Tag: National Park Service (NPS)
What’s Up With the Turtle Statue in Marion Park?
He stands near the play structure, poised and dignfied, if a little weathered from the 60 years or so he has spent patiently allowing...
Norton Re-Introduces Legislation for Relocation of Emancipation Monument
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) marked the beginning of Black History Month by reintroducing her bill that would remove the Emancipation Monument from Lincoln...
The Route to Better Boating on the Anacostia
An important part of the recovery of the Anacostia is to make it feasible, attractive and safe for the public to take out small...
National Park Service Again Seeding Field at Lincoln Park
Fences are again up around the common at Lincoln Park as the National Park Service (NPS) moves to reseed the central fields.
Spokesperson Sean McGinty...
Honorary Washingtonian Bethune Honored with Statue in Capitol
A statue with DC roots has been added to the National Statuary Hall inside the US Capitol. The newest installation was unveiled on July...
Friends of Titanic Memorial Commemorate Five-Year Partnership with NPS
The White Star liner S.S. Titanic sunk nearly 110 years ago, slipping into the Atlantic Ocean more than 2,000 miles northeast of Washington, DC...
Lincoln Statue Comes Down in Boston, Remains in Lincoln Park
A statue of Lincoln standing over a bent slave was removed Tuesday, Dec. 29 from Boston's Park Square. But the orginial statue, the 'Emancipation...
Lincoln Park Fencing Stays Put Into September
The 'Emancipation Memorial' and the statue to Mary McLeod Bethune will remain enclosed for at least another month and a half, representatives from the...
NPS Encloses Monuments in Lincoln Park
Just before the sky burst into rain over Lincoln Park the afternoon of Thursday, June 25, the National Park Service (NPS) finished fencing in the...
Tidal Basin, Memorials Reopen to Public
With the peak of the cherry blossoms behind us, the closure of the Tidal Basin was lifted Monday morning and the area is accessible...
