Washington D.C Parks
National Park Guide
Washington D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland, MD ... Parks and Recreation ... Baltimore-Washington Parkway ... [Read More]
Links to the Past: Explore America's Past
The National Park Service manages a vast library of research reports covering all aspects of the history, culture, anthropology, archeology and natural resources in our national parks. The NPS Online Book series contains the full text of some of this research, both recent studies and many that are out-of-print. This effort to make such studies easily accessible to the public has only just started and will grow as more titles are placed online. ... Washington, D.C. ... [Read More]
National Park Guide
Washington D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland, MD ... National Mall & Memorial Parks ... Parks and Recreation ... [Read More]
Visitor Information
Washington, DC 20004'); ... Online Forms Apply for a Parade Permit Apply for a Police Job Get Street Closure Petition Get Demonstration Permit Report a Lost Item to Metro Intern With Parks Department ALL ONLINE FORMS ... [Read More]
Department of Parks and Recreation
Washington, DC 20010 (202) 673-7647 ... Washington, DC 20004') ... Department of Parks and Recreation ... [Read More]
Photographs from the FSA and OWI
After asking Parks to leave his cameras in the office, Stryker sent the newly arrived photographer around Washington, instructing him to visit stores, restaurants, and theaters. When Parks was refused service, he became furious and returned to the office ready to "show the rest of the world what your great city of Washington, D.C. is really like," proposing to photograph scenes of injustice and portraits of bigots. In response, Stryker sent Parks to the file to study the work of Lange, Shahn, Evans, Delano, Rothstein, and others. Parks studied their photographs of gutted fields, dispossessed migrants, and the gaunt faces of people caught in the Depression. Although some might lay these tragedies to God, Parks wrote, "the research accompanying these stark photographs accused man himself--especially the lords of the land." As the effectiveness of photographing victims instead of perpetrators and the importance of the words that accompany photographs sank in, Parks concluded, "I began to ... [Read More]
FCPA - Campgrounds: Convenient to Washington, D.C.
The page address is: www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/campgrounds.htm ... Burke Lake Park Campgrounds and Lake Fairfax Park Campgrounds are located in northern Virginia. You camp in the peace and quiet of beautiful park settings surrounded by acres of forest, yet have the convenience of easy access to metrorail that can put you at the museums, memorials, galleries and other attractions of Washington D.C. in just minutes, giving you the best of both worlds. ... [Read More]
Visitor Information
Washington, DC 20004'); ... Online Forms Apply for a Parade Permit Apply for a Police Job Get Street Closure Petition Get Demonstration Permit Report a Lost Item to Metro Intern With Parks Department ALL ONLINE FORMS ... [Read More]
U.S. Senate: Visitors Center Home > Visiting D.C. > Parks and Gardens
Parks and Gardens of Washington, D.C. ... Washington.org is the perfect site for visitors new to Washington, D.C. Check out their site! (this will take you outside senate.gov) ... Built under George Washington’s direction in the 1700's, the 184-mile Chesapeake and Ohio Canal “opened up the western territory” to colonial influence and commerce. The canal towpath, where horses once pulled barges up and town the tranquil stream, is now a unique trail for hiking, biking and leisurely strolls. The canal was recently dedicated to the late Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas. ... [Read More]
National Capital Parks-East (National Park Service)
Anacostia Park, Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site, Capital Hill Parks, Fort Circle Parks (Fort Dupont & others), Fort Washington Park, Greenbelt Park, Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm, Piscataway Park, Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site, Baltimore-Washington Parkway, Suitland Parkway, and other sites. Please click on the "In Depth" button to access site information. ... [Read More]
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