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  2. National Mall - Wikipedia

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    The Smithsonian Institution Building ("The Castle"), constructed from 1847 to 1855, is the oldest building now present on the National Mall (proper). [44] The Washington Monument, whose construction began in 1848 and reached completion in 1888, stands near the planned site of its namesake's equestrian statue. [45]

  3. National Mall and Memorial Parks - Wikipedia

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    National Mall and Memorial Parks (formerly known as National Capital Parks-Central) is an administrative unit of the National Park Service (NPS) encompassing many national memorials and other areas in Washington, D.C. Federally owned and administered parks in the capital area date back to 1790, some of the oldest in the United States.

  4. Temporary buildings of the National Mall - Wikipedia

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    Buildings T and U were demolished in 1958 to make way for the construction of the National Museum of American History. [11] The buildings near 7th Street were demolished beginning in 1966. [12] Building E was the last temporary building on the Mall to be demolished, in 1971; part of the National Air and Space Museum would occupy its spot. [13] [14]

  5. Main Navy and Munitions Buildings - Wikipedia

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    Location of the Munitions and Main Navy Buildings on a 1945 USGS map. The Munitions Building, constructed in 1918, contained 841,000 square feet (78,100 m 2) of space across three stories and was designed to provide temporary accommodations for 9,000 Department of War employees. [6]

  6. Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool - Wikipedia

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    The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is the largest of the many reflecting pools in Washington, D.C.. It is a 2,030-by-167-foot (619 by 51 m) rectangular pool located on the National Mall, directly east of the Lincoln Memorial, with the World War II Memorial and Washington Monument to the east of the reflecting pool. [1]

  7. Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital - Wikipedia

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    GSCNC owns and operates eight camps. In 2017, Girl Scouts introduced a new high ropes course at Camp White Rock, which includes tight ropes, cargo and raider bridge and a 300 ft zip line. During the summer months four camps are used as sleep-away camps. [citation needed] Camps: Camp Aquasco is 172 acres (70 ha) in Aquasco, Maryland.

  8. Is mall walking the summer's coolest exercise?

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    Candice Denise Owens likes to get in 8,000 to 10,000 steps each day. But one day last fall, the 44-year-old Baltimore resident realized she didn’t want to head outdoors for her daily walk.

  9. Smithsonian Folklife Festival - Wikipedia

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    The Smithsonian Folklife Festival, launched in 1967, is an international exhibition of living cultural heritage presented annually in the summer in Washington, D.C. in the United States. [1] It is held on the National Mall for two weeks around the Fourth of July (the U.S. Independence Day) holiday. [1]