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Description NATIONAL PARK SERVICE • U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR RIVERBEND 189 PARK Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial R Great ive 495 r Falls Ro ad d R B Grove on the Potomac was established r s ic ll k a ya F r d Ro 190 ad Great Falls Park C&O CANAL by Congress on December 28, NATIONAL American Legion MARYLAND HISTORICAL Memorial Bridge PARK Exit 40 1973, through Public Law 93-211. C a Naval Surface Warfare Center b in Foundation Document Overview 495 (Carderock Division) Jo Washington, D.C. h Maryland n The memorial is intended to honor 738 P C M k a a thur B w O r cAr oule Clara Barton National Historic Site l d Exit 41 vard y d er o D ck President Lyndon B. Johnson and o G Clar m a Bar e ton Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac i o Parkw n rg a io e y ROCK n to Glen Echo Park w D n Exit 43 recognize his achievements in r i Pik CREEK v e n e u R 193 Turkey Run Park PARK District of Columbia y Parkway e preserving the nation’s environment, k Headquarters r u Exit 44 T l d a i R n 193 M.D. n o as well as his love of the land. It was l m VA. u 738 r o R a C F d a e D 495 privately funded and planned, but 123 Claude Moore Colonial Farm 123 267 was dedicated to the public as a unit Exit 45 t mi Run Little Pim G Falls Fort Marcy e Chain Bridge o of the National Park Service, serving rg WASHINGTON, e W anc 123 Exit 46 Br h a as a place where people can enjoy the 267 lf s u h D.C. G i n g t pleasures and beauties of nature along n o u n 50 R Francis Scott Key n o Memorial Bridge ds M 7 al P n e ot Theodore Roosevelt Island with scenic views of the capital and o m om D ac o River RIVERBEND Spout Runria 189 l PARK 29 Parkway Pkwy 395 R tunnel many of its great monuments. i 495 Historic District of Columbia boundary Exit 72 Great ve way r igh Theodore Roosevelt R H Falls o Lee Memorial Bridge U.S. ad Capitol d 66 U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial R B Washington r Lincoln s ic Monument ll k Netherlands Carillon Memorial a ya The 17-acre site is located in Lady F rd 50 Arlington Memorial Bridge R Arlington House, oa 190 Memorial Ave Lady Bird Johnson Park d 66 The Robert E. Lee Memorial Great Falls Park C&O CANAL Women in Military Service LBJ Memorial Grove Bird Johnson Park on Columbia NATIONAL American Legion MARYLAND for America Memorial ARLINGTON on the Potomac NATIONAL HISTORICAL Memorial Bridge Navy and Marine Memorial CEMETERY 110 Island, an island in the Potomac River, PARK Exit 40 River Columbia Island Marina Pentagon C a 50 Naval Surface Warfare Center b in 495 Gravelly Point and consists of two primary areas. The (Carderock Division) Jo Washington, D.C. Roaches h Maryland ia Run st n Roaches Run o c 738 C P Waterfowl Sanctuary a M r k n a u w first area is commemorative in nature, O acArth Bo A r ule Clara Barton National Historic Site d v y l Exit 41 ard d er o D ck o G Clara Ba VIRGINIA consisting of a granite monolith m e rton Ronald Reagan i o Park 395 n r wa Washington i g Mile o e y Four ROCK National n to Glen Echo Park Ru w n 1 Airport surrounded by a winding network D n Exit 43 r i Pik CREEK v e n e u R R 193 of walks and trails. The second is a Turkey Run Park PARK y Parkway Washington Sailing Marina E e k Headquarters r V u I VA. grass meadow that provides a tranquil T Exit 44 D.C. D.C. R l d MD. a Daingerfield Island i R n 193 M.D. n o refuge for reflection and rejuvenation. l m VA. u 738 r o R a C 295 F d a CITY OF 210 e The site is a living memorial with D 495 ALEXANDRIA 123 Claude Moore 395 several species of flora including Colonial Farm 123 495 OXON COVE 267 PARK 95 Exit 45 it Little495 Washington Street Run white pines, dogwood trees, azaleas, imm Falls C P am Exit 177 G eron Chain Bridge Fort Marcy e 495 Ru Woodrow Wilson o 95 n r Memorial Bridge and rhododendron. Thousands of g WASHINGTON,Hunting e 1 Cr Jones Point Lighthouse W perennials and spring bulbs also 123 ranch a Belle Exit 46 B Haven Road lf s 267 uNorth h D.C. G i Belle