Washington, D.C. National Park Units

Name

Classification

Date*

Hectares

Acres

Features

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal	National Historical Park	1938	7,912	19,551	Early-19th-century canal along the Potomac River (Portions also in Maryland and West Virginia)
Constitution Gardens	Undesignated	1974	21	52	Urban park with memorial to the signers of the Declaration of Independence
Ford's Theatre	National Historic Site	1866	0.1	0.3	Site of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln; includes Petersen house across the street where Lincoln died
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial	National Memorial	1955	3.0	7.5	Alcoves, cascades, statues, and inscriptions commemorate the four terms of office held by the 32nd U.S. president
Frederick Douglass	National Historic Site	1962	3.5	8.5	Home (1877-1895) of the 19th-century abolitionist and orator
George Washington Memorial Parkway	National Parkway	1930	2,933	7,248	Preserves natural scenery along the Potomac River; links historic sites associated with first president's life (Also in Virginia and Maryland)
Korean War Veterans Memorial	National Memorial	1986	0.9	2.2	Memorial contains statues of combat troops, a granite wall with images of military personnel, and a reflective pool
Lincoln Memorial	National Memorial	1911	43	107	Classical structure containing marble statue of the 16th U.S. president
Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac	National Memorial	1973	6.9	17.0	Living memorial to the 36th U.S. president; features 500 white pine trees and engravings on Texas granite
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House	National Historic Site	1982	0.03	0.07	Commemorates Bethune's leadership in the black women's rights movement
National Capital Parks	Undesignated	1790	2,683	6,629	System comprising parks, parkways, and reservations in the District of Columbia
National Mall	Undesignated	1790	59	146	Landscaped park extending from the Capitol to the Washington Monument
Pennsylvania Avenue	National Historic Site	1965	not set	not set	Contains a portion of Pennsylvania Avenue and adjacent areas between the Capitol and the White House
Potomac Heritage	National Scenic Trail	1983	not set	not set	Trail when completed to connect the tidewater regions along the Potomac River to the Laurel highlands of Pennsylvania
Rock Creek Park	Undesignated	1890	710	1,754	Large urban park with natural, historical, and recreational resources
Theodore Roosevelt Island	National Memorial	1932	36	89	Wooded island sanctuary with statue of 26th U.S. president
Thomas Jefferson Memorial	National Memorial	1934	7.4	18.4	Circular colonnaded structure bearing inscriptions taken from writings of 3rd U.S. president
Vietnam Veterans Memorial	National Memorial	1980	0.8	2.0	Polished black granite wall inscribed with the names of persons killed or missing in the Vietnam War
Washington Monument	National Memorial	1848	43	106	Colossal obelisk honoring the first president of the U.S.
White House	Undesignated	1792	7.3	18.1	Residence and office of the president of the U.S.
* Earliest date of federal government involvement with the area.

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