West Potomac Park | |
 View of West Potomac Park from the Washington Monument | |
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| Location | Bounded by Constitution Ave., 17th St., Independence Ave., Washington Channel, Potomac River, and Rock Creek Park, N.W. |
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| Coordinates | 38°53′9.6″N 77°2′49.2″W / 38.886000°N 77.047000°W |
| Area | 394.9 acres (159.8 ha) |
| Built | 1881-1912 |
| Part of | East and West Potomac Parks Historic District (ID73000217[1]) |
| Designated CP | November 30, 1973[2] |
West Potomac Park is a U.S. national park in Washington, D.C., adjacent to the National Mall. It includes the parkland that extends south of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, from the Lincoln Memorial to the grounds of the Washington Monument. The park is the site of several national landmarks including the Korean War Veterans Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, George Mason Memorial, and the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.
The park includes the surrounding land on the shore of the Tidal Basin, an artificial inlet of the Potomac River which was created in the 19th century, an inlet that links the Potomac with the northern end of the Washington Channel.
West Potomac Park is administered by National Mall and Memorial Parks, an administrative unit of the National Park Service's National Capital Parks.[3][4]
- ^ "National Register Information System – East and West Potomac Parks (#73000217)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- ^ East and West Potomac Parks. Nomination Form for Federal Properties. Form 10-306 (Oct. 1972). National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. November 30, 1973. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
- ^ "Superintendent's Compendium: National Mall and Memorial Parks (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov/nama. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
- ^ National Park Service Office of Communications; National Park Service Office of Legislative and Congressional Affairs (2016). The National Parks: Index 1916-2016 (PDF). Washington, D.C.: United States Government Publishing Office. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-16-093209-0. OCLC 953843665. Retrieved March 16, 2020.