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Author: Melanie Choukas-Bradley
Publisher: George F Thompson Publishing
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781938086267
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Rock Creek Park is Nature's gem in Washington, DC. Twice the size of famed Central Park in New York City, Rock Creek Park is the wild, wooded heart of the nation's capital, offering refuge and a keen sense of place for millions of residents and visitors each year.
Author: Scott Einberger
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2014-07-15
Total Pages: 265
ISBN-13: 162585109X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Join National Park ranger, author and historian Scott Einberger as he traces the human, natural and urban history of Rock Creek Park, the largest park in the nation's capital. Washington, D. C. 's Rock Creek Park stands as a wild and wonderful natural gem among a burgeoning metropolis. But while local residents flock to its trails and roads on weekends to hike, jog and bicycle, they are largely unaware of its diverse history. The park's grounds were the site of the bloody Civil War Battle of Fort Stevens, and presidents like Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson exercised and picnicked in the park the same way many visitors do today. From the cabin of eccentric poet Joaquin Miller to the oldest house in Washington today, the many stories and legends surrounding the park are sure to entertain and inform.
Author: Melanie Choukas-Bradley
Publisher: Center Books
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780813926889
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Washington, D.C., boasts more than three hundred species of trees from America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and City of Trees has been the authoritative guide for locating, identifying, and learning about them for more than twenty-five years. The third edition is fully revised, updated, and expanded and includes an eloquent new foreword by the Washington Post's garden editor, Adrian Higgins. In the introduction, Choukas-Bradley describes the efforts of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other prominent Washingtonians who helped the nation's capital evolve into the "City of Trees," a moniker regaining popularity thanks to present-day efforts encouraging citizen participation in tree planting and maintenance. Part 1 gives the reader a guided tour of the nation's capital, highlighting historic and rare trees of the urban canopy. Part 2 is a comprehensive, simply worded, and fully illustrated botanical guide to the magnificent trees of the nation's capital and surroundings. The guide also includes botanical keys, an illustrated glossary, exquisite pen-and-ink drawings by Polly Alexander, and color close-up photographs of flowering trees, many by the nationally acclaimed photographer Susan A. Roth. What to look for in the new edition: * Added locations: the FDR Memorial; the Smithsonian Institution gardens; the Tudor Place grounds; the Bishop's Garden of the Washington National Cathedral; Audubon Naturalist Society sanctuaries; and much more. * "City of Trees" history from 1987 to 2007, including the establishment of Casey Trees and the importance of the urban canopy in the twenty-first century. * Twice as many pages of color photographs, new species descriptions and illustrations, and added habitat information. Published in association with the Center for American Places
Author: Patricia Kuhn Babin
Publisher: National Park Service Division of Publications
Published: 2018-06-29
Total Pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9780160946424
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In summer 2016, the U.S. National Park Service began a study on the history and design of the National Park Service golf courses at East Potomac Park, Rock Creek Park, and Langston. As enthusiasm for the sport began in the early 20th century, the District of Columbia's public golf courses were built by the federal government for those who could not afford to play at the area's private clubs and as part of the expansion of parks and recreation facilities in the nation's capital. Initially built between 1918 and 1939, the three courses hosted numerous tournaments, Presidents of the United States, renowned American golfers, as well as countless local citizens. The golf courses also played a role in the city's Civil Rights movement, the National Park Service's position against segregation, and the integration of the city's recreational facilities between 1941 and 1954. The National Park Service will use these studies as critical planning tools for the on-going management, interpretation, and public use of the golf courses. Discover more resources relating to Civil Rights & Equal Opportunity (EEO) here:https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/civil-rights-equal-opportunity-eeo Other products produced by the U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service is available here:https://bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/national-park-service-nps
Author: David Swerdloff
Publisher:
Published: 2016-03-07
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780692594087
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This colorful guide to Rock Creek Park reveals the surprising natural wonders in the wild woodland in the heart of the Nation's Capital...and its rich history as a Presidential playground, Native American campground and Civil War battleground.Illustrated with more than 250 images, Rock Creek Park A to Z answers questions that arise with every twist and turn of the valley:*How did the rocks get into Rock Creek?*In whose footsteps might you be walking each time you visit?*How can the Park be preserved in the face of major threats to its environment?*Where was Abe Lincoln nearly shot down bya Confederate sniper?The alphabetical account begins with A is for Animals: from newly arrived coyotes to non-native black squirrels introduced more than a century ago.Along the way, F is for Fords: where horses - and until 1994, autos - could splash through the creek. M is for Mills: featuring the technology that made Rock Creek Valley a high-tech corridor for 19th century Washington. Q is for Quotations: what naturalists, poets, politicians and songwriters have to say about Rock Creek Park. U is for US Presidents: including hiking, rock-climbing, skinny-dipping and trespassing Teddy Roosevelt. Y is for You Gotta Be Kidding: a rundown of serious proposals that, happily, were never enacted - like damming the creek to turn the valley into a reservoir. And anyone who has visited Washington's lions and tigers and (panda) bears - oh my! - knows that Z is for Zoo.Enjoy this entertaining account of one of America's pioneering urban parks - established in 1890, when America had only two other National Parks.From A to Z, get to know Rock Creek Park: it's where Washington insiders go when they go outside!
Author: Gail Spilsbury
Publisher: JHU Press
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 108
ISBN-13: 9780801874123
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Rock Creek Park celebrates Washington, DC's, resplendent wilderness retreat through the story of its formation and preservation. More than 100 years after its authorization by Congress, Rock Creek Park continues to offer Washingtonians and millions of visitors a peaceful sanctuary in the heart of an urban environment.
Author: David Swerdloff
Publisher:
Published: 2013-10-14
Total Pages: 121
ISBN-13: 9781624290176
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →With more than 200 photographs, maps, documents and news articles, Crestwood: 300 acres, 300 years reveals how a leafy retreat above the commotion of the capital city affected and reflected the historic events of Washington. Crestwood has been a recognizable geographic area beginning with the first survey of an estate called Argyle Cowall and Lorn in 1720. Among the people traveling to and through the neighborhood over the centuries have been Native American tool makers, Civil War soldiers, United States presidents, unemployed protest marchers and horse racing fans. Clues to the community's history can be found in Crestwood's streets and alleys, in its earliest homes and remnants of older structures, and in the annals of the U.S. Supreme Court.
