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  2. List of National Historic Landmarks in Washington, D.C.

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    The city's landmarks reflect its status as the national capital, including grand government buildings, homes of politicians, military facilities, and museums. The list also includes sites relating to support for the disabled , the Civil Rights Movement , pioneering urban infrastructure , and other historic themes.

  3. National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington, D.C.

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    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.

  4. The Ellipse - Wikipedia

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    The Ellipse is also the name of the five-furlong (1.0 km) circumference street within the park. The entire park, which features monuments, is open to the public and is part of President's Park. The Ellipse is the location for many annual events. From a mathematical point of view, the Ellipse is truly an ellipse. Its dimensions are 1,058 feet ...

  5. Boundary markers of the original District of Columbia

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    Map of the boundary stones. The District of Columbia (initially, the Territory of Columbia) was originally specified to be a square 100 square miles (260 km 2) in area, with the axes between the corners of the square running north-south and east-west, The square had its southern corner at the southern tip of Jones Point in Alexandria, Virginia, at the confluence of the Potomac River and ...

  6. Lincoln Park (Washington, D.C.) - Wikipedia

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    Lincoln Park is the largest urban park located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It was known historically as Lincoln Square . From 1862 to 1865, it was the site of the largest hospital in Washington, DC: Lincoln Hospital .

  7. Capitol Hill Parks - Wikipedia

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    Capitol Hill Parks is an umbrella term for the National Park Service management of a variety of urban parks in Washington, D.C. There are four key parks in the system: Folger Park, named after former Secretary of the Treasury Charles J. Folger; Lincoln Park, named after the sixteenth president, and by far the largest unit at 7 acres (28,000 m 2);

  8. Stanton Park - Wikipedia

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    Stanton Park, previously known as Stanton Square, is a national park in Washington D.C. [1] It is located at the intersection of Maryland Avenue and Massachusetts Avenue in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Northeast, Washington, D.C. It is bounded by 4th Street to the west and 6th Street to the east.

  9. President's Park - Wikipedia

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    A map of President's Park in Washington, D.C.. In 1790, under the Residence Act, Philadelphia was designated as the nation's temporary capital while the permanent capital was constructed in Washington, D.C. Contests were held to solicit designs for both the United States Capitol and what was then called the President's House.

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