Experience the Legacy of Liberty A Home with History Nation's Ca pita' ... I pray Hem1en to bestow I 011r score and St!l'e11 years ago The White House has serveti naff unt il President Theo as home for the nation's first dore Roosevelt ordered the tile best of Blessings on few destinations 011r /£11/zers bro11glztforth, on fa milies and as the office construct ion of a tempor.iry this House and all that possess the power of 1/11~ continent, a new nation, and residence of U.S. presi­ building. The new structure place conveyed by the coJ1ceil1ed in Liberty, and dents since it was first allowed more space for the shall hereafter inhabit 'ational M all and occupied by John and president and his aides .is it. May 11011e but '1011est dulu.:ated to tlze proposition Abigai l Adams in 1800. Over well as the six growing and Memorial Parks. From and wise J\'1en ever rule tlwt all 111e11 are created equal. time the White House has lively Roosevelt children. the steps of the U.S. Abraham Lincoln been the site of many family Today that building is called under tlzis roof Capitol to the Reflecting Gettysburg Address gatherings, including birth­ the West Wing. In 1901 John Adams Pool of West Potomac Park, l\ovember 19, 1863 day parties, holiday dinners, Theodore Roosevelt officially President'!. I Iou~c and Easter Egg Rolls. The named the hist oric home the 1'.ovcmbcr 2, 1800 visitors sense the enduring legacy of presidents and president's family shared the White House, now a symbol celebrate the nation's assurance of freedom and equality. second floor of the White of democracy recognized Cared for by the , the remarkable The Lincoln Memorial stands as an House with the president's worldwide. memorials and sweeping landscapes of the nation's enduring symbol of freedom and a tribute to the 16th president of the capital refl ect the soul of our national identity and serve Unit ed States- the Great Emancipator as the symbolic heart of the nation. and preserver of the nation during t he Civil War. For decades the Lincoln Memorial has been an inspirational place for important speeches, concerts, Chief Justice Charles Evans and national celebrations such as the fl 1 f!lllllf Hughes administers the Bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's oath of office to Franklin birthday on February 12, 2009. This Delano Roosevelt on the commemorative ribbon was made for east portico of the U.S. Abraham Lincoln's Centennial birthday Capitol, January 20, 1941 . celebration on February 12, 1909.

Th ington Monu- mentwas built in honor of George Washington, who led the country to indepen­ For the trust reposed in dence and took his oath of me I will return t/Je office as first U.S. president on April 30, 1789. The courage and the Monument was completed devotion that befit the on December 6, 1884. time. I can do no less. - FrankJin D. Roosevelt First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1933

Background: Aerial view of U.S. Capitol and National Mall. It is not what we Explore the Heart of Our Heritage Exceptional People and Places have that will Administered by the National Park Service, Clara Barton National 0 make us a great the National Capital Region Parks include Historic Site Built in 1891, this structure first stored nation; it is the much more than monuments and way in which American Red Cross sup­ memorials that celebrate, honor, and plies. By 1897 it became Par1< we use it. demonstrate the nation's commitment to the organization's hea'd­ Antie m National Theodore Roosevelt democracy. Extending beyond the quarters and the home of Battll ield Dakota Territory its founder, Clara Barton. 0 Julv4, 1886 ~ational Mall arc additional tributes to our Although women could not heritage that range from historic homes vote at that time, Barton's © influence extended to the Monocacy National and peaceful parkways to national scenic Chesapeake & Battlefield White House. Her invitation trails and national battlefields. Ohio Canal NHP Harpers Ferry National to attend Lincoln's 1865 Historical Park inaugural ball is displayed at Monocacy NB the site. , ,,,•.. ,,.,,..,., •..• " Discoveries in Every Direction

Frederick Douglass Additional national parks throughout the National Historic Site area offer opportunities to experience t he Th is late 19th-century nat ion's heritage. Visit www.nps.gov for di­ Chesapeake & Ohio Canal home preserves the legacy rections, podcasts, and more information. National Historical Park of the nation's leading Af­ Appalachian National Scenic Trail Harpers Ferry NHP Baltimore-Washington rican American spokesper­ 0 Parkway son. Known as the father of Catoctin Mountain Park the civil rights movement, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Record your national park visits here with passport cancella­ Frederick Douglass helped Ford's Theatre National Historic Site tion stamps that name each site and the date of your visit. George Washington Memorial Parkway shape the nation as an Recording your visits to different NPS sites will help you re­ abolitionist, publisher, and •Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial call the many memories you have made and the destinations • Clara Barton National Historic Site 15 social reformer. Douglass you discovered. The National Park Service Passport is pro­ • Glen Echo Park also served as an advisor to duced by Eastern National. • Great Falls Park presidents, including Abra- Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Manassas ~. tional ham Lincoln...... Battlef Id Park Manassas National Battlefield Park } Suitland Parkway Mary Mcleod Bethune Monocacy National Battlefield National Capital Parks - East 9axon Cove Park Council House This 1870s b;xe Marsh ~ • Anacostia Park Wildlife Preserve home was the first head­ 0 • quarters of the National Fort • Frederick Douglass National Historic Site ... Washington Park Counc.i l of Negro Women, • Keni lworth Park and Aquatic Gardens foLmdcd by Bethune. • Greenbelt Park Piscataway From here, Bethune and • Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hi ll Farm Park the Council developed • Printe William strategies and programs •Sewa ll-Belmont House National Historic Site Forest Park that advanced African National Mall and Memorial Parks American women and the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail Black community. Bethune President's Park (White House) influenced Roosevelt's New Prince William Forest Park Deal Government from 1936 Rock Creek Park to 1945. TA <, '." Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts