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and Memorial Parks U.S. Department of the Interior Newspaper • FREE National Mall April 2011 • Volume 4, Issue 4 and Memorial Parks

Daily Interpretive Programs Civil War Beginning and End... Fort Sumter By Ranger Lowell Fry six other states in declaring they tersely and ominously remarked, had seceded from the United “Inauguration means war.” lthough differing interpreta‑ States forming the Confederate When Lincoln went back Ations of Civil War events still States of America. In his first to the , he learned of exist, and so in part reflect Amer‑ inaugural address the new 16th new political realities‑the United ican identity, the occurrence of president told the American States troops at Fort Sumter people that under Maj. Robert Anderson the events themselves is far less were running low on supplies. Join National Park Service rangers debatable. The bombardment of As an untried president, to learn more about the meaning, Fort Sumter began on April 12, Lincoln encountered symbolism, and significance of the 1861, 150 years ago this month. c i r c u m s t a n c e s park’s many memorials. No prior What happened on that unknown to any of his sign-up is required, and all programs day appeared to trigger a conflict predecessors. If he used are free. Program length varies. For with the intentionally limited force of arms without more information contact a ranger at goal of maintaining a country each memorial. provocation to maintain of 33 states as a united entity. federal possession of this Programs are offered at the following When the conflict ended, fort, he would be violating memorials… 670,000 Americans, including his inaugural promise; if he 50,000 civilians, were surrendered Fort Sumter, • World War II Memorial dead and the relationship • he would show that the • Thomas between the federal and Union could not maintain • Vietnam Veterans Memorial state governments had been its territorial viability, that its • Korean War Veterans Memorial radically altered. But more government was powerless • Franklin Delano Roosevelt significantly, the centuries and that the rebel states had Memorial old “peculiar institution” indeed become a new country. of involuntary servitude The popular sentiment Scheduled Programs are presented at: was on its way to legal in the northern states favored 10 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m., 4 p.m., 6 p.m., extinction. On the cusp war over peaceful surrender 8 p.m., and 10 p.m., staff permitting. of the Civil War, more of federal property. Jefferson of the nation’s financial Davis, the new Confederate Contents resources were invested in slavery president, was determined to than those in banking, railroading he would not start possess Fort Sumter, even if Page 2, 3...... Calendar of Events and manufacturing together. a war with those breakaway states, war was the result. What would Page 3...... Ranger Q & A By the time Abraham Lincoln but that he would “hold, occupy Lincoln do? By the opening Page 4...... Ranger Article from page 1 took the presidential oath March and possess” all government days of April 1861, he had How to Visit the 4, 1861, had led properties in them. In the made up his mind. Lincoln gave Cell Phone Tours harbor of Charleston, S. C. stood orders to send a naval relief Page 5...... Eastern National National Mall Fort Sumter, a federal military expedition to Anderson and his Bookstores, and Memorial Parks installation. As the president men, provisioning them with Park Concessionaires 900 Drive, SW spoke, he mistakenly believed that nonmilitary supplies. He would Page 6, 7...... National Cherry Blossom Washington, DC 20024 Festival Sumter was well provisioned and also inform South Carolina’s Page 8...... National Mall Word Search Park Headquarters: 202-485-9880 could continue under national governor of his intentions. If Page 9...... Kids’ Column Visitor Information: 202-426-6841 authority without the use of the plan were successful, the Page 10...... Ranger Q & A from page 3 Park Websites: www.nps.gov/nama military force, unless the South new president in Washington Superintendent’s www.nps.gov/mall struck first. However, the South Message, Old Post Office National Mall Plan Website: Tower, Potomac Nature www.nps.gov/nationalmallplan was not satisfied with Lincoln’s Packs, NPS Organic Act, remarks. One ardent secessionist, Sumter Continued on page 4 NEW Lincoln Memorial Radio: 1670 AM Webpage Highlights Inside This newspaper is also available online. Visit www.nps.gov/nama Calendar National National Mall and click on NEWS. of Cherry Blossom Word Editor In Chief: Susan Martin Events Festival Search Editor: Ruth Epstein 2 6 8 PAGE 2 PAGE 6 PAGE 8

April 2011, Volume 4 Issue 4 National Mall Times 1 Don’t Forget... Daily ranger programs presented at the memorials, staff permitting: 10 a.m., 12 p.m., April 2 p.m., 4 p.m., 6 p.m., 8 p.m., 10 p.m. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 8 a.m.

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War. President Lincoln called for 7 - 7:30pm Programs which has been called “our felt 75,000 volunteers to suppress the” From Pearl Harbor to VJ Day the history.” Learn about America’s Rebellion.” What brought about American submarine fleet was at bloodiest conflicts and the rever‑ the firing at Fort Sumter? What the forefront of the war in the Pa‑ Tuesday, April 12 berations from it that we continue were the consequences of the fir‑ cific. As the price of their success, An Example of Friendship with to feel today. Meet at the Lincoln ing? Meet at the Lincoln Memo‑ 52 submarines were sunk and Japan’s John Manjiro Memorial. For more information rial. For more information contact 3500 American submariners loss 10 - 11 a.m. contact Ranger Lowell Fry at 202- Ranger Paul O’Brian at 202-438- their lives. Come hear their story. 2 - 3 p.m. 438-9603. 7066. Meet at the World War II Memo‑ John Manjiro was a young fisher‑ rial. For more information contact man who took an epic journey. Wednesday, April 13 Saturday, April 16 Ranger Matthew Hornberger at He was shipwrecked in the Pa‑ Thomas Jefferson’s 268th Taxes and the Civil War 202-359-7080. cific Ocean, picked up by a pass‑ Birthday 12 - 1 p.m. ing American tall ship, and was 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. 4 - 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 19 the first Japanese person to live in Join park staff in 1776 attire in rem‑ You all know the IRS, but where Lexington & Concord America. This journey marked the bering Thomas Jefferson’s 268th do taxes really come from? Join 5 - 6 p.m. beginning of a friendship between birthday, and the gifts that he gave a Park Ranger to explore some of The opening shots of the Ameri‑ the and Japan. Meet to the nation. You can also sign a the lesser known connections be‑ can Revolution began in Lexing‑ at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt “Happy Birthday” greeting for tween taxes and major events in ton and Concord, Massachusetts. Memorial. For more information President Jefferson. Meet at the our nation’s history. The Ameri‑ What were the causes and conse‑ contact Ranger Joseph Mohr at Thomas Jefferson Memorial. For can Civil War, raging 150 years quences of these famous battles? 202-359-1532. more information contact Ranger ago, begins this story. Meet at the Did either the Americans and/or Mike G. Rose 202-438-9667. Lincoln Memorial. For more in‑ the British realize that the Revolu‑ Tuesday, April 12 formation contact Ranger Tim tion would last until 1783? Meet Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Thursday, April 14 Moore at 240-375-5755. at the Thomas Jefferson Memo‑ Death and World War II Lincoln’s Assassination rial. For more information contact 6 - 7 p.m. 12 - 1 p.m. Saturday, April 16 Ranger Paul O’Brian 202-438- Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s death 4 - 5 p.m. Operation Iceberg: Okinawa 7066. on April 12, 1945, was a shock Lincoln’s death was a blow to a 5 - 6 p.m. felt throughout the U.S. and the war-torn country in desperate “Operation Iceberg” was the code Friday, April 22 & 29 world. What impact did his death need of a leader, but instead they name for the invasion of the island WWII Operations and Vehicles have the second World War? Did recieved a martyr. Hear the story of Okinawa. This was the last ma‑ 6 - 7 p.m. his death make a change in the of that fateful night and learn the jor campaign in World War II. It The operations and vehicles of direction of the war? What was factors that led John Wilkes Booth was a long campaign with many WWII proved to be monumental his place in history? Meet at the to perform his calamitous act. casualities for the Americans and in history and invaluable for the World War II Memorial. For more Meet at the Lincoln Memorial. For the Japanese. What was the im‑ United States’ rendezvous with information contact Ranger Paul more information Contact Ranger pact of this campaign? Meet at the destiny. Come view the WWII O’Brian at 202-438-7066. Heidi Dietze at 202-438-7033. World War II Memorial . For more Memorial’s bronze timeline pan‑ information contact Ranger Paul els and era photographs to learn Tuesday, April 12 Friday, April 15 O’Brian at 202-438-7066. about battles and military vehicles. Conflict and Remeberance: Firing at Fort Sumter Meet at the World War II Memo‑ The Civil War at 150 5 - 6 p.m. Monday, April 18 rial. For more information contact 6 - 7 p.m. The firing at Fort Sumter on April The Silent Service: America’s Ranger Victor Pillow at 202-286- On April 12, 1861, Fort