National Capital Parks-East
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| National Capital Parks-East | |
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| Location | District of Columbia & Maryland, USA |
| Nearest city | Washington, D.C. |
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| Area | 6,546.92 acres (26.49 km²) 6,482.78 acres (26.23 km²) federal, (includes National Mall and Memorial Parks) |
| Established | 1965 |
| Visitors | 1,390,443 (in 2005) |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
National Capital Parks-East (NCPE) is an administrative grouping of a number of National Park Service sites generally east of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., but also nearby in Maryland. These sites include:
- Anacostia Park
- Baltimore-Washington Parkway
- Capitol Hill Parks
- Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
- Fort Dupont Park
- Fort Foote Park
- Fort Washington Park
- Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
- Greenbelt Park
- Harmony Hall
- Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
- Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
- Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Farm
- Oxon Run Parkway
- Piscataway Park
- Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site (affiliated area)
- Suitland Parkway
The headquarters of NCPE is located at Anacostia Park.
[edit] External links
- Official NPS website: National Capital Parks-East
