The Beautifull Rock Creek Park
Rock Creek Park is a large urban park that bisects the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. The park was created by an Act of Congress in 1890, and today is administered by the National Park Service. In addition to the park proper, the Rock Creek administrative unit of the National Park Service administers various other federally owned properties in the District of Columbia located to the north and west of the National Mall, including Meridian Hill Park on 16th Street, N.W., the Old Stone House in Georgetown, and certain of the Fort Circle Parks, a series of batteries and forts encircling the District of Columbia for its defense during the U.S. Civil War.
Rock Creek Park was established by an act of Congress signed into law by President Benjamin Harrison on September 27, 1890, following active advocacy by Charles C. Glover and other civic leaders and in the wake of the creation of the National Zoo the preceding year.
It was only the third national park established by the U.S., following Yellowstone in 1872 and Mackinac National Park in 1875. Sequoia was created at the same time, and Yosemite shortly thereafter. In 1933, Rock Creek Park became part of the newly formed National Capital Parks unit of the National Park Service.
The Rock Creek Park Act authorized the purchase of no more than 2,000 acres of land, extending north from Klingle Ford Bridge in the District of Columbia (approximately the northern limit of the National Zoo), to be perpetually dedicated and set apart as a public park or pleasure ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people of the United States.] The Act also called for regulations to provide for the preservation from injury or spoliation of all timber, animals, or curiosities within said park, and their retention in their natural condition, as nearly as possible. Rock Creek Park is the oldest natural urban park in the National Park System.Park construction began in 1897.
In 1913, Congress authorized creation of the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway and extended the park along a narrow corridor from the zoo to the mouth of Rock Creek at the Potomac River. The parkway is a major traffic thoroughfare, especially along the portion south of the zoo. The park is patrolled by the United States Park Police.The main section of the park comprises 1754 acres (2.74 mi2, 7.10 km2), along the Rock Creek Valley. Including the other green areas the park administers (Glover Archbold Park, Montrose Park, Dumbarton Oaks Park, Meridian Hill Park, Battery Kemble Park, Palisades Park, Whitehaven Park, etc.), it encompasses more than 2000 acres (3 mi2, 8 km2).
The parklands follow the course of Rock Creek across the D.C.-Maryland border to connect with Rock Creek Stream Valley Park and Rock Creek Regional Park in Montgomery County. The Maryland parks are operated by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.
The Rock Creek Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 23, 1991.
Rock Creek Nature Center and Planetarium
Recreation facilities include a golf course; equestrian trails; sport venues, including a tennis stadium which hosts major professional events; a nature center and planetarium; the Carter Barron Amphitheatre, an outdoor concert venue; and picnic and playground facilities. Rock Creek Park also maintains cultural exhibits, including the Peirce Mill. Rock Creek is a popular venue for jogging, cycling, and inline skating, especially on the long, winding Beach Drive, portions of which are closed to vehicles on weekends.
A number of the city's outstanding bridges, such as the Lauzun's Legion, Dumbarton, Taft and the Duke Ellington bridges, span the creek and ravine.
Among the park's few monuments is a pink granite bench on Beach Drive south of the Peirce Mill, dedicated on November 7, 1936 by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in memory of former French ambassador Jean Jules Jusserand. [9] In 2014 it was named best obscure memorial by Washington City Paper.
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Rock Creek Park River Washington DC
Relaxation video shot over Rock Creek in North West DC.
Rock Creek Park Fall Foliage - Washington, D.C.
A walk through Rock Creek park this morning with some of the Fall Foliage. It looks like the leaves are at their peak. This park is in the heart of the District of Columbia. It is adjacent to the National Zoo. and runs from just North of the Watergate up into Maryland.
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We’re the 8 Wards that makeup
Washington, D.C.
The capital of the USA
Is what we be
Washington, D.C.
Isn’t part of any state
And is one of the most visited cities in the world isn’t that great
I am Ward 1
I’m the smallest
in terms of land area
But I’m the most densely populated
ward in the District that I’ll share with ya
I am home to
Tivoli Theater, National Zoo
and Rock Creek Park,
Howard University,
And Meridian Hill
are all famous landmarks
How do you do
My name is Ward 2
most of Downtown DC sits within the confines of me
I am home to the White House and World War II Memorial
And the National Mall
which includes the
Washington Monument But that’s not all
You are really great to see
My name is Ward 3
I’m mostly a residential area located in the upper northwest quadrant of the city
Some of my attractions are Chevy Chase Park and Foxhall
Mazza Gallerie, the Avalon and Uptown Theatre, you can visit them all
I sure hope you’re not bored
Because my name is Ward 4
I’m the most northern part of Washington D.C. Maybe you’ve been here before
I’m mostly a Beautiful and diverse collection of neighborhoods
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After the chorus. Hope you sing loud and good
We’re the 8 Wards that makeup
Washington, D.C.
The capital of the USA
Is what we be
Washington, D.C.
Isn’t part of any state
And is one of the most visited cities in the world isn’t that great
Hi, my name is Ward 5. I’m happy to meet you and I hope you thrive
I’m in the Northeast part of D.C.