Sumter was 12, 1861 began the American Civil Submarines in WW2 1624. attacked beginning the Civil War, 2 National Mall Times Sunday, April 24 Saturday, April 23 Saturday, April 30 Bike Tours Family Bike Tour Spring Bird Walk 1789 Washington Inauguration The History of the National Mall: 10 a.m. & 2 p.m. in New York ? Myth Busters Edition Join a National Park Ranger 11 a.m - 4 p.m All riders MUST provide their 10- 12 p.m. as we try to locate and identify Join park staff in 1776 attire in re‑ own bike, helmet and water. Fact or Fiction- Can you tell the birds located in West Potomac membering George Washington Meet at the Thomas Jefferson difference? Have you heard the Park and the . Meet and his gifts to the nation when Memorial. For more informa‑ story about George Washington’s at the Franklin Delano Roos‑ he first took the oath of office tion contact Ranger Richard wooden teeth or the other face evelt Memorial. For more infor‑ as President othe United States. Ayad at 202-438-3456. carved on the back of Abraham mation contact Ranger Robert Sign a best wishes sheet for Presi‑ Lincoln’s head in the Lincoln Steele at 202-438-9574. dent George Washington with a Sunday, April 3 & 10 Memorial? Discover where these quill pen. Meet at the Washington Cherry Blossom infamous stories first started and Saturday, April 23 Monument. For more informa‑ 1 – 4 p.m. find out if truth is stranger than Jr. Ranger Day tion contact Park Ranger Mike G. If you want to enjoy the warm fiction! Scavenger Hunt! Rose 202-438-9667. weather and experience the fa‑ 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. mous blossoms without all the Saturday, April 30 It’s National Jr. Ranger Day and Saturday, April 30 traffic, you’ll love our ranger-led D.C. People the National Mall is celebrat‑ Charles Sumner and the Push bike tours! No two tours are ever 1- 4p.m. ing with a scavenger hunt just for Abolition the same. Get to know the people behind for kids! Clues will lead you to 4 - 5 p.m the city. See and hear how the find the answers throughout the Senator Sumner (R-MA 1851-1874) Sunday, April 17 influential personalities of Wash‑ park, and prizes will be award‑ was a fearless abolitionist and rare A Titanic Impact on ington, D.C. have affected the city, ed to the groups with the most statesman. He pushed the Emanci‑ Washington, D.C. the landscape, the architecture, correct answers. Pick up a Scav‑ pation Proclamation, the Fourteenth 1 - 4 p.m. and the culture of the Nation’s enger Hunt guide from a ranger Amendment and a Civil Rights Bill 80 The tragedy of the RMS Titanic Capital over time. at the Lincoln Memorial. For years before the Civil Rights Move‑ sinking struck just as official Wash‑ more information contact Ranger ment. Meet at the Lincoln Memo‑ ington was erecting memorials Running Tours Dorene Ruffing at 202-438-5805. rial. For more information contact destined to herald an enlightened, Ranger Jan Buerger at 202-497-1397. powerful, and gilded age. From Wednesday, April 27 Columbus Circle to the Lincoln Saturday, April 2 & 9 Franklin Delano Roosevelt Saturday, April 30 Memorial, we will explore the Cherry Chit-Chat Run & Teddy Roosevelt The Lincoln Assassination numerous connections between 8 – 9 a.m. 5 - 6 p.m. 7 - 8 p.m. several Titanic passengers and the Come explore the cherry blos‑ Franklin Delano Roosevelt and The assassination of Abraham icons of the National Mall. soms in the quiet of the morning Teddy Roosevelt were distant Lincoln took the nation by sur‑ with a 3.5-mile run through the cousins and famous Presidents. prise. However, it was the result Sunday, April 24 park with a ranger. Interpretive They had similar paths to become of a deep and complex conspira‑ Off the Beaten Path stops about these famous trees Presidents of the U.S. , but there cy invloving numerous characters 1- 4 p.m. are included. Please bring your were political differences between who plotted attempts well before In a city full of colossal and iconic own water. Meet inside the circle them. How are they remembered he was elected for his 2nd term. memorials to great men and even of flags at the Washington Monu‑ in history? Meet at the Franklin Meet at the Lincoln Memorial. greater deeds, these statues, urns, ment. For more information con‑ Delano Roosevelt Memorial. For For more information contact and symbolic gestures of friend‑ tact Ranger Susan Martin at 202- more information contact Ranger Ranger Kathy Kagle at ship and remebrance can be found 437-1888. Paul O’Brian at 202-438-7066. 202-438-5377. all over the city, yet, their stories have gone largely un‑ told, unitil now.

