
Pershing Park - Washington, DC
Posted by:
DougK
N 38° 53.764 W 077° 01.964
18S E 323716 N 4307207
Pershing Park is near the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue. It features a beautiful fountain flowing into a pool. In the winter, the pool becomes an ice rink. There are nice benches and walkways to enjoy the park.
Waymark Code: WMBGAG
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 05/18/2011
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Pershing Park is in front of the Willard Hotel and not far the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue. It is named after General John J. Pershing, who served as General of the Armies in World War I and has a
memorial statue of him at one end of the park. Nearby is an attractive pavilion building. In the middle of the park is a beautiful
fountain flowing into a pool. In the winter the pool freezes into an ice rink. There are nice benches and walkways to enjoy the park. At the end of the park opposite the Pershing statue is the
Bex Eagle sculpture.
A history of Pershing Park can be found at Wikipedia.