If you catch my jive
Ward 5’s extremely Diverse in character, history, and people you now know
I also have Lincoln’s Cottage, which sits in the Old Soldiers Home
My name is Ward 6
Thanks for adding me to the mix
Located in the center of the lower half of D.C. I am fixed
I’m the greatest Ward I have some cool places in this city
Including Capitol Hill, H Street, the and the Mount Vernon Triangle’s pretty
You may think you’ve reached heaven meeting me, I am Ward 7
I’m located on the east side of the city
visit I’m begging
I am home to green spaces such as Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens,
Watts Branch Park, and the Kingman Island
I am sure your times been great
Let me introduce Ward 8
I make up the southernmost point of the D.C. Wards I’m great
I’m Washington, D.C.
And not part of any States
I border Maryland, Virginia
And I’m the capital of the USA
Maryland - Washington Big Loop Run (Flyday)
A 21 mile training run through the parklands of the Washington DC metro area. From Bethesda, Maryland on the Capital Crescent trail towards Rock Creek Park to the west, then down along Rock Creek Park trail to the District of Columbia, through Georgetown, to K Street, then back up the Capital Crescent trail adjacent to the Potomac River, back up to Bethesda. Telly biked along the way and provided me support!
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Washington DC by Mountain Bike - Feat. Reagan Building and Capitol Hill
In this episode, I take you around Pennsylvania avenue in Washington DC via my Diamondback Overdrive mountain bike!
First is lunch at the Sbarro in the Ronald Reagan building, then I take you for a little tour around the Woodrow Wilson plaza closeby.
Then it's off to Capitol Hill for a little tour of the area to the the Capitol dome, the Supreme Court and the Library of Congress.
Finally, it's over to the 1600 block of Pennsylvania avenue, where one of the most famous buildings stand, the White House! Occupied by our President, Donald J. Trump.
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Riding Rock Creek Parkway
Riding my 2011 Ninja ZX10R on Rock Creek Parkway in DC
Northwest Washington, D.C.: Tales from West of the Park
The red brick of old Georgetown, the streetcar lines of Tenleytown and the eclectic and stately homes of Cleveland Park -- the neighborhoods west of Rock Creek Park -- were the setting for the remarkable history of the United States capital. Amid the gardens of their Friendship Estate, the McLean family held lavish parties until they were laid low by the rumored curse of the Hope Diamond, and it was the fashionable residences of Woodley Park that attracted the senators and Cabinet members of the 1920s and 1930s. From the history of Georgetown College and American University to stories of runaway slaves seeking protection at Fort Reno, historian Mark N. Ozer charts the evolution of the storied neighborhoods of the nation's capital in Northwest Washington, D.C.: Tales from West of the Park (The History Press, 2011).
Mark N. Ozer is a former professor of neurology at the Georgetown University Medical School and is currently a study group leader at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at American University. There he has lectured extensively on the history of most of the great cities of the world. He has translated this interest in a series of books on Washington. The first, Washington, DC: Politics and Place, was followed by Massachusetts Avenue in the Gilded Age, published in 2010.
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Rock Creek Park Tennis Center
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Discoveries America National Parks, Washington D.C.
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Washington D.C. is not only the Capitol of the United States; it’s also the home of The National Park Service. Each year, millions of people visit and enjoy the National Mall and Memorial Parks with over 65 other attractions scattered around and within the District of Columbia.
The National Mall & Memorial Parks
Lincoln Memorial
Washington Monument
Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The Capitol Building
The White House (President’s Park)
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Ford’s Theater National Historic Site and Peterson House
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial
National World War II Memorial
Korean War Veterans Memorial
United States Botanical Gardens
Old Post Office Tower
National Archives Building
African Civil War National Memorial
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Rock Creek Park
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum Of Natural History
The National Air & Space Museum
National Museum Of American History
Arthur M. Sackler (Asian) Gallery
Freer Gallery Of Art
National Museum Of The American Indian
National Gallery Of Art
Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Gardens
National Zoological Park
Arlington National Cemetery
The Marine Corp Memorial
National Cathedral
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Memorial Grove On The
Potomac
Theodore Roosevelt Island
Memorial
Clara Barton National Historic
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Carter Woodson Home National
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Mary McLeod Bethune Council
House National Historic Site
Frederick Douglass National
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The Old Stone House
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal
National Historic Park
Constitution Gardens
US National Arboretum
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in western Dupont Circle, passing Embassy Row and a bit of Rock Creek Park
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Takoma Park MD, beautiful Creek walk, Washington DC
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Stunning Fall Colors in Washington D.C.
Autumn on Teddy Roosevelt Island in DC.
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Windsor Park Hotel - Washington Hotels, Distirct of Columbia
Windsor Park Hotel 2 Stars Hotel in Washington, Distirct of Columbia Within US Travel Directory Built in 1926, this Dupont Circle boutique hotel overlooks Rock Creek Park. It is a 10-minute walk from both the Woodley Park-Zoo metro station and the Dupont Circle metro station.Free Wi-Fi access and HBO are available in every room at the Windsor Park Hotel. They are also equipped with a refrigerator, an iron and a hairdryer.A continental breakfast is served every morning at the hotel.The front desk at the Windsor Park Hotel is staffed 24 hours a day. It has a safety deposit box and provides free maps for guests. There is also a business center on site.The White House is 3.2 km from the hotel. Capitol Hill is 8 km away.
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