Sites tagged "East and West Potomac Parks Historic District": 4
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District of Columbia War Memorial: The DC War Memorial was constructed in 1931 to honor residents of DC who served in World War I.
The District of Columbia War Memorial was constructed in 1931, following a five-year-long campaign by the DC community to raise money for a memorial that would honor the 26,000 residents who served…
John Paul Jones Monument: This statue honors the Revolutionary War hero rumored to have been the first to raise the new American flag on a foreign war vessel.
John Paul Jones was a British merchant marine turned fugitive who took refuge in Virginia in 1773. At the outset of the Revolutionary War, he entered the Continental Navy as a lieutenant. Swiftly…
East and West Potomac Parks Historic District: East and West Potomac Parks comprise a large portion of the Washington’s monumental core, while at the same time providing recreational space for residents and tourists alike.
The parks were a primary feature of the McMillan Commission Plan, the nation’s preeminent manifestation of the City Beautiful ideal of grand civic space. They are the cumulative product of a century…
Cuban Friendship Urn: The Cuban Friendship Urn honors those who died as a result of the Maine explosion and Americans who helped free Cuba from Spanish rule.
The Cuban Friendship Urn was created as a memorial to the U.S. sailors who perished aboard the U.S.S. Maine in 1898, when the ship sank in Havana Harbor during the Cuban War of Independence. The…