its longest, western side. Water in the basin quietly overflows the sides of the fountain and collects in a small trough at the base. A flame in the center of the star breaks through the surface of the dark water in the fountain. Black granite benches line the perimeter.<br />Two twelve-foot tall, thirty-foot long white granite walls frame the east side of the memorial. A gap between the two allows for access into the memorial at its mid-point.<br />The wall is inscribed, on the inside and outside surfaces:<br />AMERICAN VETERANS DISABLED FOR LIFE MEMORIAL<br />Three staggered glass walls form the southern portion of the memorial. They consist of forty-nine laminated panels, each eight and one-half feet tall and four feet wide. On the interior sheets of the glass are inscribed photo-realistic images of veterans and quotations.<br />Four bronze panels, with silhouettes of soldiers cut from their center, stand behind some of the glass panels. The four bronze panels feature a saluting soldier in dress uniform, a soldier rescuing a wounded comrade slung over his shoulders, a running soldier bowed beneath a full pack, and a soldier with an amputated leg using crutches to hold himself upright.<br />A grove of twenty-three cypress trees sit amongst a pedestrian pathway that passes through the grove and glass walls, and a row of sixty-nine gingko trees lines the perimeter of the memorial. Clipped evergreen hedges and other shrubs also sit along the southern edge.<br />END OF DESCRIPTION<br />
The angled piece of granite at the entrance to the World War II Memorial reads: "Here in the presence of Washington and Lincoln, one the eighteenth century father and the other the nineteenth century preserver of our nation, we honor those twentieth century Americans who took up the struggle during the second world war and made the sacrifices to perpetuate the gift our forefathers entrusted to us, a nation conceived in liberty and justice."InscriptionsGranite slab, entranceHE
(275 words)<br />The World War II Memorial is located on 17th Street, between Constitution Avenue NW to the north and Independence Avenue, SW to the south, and is flanked by the Washington Monument to the east and the Lincoln Memorial to the west.<br />From the intersection of 17th Street, NW and Independence Avenue, travel north on 17th street about five hundred thirty feet. The granite pillars, water fountains and columns of the memorial will be to the west, on your left.<br />Set at the center of the main entrance, about thirty feet west of 17th street, is an angled slab of granite, about ten feet wide. An inscription on its face reads:<br />HERE IN THE PRESENCE OF WASHINGTON AND LINCOLN, ONE THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY FATHER AND THE OTHER THE NINETEENTH CENTURY PRESERVER OF OUR NATION, WE HONOR THOSE TWENTIETH CENTURY AMERICANS WHO TOOK UP TH ESTRUGGLE DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND MADE THE SACRIFICES TO PERPETUATE THE GIFT OUR FOREFATHERS ENTRUSTED TO US: A NATION CONVIEVED IN LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.<br />Flagpoles are set with the American flag at either side of the main entrance, and walls to the north and south leading into the memorial are each adored with twelve bronze bas-reliefs.<br />As you face the granite marker, the pool and fountains of the World War II Memorial stand in the foreground, bracketed by twenty-eight granite pillars adorned with bronze wreaths and a forty-three-foot granite arch on either side.<br />Beyond the memorial lies the still water of the rectangular Reflecting Pool lined with trees on both sides as it stretches over one third of a mile to the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in the distance.<br />END OF DESCRIPTION<br />
Originally the U.S. National Museum, the Arts and Industries Building of the Smithsonian was one of the founding museum institutions in the nation’s history. A superb example of World’s Fair architecture of the early 1900s, the Arts and Industries Building has housed some of the nation’s most important historical artifacts.
A large red museum next to the wide and long lawn of the National Mall.
The golden "Arts of Peace," statues that stand at the end of Potomac Parkway were sculpted by James Earle Fraser. "Aspiration and Literature" features Pegasus flanked by figures holding a bow and a book. These 17-foot tall bronze statues rest on granite pedestals with 36 bronze stars, which represent the States that belonged to the Union at the end of the Civil War.
(172 words)<br />Arts of Peace: Aspiration and Literature is one of two equestrian statues that flank the entrance to the west side of Lincoln Memorial Circle in Washington, DC<br />The Aspiration and Literature statue sits on the north side of Parkway Drive NW about one hundred feet east of the Ohio Drive overpass and two hundred feet west of Lincoln Memorial Circle.<br />The seventeen-foot tall gilded bronze statue features a winged horse as its centerpiece. A nude male stands on the horse's right with a toga over his left shoulder. His body is turned to the right and he holds an open book in his right hand. A serpent sits on the ground behind his left foot, which is set back. On the left side a nude male draped with a toga on both shoulders aims a bow backward.<br />The approximately twenty-five-foot tall granite base is adorned with a row of 36 stars around its top edge, including five stars along the front side. An engraving of a wreath sits below the five stars.<br />END OF DESCRIPTION<br />
The golden "Arts of Peace," statues that stand at the end of Potomac Parkway were sculpted by James Earle Fraser. The statue entitled "Music and Harvest" features the winged horse Pegasus between a male figure holding a sickle and a bundle of wheat, and a female holding a harp. "Aspiration and Literature" also features Pegasus, this time flanked by figures holding a bow and a book.
(154 words)<br />Arts of Peace: Music and Harvest is one of two equestrian statues that flank the entrance to the west side of Lincoln Memorial Circle in Washington, DC<br />The Music and Harvest statue sits on the south side of Parkway Drive NW about one hundred feet east of the Ohio Drive overpass and two hundred feet west of Lincoln Memorial Circle.<br />The seventeen-foot tall gilded bronze statue features a winged horse as its centerpiece. On the horse's right a nude male holds a sickle and carries a sheaf of cut wheat over his left shoulder. His left foot is set back and right foot steps forward. A semi-nude female on the left holds a harp behind her to the left.<br />The approximately twenty-five-foot tall granite base is adorned with a row of 36 stars around its top edge, including five stars along the front side. An engraving of a wreath sits below the five stars.<br />END OF DESCRIPTION<br />
One of three entrances to the World War II Memorial, this "victory pavilion" houses a dramatic sculpture of bald eagles laying a laurel wreath, symbolizing victory. On the floor, find a depiction of the victory medal presented to each servicemember at the end of the war.InscriptionsEntrance floorWorld War II1941-1945Victory on LandVictory at SeaVictory in AirPool edgeNORTH AFRICABATTLE OF THE ATLANTICMURMANSK RUNTUNISIASOUTHERN EUROPESICILYSALERNOANZIOROMEPO VALLEYNORMANDYST.
