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  2. Category : Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C.

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    Bartholdi Fountain. Statue of Benito Juárez (Washington, D.C.) Benjamin C. Grenup Monument. Equestrian statue of Bernardo de Gálvez. Boy Scout Commemorative Tribute. Bust of Abraham Lincoln (Borglum) Bust of Alberto Santos-Dumont. Bust of Bernardo O'Higgins (Washington, D.C.) Bust of Edwin B. Hay.

  3. Theodore Roosevelt Island - Wikipedia

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    Theodore Roosevelt Island is an 88.5-acre (358,000 m 2) island and national memorial located in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. [2][3] During the Civil War, it was used as a training camp for the United States Colored Troops. The island was given to the federal government by the Theodore Roosevelt Association in memory of the 26th ...

  4. List of National Historic Landmarks in Washington, D.C.

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    The District of Columbia, capital of the United States, is home to 76 National Historic Landmarks.The National Historic Landmark program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance. [1]

  5. Washington Monument - Wikipedia

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    Print of the proposed Washington Monument by architect Robert Mills, c. 1845 –1848 Bronze statue of George Washington in the monument's western alcove. George Washington (1732–1799), hailed as the father of his country, and as the leader who was "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen", as Maj. Gen. 'Light-Horse Harry' Lee eulogized at Washington's December ...

  6. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial - Wikipedia

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    Delivering the "I Have a Dream" speech at the 1963 Washington, D.C. Civil Rights March. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968), an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the Civil Rights Movement, was an iconic figure in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world, and advocated for using nonviolent resistance, inspired by ...

  7. George Washington Memorial Parkway - Wikipedia

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    The George Washington Memorial Parkway, colloquially the G.W. Parkway, [3][4] is a 25-mile-long (40 km) limited-access parkway that runs along the south bank of the Potomac River from Mount Vernon, Virginia, northwest to McLean, Virginia, and is maintained by the National Park Service (NPS).

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