ational Park Service Ranger Neil Q. Where did you go to college and Ranger NKoch grew up not far from the what did you study? National Mall, in Towson, MD. He describes his childhood as “running the A. I went to the University of Maine and graduated with a Bachelor of Q & A streets.” A family trip to Acadia National Science degree in Parks, Recreation, Park, while still in elementary school, and Tourism in 2004. After 4 years of changed his life. He said of the visit, “Seeing study, I was ready for an adventure. humanity is, how kind, generous, and and interacting with Park Rangers amidst I had all my gear with me and a free open-hearted Americans are. Acadia National Park’s gorgeous, rugged, ride to the Appalachian Trail’s (AT) seaside landscape grabbed me. I knew the terminus (Mount Katahdin) so I Q. You went on to volunteer for the Natinal Park Service was for me.” hopped on the AT and started hiking Peace Corps. Where and what did you south. do while in service? Q. What was hiking the AT A. I chose to serve in order to learn, like? expand, and share with others. I served as an Environmental Conservation A. The most important Extensionist and Agro Business Advisor aspect was the initial on Pentecost Island in Vanuatu in the challenge of setting long Pacific Ocean. term goals and then achieving them. The Q. What is one of the most memorable longest day hiking was times you recall from your work and 41 miles; the shortest travels with the Peace Corps? was 2 1/2 miles so things constantly changed, but A. Earning my custom name, Tarilavoa the mission remained. I also saw how beautiful Ranger Q & A Continued on page 10

