Capitol Hill Parks

Capitol Hill Parksis an umbrella term for theNational Park Servicemanagement of a variety of urban parks inWashington, D.C.

There are four key parks in the system:

• Folger Park,named after formerSecretary of the TreasuryCharles J. Folger;
• Lincoln Park,named after the sixteenth president, and by far the largest unit at 7 acres (28,000 m²);
• Marion Park,named afterRevolutionary WarleaderFrancis Marion;
• Stanton Park,named for Lincoln'sSecretary of War,Edwin Stanton.

Additionally, a variety of smaller greenspaces are under the authority of this NPS area. The 59 circles and triangles included inPierre L'Enfant's design of the city are overseen as part of this jurisdiction. Some of these include:,

• Eastern Market Metro Station,approximate square of land formed by the Intersection of Pennsylvania and South Carolina Avenues, SE; D, 7th, and 9th Streets, SE; only the Pennsylvania Avenue median remains in NPS hands as the remainder was transferred to DC;
• Maryland Avenue Triangles;
• Pennsylvania Avenue Medians;
• Potomac Avenue Metro Station,around the intersection of Potomac and Pennsylvania Avenues, SE;
• Seward Square,named afterWilliam Henry Seward,theUnited States Secretary of StateunderPresidentsAbraham LincolnandAndrew Johnson;
• Twining Square, around the intersection of Pennsylvania and Minnesota Avenues, SE.

External links

• NPS site
• Additional infoArchived2010-04-04 at theWayback Machine