(482 words)<br />The World War II Memorial: Atlantic entrance is located on at the north end of the World War II Memorial, west of 17th street NW and north of the Tidal Basin.<br />From the intersection of 17th street, NW and Constitution Avenue, NW, travel south on 17th street about seven hundred eighty feet. Turn right and follow the pedestrian walkway about three hundred feet west. To the south will be the World War II Atlantic entrance.<br />The Atlantic entrance consists of a forty-three-foot tall granite arched pavilion, engraved at the top to read: ATLANTIC. The interior of the pavilion features four, twelve-foot tall bronze columns supporting four bronze bald eagles, holding in their beaks a ribbon wrapped around a wreath.<br />On either side of the pavilion are fourteen granite pillars, each seventeen feet tall. Each features a bronze wreath towards the top on either side, a rectangular opening, and are engraved at the bottom with the name of an American state or territory. Along with twenty-eight pillars on the opposite, Pacific side they form a semi-circle around the memorial plaza.<br />The floor of the Atlantic entrance has a round bronze plaque in its center, engraved to read: World War II. The plaque has an image depicting a robed woman looking to her right. She holds the broken handle of a sword in her right hand and the blade in her left. She stands behind the shining sun and rests her right bare foot on top of a warrior's helmet in the ground. A circular block pattern of granite stone surrounds the plaque. A six-inch gray outer border is engraved in bronze at the north end to read:<br />1941-1945<br />Engraved around the border in clockwise direction reads:<br />Victory on Land<br />Victory at Sea<br />Victory in Air<br />The south end of the Pacific entrance has a two-foot tall arched granite wall. Beyond is the center plaza of the memorial, about six feet below. Set in the center is a large circular pool area with fountain in the middle surrounded by a ring of water jets. A block pattern of gray squares lines the plaza interior. To the south sits the Pacific entrance and surrounding pillars with bronze interior wreaths. To the west a wall of gold stars lines the outer edge of the plaza and waterfalls flow at either side.<br />Walkways arc down along the pillars to the plaza level below from the east and west sides of the Atlantic entrance. Granite benches line the plaza's outer wall and two steps provide seating along the fountain pool's edge.<br />The interior side of the Atlantic entrance features a fountain and pool at its edge within the memorial plaza. Stone blocks both in the pool and lining its outer edge are engraved with campaigns of the Atlantic Theater.<br />Inscriptions along the wall on both sides of the fountain quote Generals George C. Marshall and Dwight D. Eisenhower.<br />END OF DESCRIPTION<br />
Twelve "bas-relief" or shallow sculptures line the wall on the north side of the World War II Memorial's entrance. They illustrate the American expereince in the Atlantic theater of war, from the United States' Lend-Lease policy of providing aid to friendly countries before Pearl Harbor to the US Army meeting the Soviet Red Army at the Elbe River in Germany, an event that signaled the ending of the war in Europe. Inscriptionscorner pillar, side of bas reliefsWomen who stepped
(294 words)<br />The World War II Memorial bas reliefs of Atlantic Theater are located along the north wall of the main entrance into the World War II Memorial.<br />From the intersection of 17th Street, NW and Independence Avenue, travel north on 17th street about five hundred thirty feet. The granite pillars, water fountains and columns of the memorial will be to the west, on your left.<br />To the right along the northern wall on the Atlantic entrance side of the memorial are a series of twelve bronze bas-reliefs, each about one by two feet. A companion wall lining the southern side, Pacific side of the main entrance also features twelve bas-reliefs.<br />The Atlantic Theater bas reliefs depict a variety of battle and preparation scenes for air, land and sea assaults. A convertible car drives behind a marching band. Soldiers load a wounded man onto a truck. Wounded and active soldiers battle on a beach. Soldiers line up, tethered and waiting to jump out of a plane. Soldiers walk along two tanks and fire off mortar rounds. The final scene is a handshake between military men as they cross over a broken walkway.<br />At the end of the twelve bas reliefs, towards the memorial center plaza, an inscription on the corner pillar of the wall reads:<br />Women who stepped up were measured as citizens of the nation, not as women...<br />This was a people's war, and everyone was in it.<br />Colonel Oveta Culp Hobby<br />An inscription on the wall around the corner into the plaza reads:<br />They have given their sons to the military services. They have stoked the furnaces and hurried the factory wheels. They have made the planes and welded the tanks, riveted the ships and rolled the shells.<br />President Franklin D. Roosevelt<br />END OF DESCRIPTION<br />
Twelve "bas-relief" or shallow sculptures line the wall on the south side of the World War II Memorial entrance. They illustrate the American expereince in the Pacific theater of war, from the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor to the end of the war on V-J, or Victory in Japan, Day. Inscriptionscorner pillar, bas relief sideThey fought together as brother-in-arms. They died together and now they sleep side by side. To them we have a solemn obligation.Admiral Chester W. Nimitzcor
(186 words)<br />The World War II Memorial bas reliefs of Pacific Theater are located along the south wall of the main entrance into the World War II Memorial.<br />From the intersection of 17th Street, NW and Independence Avenue, travel north on 17th street about five hundred thirty feet. The granite pillars, water fountains and columns of the memorial will be to the west, on your left.<br />To the left along the southern wall on the Pacific entrance side of the memorial are a series of twelve bronze bas-reliefs, each about one by two feet. A companion wall lining the northern side of the main entrance, Atlantic side also features twelve bas-reliefs.<br />The Pacific Theater bas reliefs depict scenes progressing through the experience of war, from physical exams all the way to homecoming. As one enters the memorial, the scenes begin from the left with a family of five adults and two children sitting around a radio, then soon-to-be servicemen getting physical exams, taking the oath, and being issued military gear. The reliefs progress through several iconic scenes, including combat and burying the dead, ending in a homecoming scene.<br />END OF DESCRIPTION<br />
Home to the National Woman's Party for nearly 90 years, this building was the epicenter of the struggle for women's rights. From this house in the shadow of the US Capitol and Supreme Court, Alice Paul and the NWP developed innovative strategies and tactics to advocate for the Equal Rights Amendment and equality for women. President Barack Obama designated the national monument on April 12, 2016.InscriptionsDoorway, right sideResidence of Albert Gallatin, peace negotiator and
(389 words)<br />The Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument is a three-story red brick house located in Capital Hill, on the north side of Constitution Avenue, NE at the intersection with 2nd Street NE. The home sits on the southeast corner of the block. The entire rest of the block is occupied by the Hart Senate Office Building.<br />A three-foot tall spiked black iron gate surrounds the property. Trees shield much of the first floor of the house on south and east sides, and ivy lines the building for about ten feet.<br />At the front of the home a round brick arched doorway at ground level leads to the basement entrance. The doorway has an ornate black iron gate, with circular and s-curved artwork, and sun burst design at its top.<br />Above the brick archway, a brown plaque reads:<br />"NATIONAL WOMAN'S PARTY Founded 1913"<br />Two cement staircases on either side lead up one flight to a landing and the main entrance. The base of each staircase is chained-off at the sidewalk and include signs with an arrow pointing to the right that read: Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument Entrance on 2nd Street.<br />The front door features sidelights and an overhead stained-glass window in a semicircular arch design. Double hung white windows with black shutters are on either side of the main front door, with three matching windows on the second floor above, and three gabled windows on the third top level. A seven-foot high brick wall with three-foot high spiked metal fence on top runs to the left.<br />The house extends at two stories on its north side for about seventy-five feet, followed by a brick staircase leading up to the first floor. The building then lowers to one level and continues for about another seventy-five feet. Beyond this point and around the corner of the house is the entrance for the Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument.<br />A four by four gray sign is set in the ivy at the corner southeast corner of the house, reading in white lettering:<br />Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument<br />A brown sign hangs on the iron gate in front that reads: "Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument Entrance." An arrow points to the right, around the corner on 2nd Street.<br />A bronze plaque at the southeast corner of the front of the house reads: "Alma Belmont House."<br />END OF DESCRIPTION<br />
Benito Juárez (1806-1872) was known as known as the father of modern Mexico and president from 1858 until 1872.
(211 words)<br />The Benito Pablo Juárez Memorial sits on the west side of Virginia avenue, NW at the intersection with New Hampshire avenue in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, DC. As you face the memorial the Watergate Hotel is across New Hampshire avenue to your right.<br />The nine-foot bronze statue stands on a ten-foot tall, twelve square foot black granite pedestal.<br />Juárez is standing with his right arm raised and pointing to the right, in the direction of the George Washington statue in Washington Circle. His right-hand rests on a book, titled Reforma, on top of a five-foot tall pedestal. He wears a short double-breasted jacket with a long cape over his shoulders.<br />The front of the pedestal features an image of an eagle standing on a laurel wreath with a snake in its mouth.<br />The statue sits on a thirty-square foot, two-foot high granite plaza. Three steps lead up to the plaza in the front. A twelve-foot-tall bush lines the backside of the memorial, and low shrubs and twenty-foot long garden areas sit on either side of the plaza. A lawn spans the front sides of the memorial and stretches about forty feet in both directions parallel to the sidewalk. New Hampshire avenue curves around the backside of the park space.<br />END OF DESCRIPTION<br />
Benjamin Banneker Park honors an accomplished African American of the colonial era. Banneker's signature acomplishment was surveying the land that became the nation's capital, Washington, DC. Landscape architect Dan Kiley designed the park which opened in 1967.