National Mall Times 3 would soon be attacked. With that, the Sumter from page 1 U.S. flag was raised over Fort Sumter. would gain time to resolve the national Confederate Lt Henry S. Farley fired a shot crisis peacefully. If the southern states over Fort Sumter from a mortar at 4:30 attacked the relief force, the federal a.m. giving the signal for the other batteries government would be exonerated before to begin the bombardment. To one of the world from starting the war. Major Beauregard’s men, that opening shot of Anderson received instructions to hold out the war had the appearance “like the wings as best he could until he was resupplied, of a fire fly.” And so began the attack from but in order to preserve his men’s lives 47 southern guns approximately a mile he was not to resist to the bitter end. to a mile-and-a-half off from Anderson’s From Davis’ viewpoint, even installation, lasting for more than 33 hours. Lincoln’s nonmilitary intervention was With the shells that fell on the installation a casus belli, an act justifying war. He came visitors—from a distance. The citizens instructed General P.G.T. Beauregard to of Charleston watched from the roofs demand the fort’s surrender. If Anderson of their homes, peered out windows or failed to comply, the southern general took in the spectacle from the waterfront. was to pound the federal installation into How did Anderson and his men submission. Clearly the secessionists had respond? Fort Sumter didn’t answer the military advantage. South Carolina until daybreak, around 7:30. The major’s immediate subordinate fired the first Union cannon, but that captain, Abner D o u b l e d a y , became more well known in baseball annals. With a m m u n i t i o n s u p p l i e s limited, the federal troops could give only a limited resistance. Even though the relief e x p e d i t i o n How to Visit appeared off C h a r l e s t o n the Washington harbor around 1 p.m., it was Monument unable to be of any assistance to the men in the garrison ashington Monument admission because of Wis free, but does require a ticket the intense for everyone over the age of two. Open c a n n o n a d e daily except July 4 and December 25. coming from the southern b a t t e r i e s . Timed entry tickets are required and The following may be obtained in two ways: day the shelling April 14, 1865, (four years from the day the Rebels had compelled seemed to 1. The Washington Monument Lodge, lo‑ Major Anderson to haul down the stars and stripes from the flag-staff intensify. Because cated along 15th Street, opens at 8:30 at Fort Sumter) Major General Anderson raised the same flag over the of the intense a.m. for distribution of free, same day, ruins of the Fort, now again in possession of the United States. smoke, Sumter’s timed tickets on a first come, first- defenders clung served basis. One person may pick up as had been preparing for battle—by early to the ground. many as six tickets as well as select their The federals put rags over their faces to April 1861 Charleston’s harbor was ringed preferred ticket time from what remains by forts and batteries, and Beauregard help them breathe, periodically getting gulps of fresh air at the cannon embrasures. available for that operating day. had perhaps 6,500 troops at his disposal, 2. Reserved tickets may be obtained in ad‑ as well as 47 cannons. Anderson had In early afternoon, the fort’s flagpole was vance by visiting www.recreation.gov or approximately 130 men, of whom 43 were destroyed and Beauregard asked Anderson civilian workmen. He did have on his side to surrender. With the main gate shattered by calling 1-877-444-6777 (for individu‑ brick walls at least five feet thick and 40 and the ammunition nearly exhausted, als) or 1-877-559-6777 (for large groups). feet high. But of the 140 ordnance pieces, Anderson agreed on condition that the Reserved tickets are often booked 30 barely over one-third were battle ready. following day he could raise the national days or more ahead of time. Please plan Additionally, because of low provisions the ensign again with a 100-gun salute before accordingly. All reserved tickets carry a southern born major with nonsecessionist his troops departed. With Beauregard’s $1.50 convenience charge. views could keep Sumter in Union hands acquiescence, he did so. But on the 50th salute, the cannon expoded, killing one of only until April 15, unless help came. Operating Hours: In the early morning hours of April the soldiers. Several others were wounded, one mortally. With 4,000 rounds fired April Sept. 7-May 30: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 12, Beauregard’s emissaries rowed out May 31 - Sept. 6: 9 a.m. - 10 p.m. to the beleaguered fortress. Hearing that 12 to 13, amazingly no one else was killed. relief was coming, Anderson informed Robert Anderson and his men departed them that he would give up the installation April 14, leaving a federal facility with a three days later unless he received orders Confederate and South Carolinian flag flying to the contrary or if he received more above it. But precisely four years later, the National Mall and Memorial Parks major who had surrendered raised the same supplies in the interim. His response Cell Phone Tours was unsatisfactory to the Confederates battle-scarred flag he had lowered. And a and because Beauregard was aware that few hours later on that same day, Abraham Lincoln Memorial: 202-747-3420 the needed supplies were soon to arrive, Lincoln lay dying opposite Ford’s Theater. at 3:20 p.m. his representatives told the First Amendment: 202-595-0085 near- starving major that his garrison Cherry Blossom Festival: 202-747-3465

