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Artemas Ward Statue: Dedicated in 1938, this statue commemorates Revolutionary War Major General Artemas Ward.
This memorial honors Massachusetts native Major General Artemas Ward, an experienced military leader who was second-in-command to General George Washington at the creation of the Continental Army.…
Suitland Parkway Historic District: This parkway, linking DC to Andrews Air Force Base, is part of a network of planned entryways into the national capital.
Authorized in 1937, Suitland Parkway was not built until 1943-44, when it was considered an important transportation route to a major military airfield, Andrews Air Force Base. Suitland Parkway…
Baron von Steuben Monument: This monument honors Prussian-born Baron Frederick Wilhelm von Steuben, who trained American troops during the Revolutionary War.
This monument commemorates Prussian-born Baron Frederick Wilhelm von Steuben, Major General of the Continental Army and the man most responsible for the training of American troops during the…
General William Tecumseh Sherman Memorial: Designed by Carl and Sara Rohl-Smith, this memorial to General Sherman stands fourteen feet high on a granite pedestal.
This bronze equestrian statue of General William Tecumseh Sherman memorializes his service in the Civil War for the Union Army. At the corners of the granite pedestal stand bronze soldiers…
Lieutenant-General Winfield Scott Statue: Affectionately known as “Old Fuss and Feathers,” Lieutenant-General Winfield Scott’s career in the US Army spanned more than half a century.
Erected in 1874, this equestrian statue of Brevet Lieutenant-General Winfield Scott was the first memorial honoring a Civil War general to be installed in one of DC’s public traffic circles or…
General José de San Martín Memorial: This memorial honors General José de San Martín, who is known as the liberator of Argentina, Chile, and Peru.
Now located at 20th Street NW along Virginia Avenue, the General José de San Martín Memorial celebrates the military official as a liberator of Argentina and Chile, as well as his attempt to do the…
Theodore Roosevelt Island: In the 1930s, landscape architects transformed an island on the Potomac River from neglected, overgrown farmland into a memorial to the 26th president.
Theodore Roosevelt Island is located at the fall line in the Potomac River, where the rocky Piedmont Plateau meets the sandy soils of the Coastal Plain. The river flows to either side of the island in…
Rock Creek Park Historic District: This natural reserve tucked inside the District of Columbia is an urban refuge for wildlife and a recreational asset for the city.
Located in the Northwest quadrant of Washington D.C., the 1,754.62-acre property of Rock Creek Park Historic District is roughly bounded by 16th Street on the east, Oregon Avenue and Branch Road on…
Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway Historic District: This historic landscape is composed of 19th century industrial structures, natural vegetation, and a major transportation artery of the city.
The Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway Historic District’s 180-acres runs along the gorge and rim of the lower Rock Creek Valley (south of the National Zoo), and includes a swath of land along the Potomac…
Comte de Rochambeau Statue: This statue of a Revolutionary War hero stands as the reaffirmation of Franco-American relations in the first years of the 20th century.
Jean-Baptiste Dontatien de Vimeur, better known as the Comte de Rochambeau, was a commander of the French Army that fought alongside General George Washington and the Continental Army during the…