(601 words)<br />Benjamin Banneker Park is located at the south end of L'Enfant Plaza in the southwest quadrant of Washington, DC<br />From the intersection of L'Enfant Boulevard and D street, SW, travel south three hundred fifty yards.<br />A pedestrian walkway leads south into a two-hundred-foot wide, one hundred sixty-foot long brick oval plaza. A bronze plaque on the left edge of the perimeter wall reads:<br />BENJAMIN BANNEKER PARK<br />Set in the center is an approximately ninety-foot wide circular pool with a fountain in the middle. Water cascades down an angled, circular piece of granite, about forty feet wide and with a fifteen-foot radius. Water collects into a moat area that encircles the round granite center piece. A two-foot wide granite border lines the perimeter of the pool.<br />Twelve granite benches surround the fountain and four others are set along with trees on the east and west outer edges of the plaza.<br />A three-foot tall cement wall lines the perimeter of the plaza and views to the south look out over Maine Avenue below and the Wharf development along Washington Channel.<br />Set along the right side of the entrance into the plaza is a two by three-foot wayside. An image of a postage stamp on the left shows an African American man with white hair wearing a suit and high collar. Above is written:<br />Benjamin Banneker<br />Below reads:<br />BlackHeritage USA 15c<br />Text below reads:<br />No contemporary portrait of Banneker is known to exist. This commemorative postage stamp issued on February 15, 1980, is based upon descriptions provided by neighbors who knew him.<br />Along the top is a quote that reads:<br />"<br />...it is the indispensable duty of those, who maintain for themselves the rights of human nature,...to extend their power and influence to the relief of every part of the human race..."<br />- Benjamin Banneker<br />Text below describes the life of Benjamin Banneker:<br />Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806) was born a free black in Maryland near the headwaters of the Chesapeake Bay. With very little formal schooling, he became America's first black man of science, an accomplished mathematician, astronomer, and producer of almanacs.<br />In 1791 Major Andrew Ellicott selected Banneker to assist him in the survey of the ten-mile square that became the District of Columbia. Banneker's astronomical work contributed significantly to making the boundaries of the new capital of the United States exact.<br />After returning to his farm in Maryland, Banneker completed calculations for an almanac for the year 1792. His almanacs continued to be published for the years 1792 through 1797. At least 28 editions were printed and were widely distributed in the United States and abroad.<br />An image on the left shows a book open to a page of diagrams and math calculations. Text below reads:<br />Banneker was able to calculate and predict precisely the positions of the sun, moon, and planets each year for his almanacs. Writing and charting in his journal on April 3, 1791, he recorded this solar eclipse.<br />To the right is an image of the cover of a book, titled:<br />Benjamin Banneker's Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia<br />Almanack and Ephemeris<br />For the Years of our Lord<br />1792<br />Text below reads:<br />In colonial America, the almanac was an indispensable reference work found in almost every home.<br />An image in the bottom right shows a mechanical structure with gears inside. Text below reads:<br />Banneker became intrigued by a pocket watch he had seen as a young man. Using a knife he intricately carved out the wheels and gears of a wooden timepiece. The remarkable clock he constructed from memory kept time and struck the hours for the next fifty years.<br />END OF DESCRIPTION<br />
Bernardo de Gálvez (1746-1786) was the governor of the Spanish province of Louisiana during the American Revolution and supporting the American colonies' fight for independence.
(213 words)<br />The Bernardo de Galvez Memorial is set in a small grass park in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, DC The park is set at the southwest corner of E Street, NW and Virginia Avenue, NW.<br />Access is difficult but there is a walkway across E Street from the north. A ramp leading off the E Street Expressway winds around the south end of the park, making it difficult to enter from that side.<br />From the south side of E Street and Virginia Avenue, travel south along the pedestrian walkway about eighty feet. Turn right and proceed fifty feet west along a cobblestone walkway. Set on a twenty-square foot cobblestone plaza is the bronze equestrian statue of Bernardo de Gálvez.<br />The statue faces north and stands atop a fifteen foot-wide, six foot-deep, and approximately ten-foot-tall granite base. De Gálvez sits in his saddle, holding his tricorn hat at his side on the right. He wears a military uniform with long coat and epaulettes. He holds the reigns in his left hand and his sword hangs on the left back side of his saddle.<br />A two-foot-tall red stone wall lines the back and left side of the statue, about twenty feet to the west and south, and trees line these sides of the memorial.<br />END OF DESCRIPTION<br />
This memorial was erected by the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction, to honor Albert Pike's (1809-1891) influential role in the Masons. Pike was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, and this is the only outdoor statue of a confederate in Washington, DC. As a result, the memorial stirred opposition since it was first planned.<br /><br />Sculptor: Gaetano Trentanove
(324 words)<br />The Brigadier General Albert Pike Memorial is sited at the southwest corner of Indiana Avenue and 3rd street, NW, in the Judiciary Square neighborhood, between the US Department of Labor's Frances Perkins Building and the Metropolitan Police Department headquarters.<br />The memorial sits on grassy plot, elevated by about four feet from the street along Indiana Avenue and is bordered by a pink granite wall. The street rises at a slight incline to the right, west along Indiana Avenue to become level with the park area. The wall continues at four feet around the corner to the left.<br />Land around the back of the site grades gently down to become level with the sidewalk. The wall runs along the south side of the park area on the left, for about 75 feet, before making a left hand turn of about thirty feet, and then ends. The walkway continues around the end of the wall and turns up at an angled incline behind the memorial. The grassy lawn leads up to the base of the statue, which is shaded by forty-foot tall trees on its southern and western sides.<br />The bronze Pike sculpture stands 11 feet tall. He is holding a book in his left hand, his right arm extended slightly, and his left knee bent. He is dressed in a double-breasted vest and long coat. He has a full beard and moustache. The sculpture rests atop a 17 by 17-foot granite base adorned with a bronze sculpture of a female goddess figure sitting halfway down the stepped base. She is dressed in long classical robes and holds up a banner on a pointed staff with her right hand. The banner features a double-headed eagle supporting a triangle from its two heads. On the triangle is written 53.<br />Her left-hand rests along a ledge of the memorial base. She is facing down, slightly off to the left, and her ankles are crossed and sandaled feet dangling.<br />END OF DESCRIPTION<br />
Casimir Pulaski (1745-1799), a Polish soldier and commander, was recruited for the American Revolution, where he made his mark as a cavalry officer and came to be known as "The Father of American Cavalry." Pulaski was mortally wounded in battle at Savannah, Georgia.
(315 words)<br />Located in the northeast corner of Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC is the equestrian statue of the Brigadier General Count Casimir Pulaski Memorial.<br />The memorial is bordered by Pennsylvania Avenue and E street to the north, 13th street to the east, and Pennsylvania Avenue to the south and sits in a plaza open to 13th street.<br />The nine-foot bronze statue faces west, towards Freedom Plaza. Pulaski is portrayed as a mustachioed man in fur cap and military uniform with long gloves, boots and a cape. He sits high in his saddle with his shoulders thrown back and cape flowing behind him. He looks to the left as he reins in his horse with both hands. The horse stands straight with its right front hoof off the ground.<br />The granite oblong pedestal rests on a wide base, about three feet high and twenty by sixteen feet in dimensions.<br />An inscription on the rounded front face of the pedestal reads:<br />Brigadier General<br />Casimir Pulaski<br />1741-1779<br />Fell in Battle at Savannah<br />Inscribed on the south side between two sculpted wreaths is:<br />Brandy Wine<br />Valley Forge<br />Egg Harbor<br />An inscription of the rounded back of the pedestal reads:<br />Brigadier General US<br />Marshal General Poland<br />An inscription along the north side of the pedestal between two sculpted wreaths reads:<br />Charlestown<br />Savannah<br />Germantown<br />The memorial features a two by one-foot bronze plaque on the south side of the pedestal, below the two wreaths and inscription. See main content text for the inscription.<br />The plaza measures about one hundred twenty feet along 13th street, and about seventy-five feet along Pennsylvania Avenue at its north side. The memorial is bordered by a three-foot high curved wall set with benches and two trees to the south and west. Two other trees stand on the north and east sides. Stairs in the northwest corner lead up three steps to Freedom Plaza, which spans the west side of the block.<br />END OF DESCRIPTION<br />
John Marshall (1755-1835) was one of the most influential Supreme Court justices in the history of the court. Marshall wrote the landmark opinion in Marbury v. Madison which established the Supreme Court as having the power to review the legality of congression actions. Marshall also defined the boundaries of the necessary and proper clause of the Constitution and concluded that business monopolies were unconstitutional.
