National Mall and Memorial Parks

National Mall and Memorial Parks
Location	Washington, D.C., USA
Coordinates	38°53′23″N 77°2′12″W / 38.88972, -77.03667
Area	6,546.92 acres (26.49 km²) 6,482.78 acres (26.23 km²) federal, (includes National Capital Parks-East)
Established	1965
Total visitation	1,378,172 (in 2004)
Governing body	National Park Service

National Mall and Memorial Parks (also known as National Capital Parks-Central) is an administrative unit of the National Park Service encompassing many national memorials and other areas in Washington, D.C. They include:

• African American Civil War Memorial
• Constitution Gardens
• East Potomac Park
• Ford's Theatre National Historic Site
• Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
• George Mason Memorial
• John Ericsson National Memorial
• Korean War Veterans Memorial
• Lincoln Memorial
• National Mall
• National World War II Memorial
• Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site
  • Old Post Office Tower
• Thomas Jefferson Memorial
• Vietnam Veterans Memorial
• Washington Monument
• West Potomac Park

Federally owned and admininstered parks in the capital area date back to 1790, some of the oldest in the United States. In 1933 they were transferred to the control of the National Park Service. These parks were known as the National Capital Parks from their inception until 1965. The NPS now operates multiple park groupings in the D.C. area, including: National Capital Parks-East, Rock Creek Park, President's Park, and George Washington Memorial Parkway. National Mall and Memorial Parks also provides technical assistance for the United States Navy Memorial.

External link

• Official NPS website: National Mall and Memorial Parks

Donate to Wikimedia