The National Mall - Washington, D.C.
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
N 38° 53.368 W 077° 02.114
18S E 323484 N 4306479
Perhaps the most daily visited park in the country.
Waymark Code: WMJN0N
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 12/07/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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The national mall starts at the Lincoln memorial in the west and ends at Capitol Hill in the east. There are many memorials and museums and they are all free. The most famous is the Washington Monument, and the Smithsonian Museums. The National Mall gets an average of 24 million visitors per year! The mall consists of the area between the U.S. Capitol Building and the Lincoln memorial. This includes the Reflecting Pool, and the grass field near the capitol building. Every July 4th, this place is paced with tourist to be in the nation's capitol viewing the events on Capitol hill. The washington Monument acts at the center for the mall. The idea of the mall came about when Lafayette was hired by George Washington to construct a grid-like structure for the streets. Centuries latter, his plan still proves to be revolutionary. He is credited for the idea of a National Mall, although president Washington was the one who founded the 10 by 10 mile square diamond along the Potomac that became home to the national city.
County / Borough / Parish: District of Columbia

Year listed: 1966

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering

Periods of significance: 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Historic function: Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current function: Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Privately owned?: yes

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]

Street address: Not listed

Season start / Season finish: Not listed

Hours of operation: Not listed

Secondary Website 2: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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