(235 words)<br />The John Marshall Memorial is located at the north end of John Marshall Park in Judiciary Square, Washington, DC.<br />The park is bordered by C street, NW to the north, Constitution Avenue to the south and sits between the Embassy of Canada to the west and the US District Court to the east.<br />From 3rd and C streets, travel west six hundred sixty feet. Turn left and proceed sixty-five feet south. Set on an open fifty-foot-wide brick plaza, the statue depicts John Marshall seated in a chair and wearing a judicial robe that drapes to his feet. His right hand is outstretched and his legs are crossed. His right arm rests on the arm of the chair and he holds a furled-up piece of paper.<br />The statue sits on a six-foot-tall granite base. Both east and west sides of the base bear the inscription:<br />John Marshall<br />Chief Justice of the United States<br />1801 - 1835<br />An inscription on the west edge of the statue base reads:<br />W.W. STORY ROMA 1883<br />Fonderia Nelli Roma<br />Tallix <br />Peekskill New York<br />The statue faces south, and Marshall looks out over three grass platforms, each about five-feet deep and bordered by one-foot-wide granite. Beyond is a tree-lined grass lawn that runs south about two-hundred feet.<br />Cobblestone plazas frame the east and west sides of the statue at the park's north end along C street, set with benches, trees, and circular planters.<br />END OF DESCRIPTION<br />
Red brick building on 7th St NW. This three-story brick building was once a boarding house where the most famous nurse of the Civil War lived, Clara Barton.
The Columbus Fountain features a statue of Christopher Columbus, a globe, and figures representing the old and new worlds. Columbus (1451-1506) was an Italian explorer who in 1492 sailed west in the Atlantic Ocean for the Spanish monarchy, opening the age of European exploration and colonization of the Americas.
(299 words)<br />Located in front of Union Station, in middle of Columbus Circle at Massachusetts Avenue and First Street, NE is the Columbus Fountain.<br />A 12-foot wide brick walkway surrounds the entire fountain area.<br />Facing northeast at the front of the fountain, the arched entrances and stone pillars of Union Station dominate behind in the background.<br />The statue of Columbus sits atop a pedestal on a 40-foot wide white marble fountain area. He is draped in a long cloak, standing with his arms folded across his chest. He stands atop the prow of a ship, with an angel-winged figuring jutting out with her arms on her chest and eyes closed.<br />Atop a forty-five-foot granite square tower behind Columbus sits a globe encircled by four eagles. On either side of the tower, two marble men crouch on pillars at his side: one a half-naked American Indian and the other an old European man.<br />Anchoring the fountain's east and west ends are two reclining lions, resting on rectangular bases. The flagpoles are evenly spaced behind the fountain. Atop each flagpole is an eagle sitting atop a globe, all in gold.<br />A curved, wooden platform of about a two-foot height follows the base of the fountain along its front side and allows for seating.<br />On the direct opposite side of the granite tower from Columbus is a three-foot diameter bas-relief circled medallion portrait of the profiles of a man and woman. Along the left side of the medallion is carved Isabella, and on the right Ferdinand. A two-foot high marble ledge runs along this entire back area for seating.<br />Text engraved on the back side of the granite tower reads:<br />To the Memory of Christopher Columbus Whose High Faith and Indomitable Courage Gave to Mankind a New World<br />Born MCDXXXVI<br />Died MDIV<br />END OF DESCRIPTION<br />
John Barry (1745-1803), an Irish immigrant to the 13 colonies, served in the Continental Navy, attacking British shipping throughout the American Revolution. He was the first commissioned American naval officer, and the first flag officer.
(212 words) The Commodore John Barry statue stands at the west end of Franklin Square along 14th street, NW in downtown Washington, DC. Franklin Square is bordered by 14th street to the west, K street to the north, I street to the south and 13th street to the east. From 14th and I street, travel north on 14th street about two hundred feet. The statue and memorial are fifty feet to the east, set back in the park and lined by trees to the north and south. The eight-foot bronze statue stands on an approximately ten-foot tall marble pedestal. Barry is attired in military uniform with a tricorne hat, and he is draped in a long cloak. His right-hand rests on the hilt of his sheathed sword, which he holds in front of him. Beneath Barry, on the front of the pedestal, stands a robed female figure upon the prow of a ship. She holds up a laurel wreath branch in her right hand and rests her left hand on top of a sword. An eagle stands at her right side. The statue sits on a three-tiered square granite base set in an approximately fifty-square foot stone plaza. A three-foot tall black iron fence and a bench line the east side of the plaza. END OF DESCRIPTION
Constitution Gardens was built to commemorate the bicentennial of American independence as well as to the document that established the United States' governement, as we know it today. <br />Inscriptions<br />Plaque, north of bridge<br />A MEMORIAL TO THE 56 SIGNERS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE<br />A GIFT FROM<br />THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION<br />BICENTENNIAL ADMINISTRATION<br />1976<br />
(472 words)<br />Constitution Gardens is a park area in Washington, DC, located at the west end of the National Mall. The fifty-acre (200,000 m2) park is bounded on the west by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, on the east by 17th St NW, on the north by Constitution Avenue, and on the south by the Washington Monument Reflecting Pool.<br />There are a number of access points into the park along gravel pedestrian walkways on the 17th and Constitution avenue sides, and from the midpoint and east end of the Reflecting Pool.<br />The east side of the park features an elevated one hundred square foot gravel plaza area. Ramps at the north and south sides lead down to Constitution Gardens below. Set in between the ramps is a three-tiered viewing area separated by three-foot tall, eight-foot wide stone walls. Three trees sit in each of the platforms.<br />A one thousand-foot long, four hundred-foot wide shallow, hourglass-shaped lake sits to the west, which includes an island with a weeping willow tree that juts into the lake from its north side.<br />A gravel walkway surrounds the entire lake and walkways lead down to the park from various points around the block. Trees ring the lake and lawn areas on east, west and north sides.<br />A fifty-foot long, twelve foot-wide, flat wooden bridge carries over the lake and onto the island from the north side. There are no railings on either side. A plaque set in granite at the north side of the bridge is inscribed to read:<br />A MEMORIAL TO THE 56 SIGNERS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE<br />A GIFT FROM<br />THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION<br />BICENTENNIAL ADMINISTRATION<br />1976<br />A granite walkway on the south side of the bridge leads twenty feet to a semi-circular stone wall, about three feet high and forty-five feet long on each side. A cobblestone plaza fills the space, which is open to the lake at the south side of the island. The cobblestone stretches seventy feet east and west along the edge of the lake.<br />The curved wall consists of two rows of pink granite blocks. Each is inscribed on its smooth top surface with a gold signature, and a name, occupation, and state beneath. City and state names are inscribed along the plaza at the base of each granite block.<br />A two-foot tall stone retaining wall snakes around seventy-five feet from the plaza to the east and west, about twenty feet south of the lakefront.<br />Further west along the lake, weeping willow trees sit on the north side of the gravel walkway. At the far west end of the lake sits an octagonal shaped one-story building, providing drinks and refreshments. Facing back to the east from this location, the Washington Monument sits in the distance, its image reflecting off the still lake water along with the surrounding trees, blue sky and clouds above.<br />END OF DESCRIPTION<br />
In addition to its striking neoclassical design by architect John Russell Pope, Constitution Hall is noted for an important event that never occurred there. In 1939, Constitution Hall was at the center of a Civil Rights crisis when the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), an all-white organization of descendants of Revolutionary War soldiers, denied famous African-American opera singer Marian Anderson use of its concert hall.
