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The United States National Arboretum is an arboretum in northeast Washington, D.C., operated by the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service. It was established in 1927 by an act of Congress [ 1 ] after a campaign by USDA Chief Botanist Frederick Vernon Coville .
The National Capitol Columns are a monument in Washington, D.C.'s National Arboretum. It is an arrangement of twenty-two Corinthian columns that were a part of the United States Capitol from 1828 to 1958, placed amid 20 acres (8.1 ha) of open meadow, known as the Ellipse Meadow.
This list of botanical gardens and arboretums in Washington, D.C. is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the U.S. District of Columbia [1] [2] [3] Name Image
The oldest surviving botanical garden in the United States is Bartram's Garden in Pennsylvania. [1] [2]This list is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the United States.
This is a list of properties and districts in Washington, D.C., on the National Register of Historic Places.There are more than 600 listings, including 74 National Historic Landmarks of the United States and another 13 places otherwise designated as historic sites of national importance by Congress or the President.
United States National Arboretum Herbarium United States National Arboretum: 800,000 NA District of Columbia: Washington: University of North Carolina Herbarium University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. North Carolina Botanical Garden. 750,000 NCU North Carolina: Chapel Hill: Oregon State University Herbarium Oregon State University: 700,000 OSC
Arboretum is a predominantly residential neighborhood located in Northeast Washington, D.C., tucked into the corner of the National Arboretum. The tiny neighborhood is bounded by New York Avenue NE to the north, Bladensburg Road NE to the west, and the National Arboretum to the south and east. The neighborhood includes the apartment community ...
District of Columbia: Scarlet oak: Quercus coccinea: 1960 [13] ... National Register of Champion Trees; Notes ... United States National Arboretum. July 14, 2010.