Haven Belle Haven Park bloom in season and rustic benches n Marina g t o FORT n Dyke Marsh G u n M 50 FOOTE are scattered through the grove. C R Francis Scott Key e Wildlife Preserve o PARK n o u o Memorial Bridge A s 95 r d M n Telephonel g 7 a P t n e o e o t Theodore Roosevelt Island o M m m V D a c o Riv W Food service er e 210 r O i r Spout Run a a l Morningside Lane n s T Parkway P o 29 kwy 395 h n Historic District of Columbia boundary Picnic area tunnel i n Exit 72 O ay 629 T hw Theodore Roosevelt g g r B Hi P RO t AD e U.S.a HARMONY Le MemorialAlexandria Bridge Avenue Bridge o CRE Sailing i E K HALL (Stone Bridge) n l 66 U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial Capitol Lincoln Washington M Boat ramp American Horticultural Netherlands Carillon Memorial MonumentSociety at River Farm e m MARYLAND Li 50 tt Hiking Arlington Memorialle BridgeCollingwood Library and o Arlington House, H Museum on Americanism r u i Collingwood Memorial Ave n a Lady Bird Johnson Park d t a i l Picnic Area 66 TheMetro Robert station E. Lee Memorial n o P R g t a n Women in Military Service CLBJ Memorialu Grover r k H George Washington ARLINGTON e for America Memorial e Fort Hunt t w r Memorial Parkway property onk the Potomac o 235 a NATIONAL Park F y Parkway overlook, CEMETERY Navy and Marine Memorial pullout, or parking lot 110 River Columbia Island Marina Pentagon FORT 1 Mount Vernon Trail WASHINGTON 50 235 PARK Gravelly Point Potomac Heritage Riverside Park Contact Information Mount Vernon National Scenic Trail D Estate and RoachesGardens O ia (no bicycles allowed) G Run t RoachesU Run s P E o IS c CA For more information about the George Washington Memorial Parkway Foundation Document, TA a WAY Waterfowl SanctuaryC n CRE R EK 0 1 4 Kilometers E A EK National Colonial PISCATAWAY PARK contact: [email protected] or (703)289-2500 or write to: 0 1 4 Miles Farm VIRGINIA Superintendent, George Washington Memorial Parkway Headquarters, Turkey Run Park, McLean, VA 22101 395 Ronald Reagan Washington Mile Four National Ru n 1 Airport R Washington Sailing Marina E V I VA. D.C. D.C. Daingerfield Island R MD. 295 CITY OF 210 ALEXANDRIA 395 495 OXON COVE PARK 95 495 Washington Street C am Exit 177 eron 495 Ru Woodrow Wilson 95 n Memorial Bridge Hunting 1 Cr Jones Point Lighthouse Belle Haven Road North Belle Haven Belle Haven Park Marina FORT Dyke Marsh G M FOOTE C e Wildlife Preserve o PARK o u A 95 r n Telephone g t e M V W Food service e 210 O r a Morningside Lane n s T h o Picnic area i n n O 629 T g r B P RO t AD a HARMONY Alexandria Avenue Bridge o CRE Sailing i E K HALL (Stone Bridge) n l Boat ramp American Horticultural M Society at River Farm e m MARYLAND Li tt Hiking le Collingwood Library and o H Museum on Americanism r u i Collingwood n d a t a i l Picnic Area Metro station n o P R g t a n C u r r k H George Washington e e Fort Hunt t w r Memorial Parkway property k o 235 a Park F y Parkway overlook, pullout, or parking lot FORT 1 Mount Vernon Trail WASHINGTON 235 PARK Potomac Heritage Mount Vernon Riverside Park National Scenic Trail Estate and Gardens DO (no bicycles allowed) G U P E ISC ATA WAY C CRE R EK 0 1 4 Kilometers EE K National Colonial PISCATAWAY PARK 0 1 4 Miles Farm Purpose Significance Fundamental Resources and Values Interpretive Themes Significance statements express why Lyndon Baines Johnson Fundamental resources and values are those features, systems, Interpretive themes are often described as the key stories Memorial Grove on the Potomac resources and values are processes, experiences, stories, scenes, sounds, smells, or or concepts that visitors should understand after visiting important enough to merit national park unit designation. other attributes determined to merit primary consideration a park—they define the most important ideas or concepts Statements of significance describe why an area is important during planning and management processes because they are communicated to visitors about a park unit. Themes are within a global, national, regional, and systemwide context.