A large two story open room filled with shelves full of books.
A stone inscription near the entrance to the World War II Memorial noting the the year that the memorial was dedicated, 2004, the president in office, George W. Bush, the design architect of the memorial, Freidrich St. Florian, and the organization that built the memorial, the American Battle Monuments Commission. <br />Inscriptions<br />WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL<br />George W. Bush<br />President of the United States<br />Friedrich St. Florian<br />Design Architect<br />American Battle<br />Monuments Commission<br />2004<br />
(122 words)<br />The World War II Memorial dedication plaque is located along the north wall of the main entrance into the World War II Memorial.<br />From the intersection of 17th Street, NW and Independence Avenue, travel north on 17th street about five hundred thirty feet. The granite pillars, water fountains and columns of the memorial will be to the west, on your left.<br />The dedication plaque sits on the south-facing side of the main entrance north wall, at its east end, and towards the bottom, about two feet high from ground level.<br />To the left along the wall are a series of twelve bas-reliefs, each about one by two feet. A companion wall lining the southern side of the entrance also features twelve bas-reliefs.<br />END OF DESCRIPTION<br />
This urn was carved from a piece of a memorial honoring the victims of the USS Maine explosion in Havana Harbor. The original memorial was destroyed in a hurricane. The refashioned urn was given to President Calvin Coolidge when he visited Cuba in 1928. The urn depicts two figures representing the United States and Cuba joining hands over a depiction of the USS Maine sinking.
(240 words)<br />The Cuban American Friendship Urn is located on Ohio Drive, SW in East Potomac Park, ¼ mile west of Buckeye Drive. The urn sits on a patch of grass between a parking lot and the 14th Street Bridge overpass. Facing the urn, the Potomac River is across the street and behind you about fifty yards.<br />The white marble urn stands 7 feet tall with a 3-foot base and was carved from a larger memorial in Havana, Cuba. The urn is surrounded by decorations including an eagle with its wings outstretched and two figures in neoclassical style, both holding hands and one holding a key. A border of oak and laurel leaves rings the urn just below. The back side of the urn features an image depicting the tilted mast of a sinking ship, representing the sinking of the USS Maine.<br />An inscription on a bronze plaque just below the eagle reads, translated from the original Spanish:<br />THE MEMORY OF THE MAINE WILL LAST FOREVER THROUGH THE CENTURIES AS WILL THE BONDS OF FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THE HOMELAND OF CUBA AND THE HOMELAND OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA<br />GERARDO MACHADO<br />A larger plaque at the base of the urn reads, translated from the original Spanish:<br />THIS URN WAS SCULPTED FROM A FRAGMENT OF THE MARBLE COLUMN FROM THE MONUMENT TO THE VICTIMS OF THE "MAINE" ERECTED IN THE CITY OF HAVANA. THE COLUMN WAS TOPPLED BY THE OCTOBER 20, 1926 HURRICANE.<br />END OF DESCRIPTION<br />
Daniel Webster (1782-1852) was a lawyer and Whig party statesman who served as secretary of state for presidents John Tyler, William Henry Harrison, and Millard Fillmore. Previously he served as congressman first for New Hampshire, then congressman and senator for Massachusetts (1845-50). Webster's fame as an orator is captured in a stirring bas relief on the memorial's plinth.
(388 words)<br />The Daniel Webster Monument is located on the west side of Scott Circle, at the intersection of Massachusetts avenue and Rhode Island avenue, NW. Bataan street borders the west side.<br />The twelve-foot bronze statue stands atop an eighteen-foot tall, eight square-foot-wide pedestal with sixteen square foot base from which he looks down at Scott Circle. The caped figure's right foot is slightly forward, and his right hand is holding a book, which rests atop an urn-shaped stand.<br />In the center of the granite pedestal, on the front and back, are three by six-foot bronze reliefs. Below the front relief along the base of the pedestal is etched in bronze:<br />"DANIEL WEBSTER"<br />The front relief depicts a man speaking on the floor of Congress in front of hundreds of men, seated on either side of him on the first floor, and peering down from a balcony above. An eagle holds the American flag in the upper left corner of the setting. The relief is bordered with stars around the edge and an eagle set atop the frame.<br />The backside bronze relief shows a man speaking from a pulpit in the far-right top corner, next to the American flag. He speaks in front of hundreds of cheering men and women below, including four people on horses towards the front center of the image.<br />The memorial sits on a circular grassy patch of land about two hundred feet around. A pedestrian walkway rings the front, and in back a sixty-foot long walkway leads west to Bataan street. Bushes line the walkway in the back. Grassy areas are in the northwest and southwest corners of the space and two forty-foot oak trees sit in the southwest corner.<br />END OF DESCRIPTION<br />
Dedicated in 1956, the discus thrower was a gift from Italy to thank the United States for returning art that was looted by Nazis during World War II. The column on which the statue stands is from a Roman archeological site. The statue is a replica of the original Discobolus, a 5th-century Greek sculpture.
(213 words)<br />Discobolos is a bronze statue that sits in the northwest corner of Edward J. Kelly Park in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, DC The park is bordered by Virginia Avenue, NW to the northeast and 21st Street, NW to the west.<br />From the corner of Virginia Avenue and 21st Street, travel southeast along the south side of Virginia Avenue about one hundred-sixty feet. Turn right and proceed about ten feet into the park. Follow the path to the right and continue about one hundred feet.<br />Set to the left, at the north end of a triangular grass lawn, is a bronze statue set atop a two-foot wide, eight-foot-tall, round granite column set on two white marble squares, each about one foot tall.<br />The nude male sculpture stands about six feet tall. He holds a discus in his right hand, swings his right arm back behind him as he bends over and takes a step forward. His left arm crosses in front of him and his head is bent down. He stands on a two-foot tall round bronze base, with a rough, leafed surface design.<br />A twenty-foot-tall tree sits in the center of the grass lawn triangular park. A walkway lines the park and benches are set along the northeast and west sides.<br />END OF DESCRIPTION<br />
Built to honor the 499 District of Columbia residents who gave their lives in service in World War I, the DC War Memorial was dedicated in 1931 in a ceremony that included President Hoover and a performance by a band led by John Philip Sousa. The memorial and grounds were restored in 2010. Along the base of the memorial, the names of the men and women from the District of Columbia who gave their lives in the World War are inscribed.
(433 words)<br />The District of Columbia Memorial sits north of Independence Avenue, SW and south of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC<br />From the intersection of westbound Independence Avenue, SW and Homefront Drive, SW travel west about six hundred feet on Independence Avenue. Turn right and proceed north along the pedestrian walkway one hundred thirty-five feet to the District of Columbia War Memorial.<br />Set among a park of trees is a circular, open-air white marble structure with a domed roof supported by twelve twenty-two-foot tall fluted columns. The memorial has an overall height of forty-seven feet and a one hundred fifty-foot circumference. Staircases on the north and south sides lead up eight steps to a four-foot tall, circular platform forty-three feet in diameter.<br />Engraved along the top border of the memorial dome at its north side is an eagle with its talons wrapped around two arrows. An inscription around the border reads:<br />A Memorial to the Armed Forces from the District of Columbia Who Served Their Country in the World War<br />Inscribed around the base of the memorial are names in columns of twelve. An emblem is engraved between every set of five columns. The emblems are described below:<br />An eagle with a shield over its chest and holding a branch and three arrows in its talons.<br />A circular emblem titled District of Columbia along the top with a man standing atop a pedestal and a robed woman standing beneath him in front of the Capitol building. An eagle sits in the left corner and at the bottom is written 1871.<br />An eagle spreads its wings and holds an anchor with its talons. A sail ship sits in the background with a figure eight placed on a mast above.<br />An eagle sits atop a globe and an anchor hangs from the bottom left side.<br />An image of a shield behind a bundle of rods and labeled across the top US. Written across the top of the emblem is The Great War for Civilization.<br />The top and bottom of criss-crossing anchors sit behind a circular band written to say United States Coast Guard. A shield sits in the center.<br />The surface of the memorial platform features a star pattern in the center surrounded by a circular pattern of marble blocks. In the center of the star is a three-foot tall bronze plaque of an eagle standing on two arrows in its talons and surrounded by a hexagonal border. Stars are set at each of the six sides.<br />Sets of two one hundred thirty-five-foot walkways lead to the memorial from the north and south sides.<br />END OF DESCRIPTION<br />
Hahnemann (1755-1843) was a German doctor who pioneered the field of homeopathy. Based on the idea that "like cures like," homeopathy used various substances derived from poisonous plants that generated symptoms similar to diseases. The theory was that by producing the effect in the body, these substances would help cure the actual diseases themselves. The field was largely eclipsed by germ theory.Sculptor: Charles NiehausInscriptionsBelow the statueSIMILIA / SIMILIBUS / CURE
(496 words)<br />The Samuel Hahnemann Monument is located on a small triangular lot on the east side of Scott Circle between Corregidor street, Massachusetts avenue, and Rhode Island avenue NW. The monument faces west towards the traffic circle and the Lieutenant General Winfield Scott equestrian statue. On the opposite side of the circle is the Daniel Webster Memorial.<br />A robed, bronze figure of Hahnemann sits atop a four-foot tall pedestal in a white granite alcove framed by columns and on a platform raised by five front steps. The portico plaza measures about forty-feet across and twelve-feet deep from steps to the statue.<br />The statue's head rests on his right hand, his elbow propped up on the arm rest. Hahnemann is depicted as bald and seems to concentrate while looking down to his left. Above him is a curved, half-moon-shaped mosaic of colorful orange, green, red and yellow glass. A carving of a lion's head sits at the top edge above the mosaic.<br />On either side of the lion head, and in the corners above the mosaic, are stone reliefs. The right relief is a snake wrapped around a chalice and the left relief is an open book and chemist's bowl.<br />The memorial niche is flanked by columns and a top panel bears the inscription HAHNEMANN.<br />On either side of the statue on the curved granite wall are two bronze relief panels, each ten-feet-long and four feet high.<br />The left-side reliefs show a man sitting at a desk and looking at a book, his head resting on his left hand. The other image is of two men in an office wearing lab coats. Below these two reliefs is inscribed:<br />DIE MILDE MAGHT IST GROSS<br />The right-side images depict a standing man speaking to three seated men and one standing, followed by a man sitting at the bedside of a sleeping girl as he holds her hand. Two other men look on from behind him to the right. Below these two reliefs is inscribed:<br />IN OMNIBUS CARITAS<br />The outer edges of the granite portico are adorned with carvings of a shield and lion head. The right side inscribed to read:<br />Erlangen<br />Dessau<br />The left-side inscription reads:<br />Leipzig<br />Coethen<br />An ornate three-inch tall carved clam-shell border lines the front top of the portico, above the bas-reliefs, and continues around the back of the memorial wall.<br />On the back of the portico wall is a fountain basin with a bird-like fountain spout and a shell-shaped relief above of two nude figures kneeling back to back.<br />Four by three wall inscriptions on either side of the fountain read:<br />Meissen<br />April 11, 1755<br />Paris<br />July 2, 1843<br />Two triangle shaped grass areas bracket the front area of the memorial from the sidewalk, about fifteen feet long and ten feet wide. A thirty-foot tall tree sits on the left side grass area, and trees hang over the memorial from the back. Bushes also line the back sides of the memorial.<br />END OF DESCRIPTION<br />
Located at the intersection of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Hampshire Avenues in Northwest Washington, DC, Dupont Circle has served as the anchor of a neighborhood of diplomats, government officials, war commemorations, and the LGB community for over 200 years.
The Dupont Circle park is a green space in the center of a traffic circle at the intersection of several diagonal avenues, P Street, and 19th Street in northwest Washington, DC. The park includes many large trees and benches. A sidewalk is located around the perimeter of the circle Six radial paths corresponding to the surrounding streets lead from the edges of the park to the center plaza. The center plaza is paved with a double-tiered white marble fountain on a concrete base. The upper basin of the fountain is approximately 3 feet or 0.91 meters high and 11.6 feet or 3.5 meters wide. It is supported by an 8-ton shaft adorned with three allegorical figures representing the sea, the stars, and the wind which are approximately 8 feet or 2.4 meters tall and 4.5 feet or 1.4 meters wide. The Sea is represented by a female figure with long hair holding a boat in her right hand while caressing a seagull on her shoulder with her left hand. Her left foot rests on a dolphin. The Stars is a nude female figure with long hair holding a globe in her left hand and is faced downward. The Wind is a nude male figure draped with a ship sail. He is holding a conch shell with his left hand to use as a horn and is facing right. The water pours over the upper basin into a large lower basin that is approximately 1.8 feet or 0.55 meters tall. The inscription on the outer rim of the lower basin states: "THIS MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN REPLACES A STATUE ERECTED BY THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES IN RECOGNITION OF HIS DISTINGUISHED SERVICES. SAMUEL FRANCIS DUPONT UNITED STATES NAVY 1803 – 1865." The circular concrete base features four sets of three steps that lead to the surrounding plaza.
Dwight D. Eisenhower was the 34th president of the United States and the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in World War II . During his presidency, "Ike" worked to contain the spread of Communism around the globe, developed the interstate highway system, and famously used the military to enforce the integration of schools in Little Rock, Arkansas. The memorial reflects Eisenhower's leadership roles as general and as president. On the right side of the mem
1513 words.Welcome to the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial. This 4-acre, park-like landscape is dedicated to the celebrated 5-star General and 34th President of the United States. Elements of Eisenhower's life, from boyhood to WWII to the U.S. Presidency, are incorporated in the forms of sculpture, engraved words, and landscaping. As you visit, you are welcome to touch the statuary and reliefs, stand next to the statues, but not to climb on any of the other elements of the memorial.The memorial is located on a rectangular plot of land, the long sides bounded on the north by Independence Ave and the National Air and Space Museum across the street and on the south by the LBJ Department of Education Building, and the short sides on the east by 4th St and on the west by 6th St. The core of the Memorial is a rectangular plaza with two sculptural groups depicting Eisenhower as General and President. It is accessed by two walkways in the shape of a wide V stretching from the northern corners to the plaza at the center of the southern edge. A narrow limestone plaza hugs the eastern edge of the memorial along 4th St. The bookstore, information center, and public restrooms sit at the southern end of this plaza.Six stone columns on the south edge and one in each northern corner, measuring 80 feet tall and 10 feet wide, frame the space. A woven metal tapestry, measuring 60 feet tall by 447 feet long, runs vertically across the front of the southern columns. The tapestry is made of pale silver mesh screen welded with dark, thick wire that depicts an abstract line drawing of the cliffs in Normandy. In order to see the full picture, the tapestry is best seen from a distance. The stonework in the memorial is a light, sandy-colored limestone from Spain, streaked with dark brown and reddish hues. Features made of this stone include the columns, walkways, benches, and sculpture bases. Entering from the northwestern corner at Independence Ave and 6th St, we first approach a sculpture of Eisenhower as a young teenager growing up in small-town Kansas. He sits on a 3 foot tall block of stone centered in the walkway just outside the space framed by the columns. The sculpture is bronze, but with a light green patina. He sits facing south, slightly relaxed, but his head is turned left, gazing toward the center of the memorial. The bangs of his tousled hair hang almost to his eyebrows. His knees are drawn up, left foot tucked behind the right, and his arms wrap around his knees. His right hand lightly clasps his left wrist. Young Eisenhower is dressed in overalls and a long-sleeved collared shirt, wrinkled by his posture, and laced work boots.In front of the boyhood statue is a rectangular block of stone engraved with the introduction of General Eisenhower's Homecoming Speech, given in Abilene, Kansas on June 22, 1945.As we walk toward the core of the memorial, the northwestern column is on our left. About six feet above the ground, on the south-facing side, there are five 5-pointed metal stars. They are arranged in a pentagonal pattern, with touching points, as could be seen on a ranking 5-star general's uniform. Below the stars is engraved "General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force, 1944-1945".Continuing, benches are spaced along the edge of the walkway. Beyond, trees and grasses common to the Kansas landscape are planted. Halfway towards the core of the memorial, a swath of grass 45 feet wide bisects the landscaping, stretching diagonally from the southwestern to northeastern corner. This strip of grass illustrates the historic path of Maryland Ave SW, which continues beyond the edges of the memorial. Looking to the left, the Capitol dome is framed between the memorial's shade trees.At the central core of the memorial is the limestone plaza and the two main sculptural groups. Arranged near the south side, the two sculptural scenes depict Eisenhower's professional careers. Both scenes mimic a stage: bronze statues stand on a raised stone platform, and a stone block rises 15 feet behind the statues as a backdrop. Atop the vertical block, a second block atop each platform is angled in toward the viewer with an inscription. The scenes are angled towards the center of the plaza, standing about 60 feet apart. Centered beyond the two scenes is a 40-foot-long inscription of DWIGHT D EISENHOWER on a six-foot-high wall. Between the wall and sculptural scenes is a walkway, allowing visitors to walk fully around the two stone and bronze scenes. The woven metal tapestry hangs vertically beyond the plaza. The Department of Education Building is seen between the wall and the lower edge of the tapestry.In the right-hand scene, six uniformed military men stand in two groups facing General Eisenhower to the right; a group of two to the far left and a group of four in the center. Their combat fatigues are rumpled, standing in stark contrast to the general's pressed service uniform. They
Dwight Eisenhower returned to Abilene on June 22, 1945 to a parade welcoming him home and honoring his leadership in Europe during World War II. After watching the celebration, his grateful acceptance of the recognition began with the above quote. He went on to say that this parade was not just for him; he was only a "symbol" of the soldiers, sailors and airmen who helped bring Allied victory.
A marble stone etched with the words "Because no man is really a man who has lost out of himself all of the boy, I want to speak first of the dreams of a barefoot boy. Frequently, they are to be of a street car conductor or he sees himself as the town policeman, above all he may reach to a position of locomotive engineer, but always in his dreams is that day when he finally comes home. Comes home to a welcome from his own home town. Because today that dream of mine of 45 years or more ago has been realized beyond the wildest stretches of my own imagination, I come here, first, to thank you, to say the proudest thing I can claim is that I am from Abilene. Abilene, Kansas June 22, 1945"
On the right side of the memorial core, Eisenhower as the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force during World War II is commemorated by a bronze heroic-sized statue with sculptures of his soldiers inspired by the famous photograph with the 101st Airborne Division before their jump into France. Behind the sculptures is a bas relief depicting the Normandy landings on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
On the right side of the memorial core, Eisenhower as the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force during World War II is commemorated by a bronze heroic-sized statue with sculptures of his soldiers inspired by the famous photograph with the 101st Airborne Division before their jump into France. Behind the sculptures is a bas relief depicting the Normandy landings on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
On the left side of the memorial core, the bronze heroic-sized statue of Eisenhower as 34th President of the United States places him at the center of the White House Oval Office flanked by sculptures of civilian and military advisors, symbolizing the balance Eisenhower struck between conflicting demands of national security and peaceful progress. The bas-relief global background depicts a map of the world symbolizing Eisenhower's role as a world statesman and preeminent inte
The bronze heroic-sized statue of Eisenhower as 34th President of the United States places him at the center of the White House Oval Office flanked by sculptures of civilian and military advisors, symbolizing the balance Eisenhower struck between conflicting demands of national security and peaceful progress. The bas-relief global background depicts a map of the world symbolizing Eisenhower's role as a world statesman and preeminent internationalist pursuing universal peace.
Under the design direction of architect Frank Gehry, artist Tomas Osinski has created a stainless-steel tapestry for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial. The tapestry depicts the Pointe du Hoc promontory of France’s Normandy coastline during peacetime and serves as a symbol of the peace Eisenhower sought and won as Supreme Allied Commander during World War II and maintained and nurtured as 34th president. Although the artistic feature draws inspiration from historic tapestry.
On a pedestal at the northwest plaza entrance, a life-size sculpture of Eisenhower as a young man depicts the trajectory of his life as the quintessential American story. Inscribed in stone nearby is an excerpt from Eisenhower's Abilene Homecoming Speech on June 22, 1945.
A life-size statue of President Eisenhower as a young man.
Originally a whites-only, segregated public golf course, the course was desegregated completely in 1941 by Secretary of Interior Harold Ickes after three black men - Asa Williams, George Williams, and Cecil R. Shamwell - insisted on playing a round on the course, which they did under police guard. The act opened the door for the full integration of all national park facilities in 1945. The course remains a popular public course, open year-round.
Hains Point is named for the US Army Corps of Engineers' Peter Conover Hains, the engineer who designed the Tidal Basin. Here, the Potomac River, Washington Channel, and Anacostia River all converge.
(439 words)<br />Hains Point is located at the southern end of East Potomac Park in Washington, DC and at the confluence of the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers. The perimeter of Hains Point is lined with a concrete bicycle path and is planted with cherry trees throughout.<br />Follow Ohio Drive, SW south about six hundred feet from the intersection with Maine Avenue, SW. Turn left and continue about one and seven-tenths miles into East Potomac Park, passing East Potomac Golf Course on the right to the east. The Southwest Waterfront, including The Wharf, and Fort Lesley McNair sit on the opposite side of Washington Channel to the east. Turn right into the parking lot. A playground and open field with picnic tables lie to the north.<br />Follow the pedestrian path south into an open grass field about two hundred feet and a two by three-foot wayside is set at the end of the trail.<br />The sign is filled with a faded color photograph of a triangular-shaped island sitting in the middle of a river. The Washington Monument sits at the top of the image, among other buildings. The sign is titled in the top left corner:<br />Engineering a Landmark<br />Text below reads:<br />You stand on a part of the Potomac River once marred by unattractive, putrid mudflats. Hains Point forms just a part of the over 700-acre Potomac Park created in the 1880s from 12 million cubic yards of dredged river sediments. It is names for Maj. Gen. Peter Conover Hains, an illustrious United States Army soldier and engineer. With a distinguished career that stretched from the Civil War to the First World War, Hains remains better known for helping design Potomac Park - one of the national capital's more famous landmarks.<br />A black and white image of a man in military uniform including sash and epaulettes sits on the right side of the sign. Below reads:<br />Major General Peter Conover Hains<br />1840-1921<br />A timeline of life events runs across the bottom of the sign:<br />1840<br />Born in Philadelphia, PA<br />1857-1861<br />US Military Academy<br />West Point, NY<br />1861-1865<br />US Civil War<br />Fired first shot at First Bull Run/Manassas<br />Helped design and map Vicksburg, MS siege works<br />Married Virginia Pettis Jenkins<br />1862-1863<br />Transferred to the Engineer Corps<br />Earned commendations for action in the battle and for designing siege works at Vicksburg, MS<br />1865-1907<br />Engineering Projects<br />Lighthouse construction in South Carolina and Florida<br />Potomac River<br />Reclamation Project<br />Surveyor for "national road" from Washington, DC to Mount Vernon<br />Nicaragua and Panama Canal Commissions<br />Baltimore, MD harbor defenses<br />1916<br />Appointed Major General by Act of Congress and became only Civil War veteran officer in the Great War<br />END OF DESCRIPTION<br />
Although its features have changed over time, this mini-golf course, built in 1931, is the oldest continuously-operated miniature golf course in the United States.
(318 words)<br />East Potomac Park: Mini Golf is located in East Potomac Park in the southwest quadrant of Washington, DC Follow Ohio Drive, SW south about six hundred feet from the intersection with Maine Avenue, SW. Turn left and continue about six-tenths of a mile into East Potomac Park. Turn right into the parking lot and Mini Golf will be at the northwest end.<br />The Mini Golf course is enclosed by a chain-linked fence. A square one-story building, about fifteen feet wide, with a green roof sits at the entrance. A brown sign between sliding glass windows at the front of the building reads across the top:<br />EAST POTOMAC'S MINIATURE GOLF COURSE<br />LISTED IN THE<br />NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES<br />AS PART OF THE EAST AND WEST POTOMAC PARKS HISTORIC DISTRICT<br />BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR<br />A black and white photograph below shows a woman in a white dress, heels, and a hat putting through a mini golf course hole featuring a White House and Capitol building. A man in a hat and long shirt stands at the opposite end of the hole. Text below reads:<br />Visitors enjoy the newly constructed Miniature Golf Course at East Potomac Park that opened in the spring of 1931. Renovated in 1949 and again in the 1960s in its original location, the course retains some of its 1931 layouts and features including the stone wall pictured above. In the background is the Field House, built in 1917-1920, as well as some of the city's oldest Japanese flowering cherry trees. East Potomac's Miniature Golf Course is one of the longest continuously operating miniature golf courses in the United States.<br />The mini golf course is set to the east of the one-story building. Stone walls are a main feature of many of the holes, which all have synthetic green surfaces. Trees are set throughout the layout and provide a fair amount of shade.<br />END OF DESCRIPTION<br />
The East Potomac Tennis Center offers tennis court rentals and lessons on indoor and outdoor, clay and hard surfact courts. For more information visit http://www.eastpotomactennis.com/east-potomac-tennis-courts.htm
Edmund Burke (1729-1797) was born in Ireland and was a member of the British parliament between 1765 and 1780. He is best remembered as a staunch advocate of conservatism. In the run up to the American Revolution, he was a proponent of preventing violence in the American colonies, sympathizing with the colonists' grievances and opposing the authoritarianism King George III showed.
(213 words)<br />The Edmund Burke Statue is a full-length bronze figure in a park bordered by Massachusetts avenue, NW to the north, L street to the south, 11th street to the east, and 12th street to the west.<br />From 11th street at the east end, a twenty by thirty-foot patch of grass lawn is interrupted by a walkway to the west that runs north to south. On the other side of the walkway the lawn continues west. Sitting about ten feet into the park and bracketed by two six-foot tall bushes is the Edmund Burk Statue.<br />The eight-foot tall sculpture depicts Burke waving his right hand. He is stepping forward with his right leg, and in his left hand he holds a three-cornered hat at his side. He wears a long jacket, a vest, and knickers. His hair curls up just above his ears and is parted down the middle.<br />Burke stands on a six-foot tall, four by four-foot square granite pedestal set atop a seven square foot, six-inch tall granite base.<br />Behind the memorial, the park continues west about two hundred feet to 12th street. Towards the west end is an area of trees, benches and a cement walkway that meets at a center circular grass area guarded by a two-foot tall iron gate.<br />END OF DESCRIPTION<br />
Exhibit - First Things First: FDR, Disability, & Access
In 1921, FDR became paralyzed at the age of 39. Before he could return to politics, he first had to figure out how to get around. Inaccessible places create barriers that effectively disable us from full and equal participation in society. FDR used wheelchairs, crutches, canes, leg braces, handrails, automobiles, ramps, and other objects to navigate the social and physical barriers people with disabilities face every day.
Silver Line - DC Metro
Step off the Silver Line to take a walk on Theodore Roosevelt Island, or sight see from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Each of the parks listed here are 1 mile or less from each metro stop (about a 20 minute walk) or a 10 minute bus ride away.
Orange Line - DC Metro
Discover lotus and lily flowers at Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens, or explore the many memorials just a short walk from the Orange Line. Each of the parks listed here are 1 mile or less from each metro stop (about a 20 minute walk) or a 10 minute bus ride away.
Blue Line - DC Metro
From the National Mall and Memorial Parks to the Mount Vernon Trail, travel the Blue Line to see what the southern portion of Washington, DC has to offer. Each of the parks listed here are 1 mile or less from each metro stop (about a 20 minute walk) or a 10 minute bus ride away.
Green Line - DC Metro
History, culture and nature come together to provide a variety of parks for visitors utilizing the Green Line. Each of the parks listed here are 1 mile or less from each metro stop (about a 20 minute walk) or a 10 minute bus ride away.
Yellow Line - DC Metro
Explore Washington, DC from top to bottom on the Yellow Line. Each of the parks listed here are 1 mile or less from each metro stop (about a 20 minute walk) or a 10 minute bus ride away.
Visit National Mall and Memorial Parks
Each year, millions of people visit the National Mall and Memorial Parks to recreate, to commemorate presidential legacies, to honor our nation's veterans, to make their voices heard, and to celebrate our nation's commitment to freedom and equality.
Multi-Park Loop
Park your car and stretch your legs! Visit four different National Parks in Washington, DC and begin logging miles on seven different National Historic or National Scenic trails!
Take a Tour of the Old Post Office Tower
The Old Post Office Tower offers tours seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (last tour leaves at 4:00).
Golf in DC's National Parks
Visit one of three golf courses at National Parks in Washington, DC
Reflect at the Vietnam Women’s Memorial
The Vietnam Women’s Memorial is located on the National Mall, just north of the Reflecting Pool. The memorial was dedicated in 1993 and portrays two women caring for a fallen soldier.
Reflect at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
Visit the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial to take in the Tidal Basin and contemplate quotes from King's lifelong perseverance for freedom and equality.
Tour Indigenous D.C.
Our nation's capital is full of American Indian heritage - if you know where to look. Use your mobile device to take a self-guided tour of Washington DC that highlights monuments, museums, historic sites, and artworks relevant to the indigenous community. Learn about the original inhabitants of the land on which DC now stands and visit the world-class Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian.
Walk Around the Tidal Basin
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, and the Washington Monument are easily visible along the two mile long Tidal Basin Loop Trail.
Tours
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Cherry Blossom Walking Tour
Enjoy the springtime tradition of hanami (花見) or flower-viewing and enjoy the sights of the Tidal Basin and beyond. This 4-mile walking tour starts at the Smithsonian metro station and includes popular views of the famous Yoshino cherry trees, as well as off-the-beaten path locations to see unique trees away from the crowds. Make sure to bring water, dress for the outdoors, and wear comfortable footwear. Help us protect the cherry trees by staying on paved surfaces and leaving flowers on the trees.
Civil War Memorials
A number of Civil War memorials were built following the conflict, filling in park spaces that had been designed for such a purpose. This route is approximately 6.4 miles.
National Mall Half-Day Tour
This walking route starts at the Smithsonian Metro and takes you on an efficient walking route through all the major memorials on the National Mall.
Obscure Memorials of the National Mall
Come visit the National Mall and see some of the more obscure memorials like the Arts of War and Peace, John Paul Jones, 56 Signers Island, the newly reopened Lockkeepers House and more! Walk the path less taken.
Women in Military Service Tour
Women have proudly served their country in every war since the nation's founding. Explore the stories of women veterans around the National Mall and Memorial Parks in Washington, D.C. in this 2.5 mile walking or biking tour
World War I: “Remember US”, Remember U.S.
The war to end all wars, World War I, brought great change to American life in the 20th Century. Architect Joseph Weishaar honors the service of 4.7 million Americans at the World War I Memorial. Native trees and water features create a place to ponder the past. “The Hero’s Journey” by Sabin Howard tells the story of one soldier’s experience, and a world in crisis.