4 National Mall Times Japanese American Memorial to Pationtism During WWII

“Japanese by Blood Hearts and Minds American With Honor Unbowed Bore the String of Injustice For Future Generations”

Akemi Dawn Matsumoto Ehrlich

he Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism During World War II was Tbuilt as a lasting tribute to the more that 33,000 Japanese American soldiers who served the United States of American during World War II. The Memorial also pays tribute to the more than 120,000 persons of Japanese ancestry who were unjustly relocated in American confinement sites during the Second World War.

The memorial acknowledges the nation’s error in discriminating against citi- zens on the basis of their ethnic roots. Further, it is a triumphal statement of loyalty by citizens who never lost faith in America. It is a testament to the greatness of a nation that does not fear to acknowledge its mistakes and dark- er chapters and emerges to recommit itself to the principles on which it was founded. It underscores the truth that America is a nation strengthened by its diversity, that constitutional rights must be guarded diligently for all citizens regardless of race, religion or ethnicity. This is an American memorial, created through the efforts of the nation’s citizens of Japanese origin, celebrating a recommitment to the historic ideals of equality and justice for all.

The National Japanese American Memorial Foundation raised more than 14 mil- lion dollars to design and build this memorial. The memorial was dedicated on November 4, 2000 and was transferred to the National Park Service two years later as a gift from the Japanese American community to the American public.

The memorial is located in Washington, D.C. at the intersection of Louisiana and New Jersey Avenues and D Street, NW.

Eastern National Bookstores Park Concessionaires Guest Services, Inc. manages all retail operations for National Mall and Memorial Parks. This includes refreshment kiosks and gift stores throughout the park. They also operate the following recreational opportunities...

Tidal Basin Paddle Boats 202-479-2426 www.tidalbasinpaddleboats.com National Mall and Memorial Parks is a very inspiring and powerful place, but your experience does not have to end in Washington, D.C. East Potomac Tennis Center Continue learning more about park sites and American history by 202-554-5962 visiting the many Eastern National bookstores throughout the park. www.eastpotomactennis.com Capture the moment, take home a book, and explore the ideas and values that make visiting National Mall and Memorial Parks such a stirring experience. Eastern National, a park partner, operates four Tourmobile bookstores located at: Sightseeing provides live, narrated shuttle Washington Monument Lodge tours with hop on/ 8:30 a.m. - 8 p.m. hop off service. You choose where to stop, Lincoln Memorial stay as long as you 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. want, then reboard and ride to another historic Thomas Jefferson Memorial location. Purchase Sept. 7 - Mar. 25: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mar. 26 - Sept. 6: 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. your tickets directly from the driver at any tour stop or any seasonal ticket booth. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Sept. 7 - Mar. 25: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Adults: $27.00 Children 3-11: $13.00 Mar. 26 - Sept. 6: 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. Washington Monument Lodge 202-554-5100 www.easternnational.org www.tourmobile.com National Mall Times 5 National Cherry National Park Service Programs and Partner Tents Bike Tours

Join park rangers for guided bike tours of the National Cherry Blossom Festival cherry trees. Different tours will cover different information, but all reveal the historical and cultural March 26 - April 10, 2011 significance of the trees. All riders MUST provide their own bike, helmet and water. The National Park Service welcomes you to the 2011 National Cherry Blossom Festival! Start your visit at the Tidal Basin Welcome Area. This convenient location for services The bike tour season begins during the National offered by the National Park Service and its partners provides visitor services, first aid, Cherry Blossom Festival and continues through fall: food, souvenirs, books and more. Learn about the history of the cherry trees by attending Saturday, March 27 – Sunday, November 20, 2011. one of the many park ranger programs throughout the park. We have something for everyone! Park rangers and volunteers will be on hand to answer any questions concerning Cherry Chit-Chat Runs the Festival. For details, consult map on other side. If you are interested in a more fast-paced exploration Festival Tents: Ranger Led Programs: of the National Mall and the cherry blossoms, join Hours of Operation and Location Hours of Operation and Location park rangers for one of our Cherry Chit-Chat Runs. It’s a great way to get your daily exercise and see the Welcome and Information Tents Cherry Talks 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. (Every Day) 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m. (Every Day) park from the perspective of morning’s first light. Tidal Basin Welcome Area Learn more about the history of the blossoms on The tour is comprised of a morning run around the these daily programs. National Mall with stops to highlight the history, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. (Friday and Saturday) Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial & 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. (Sunday through Thursday) Thomas Jefferson Memorial beauty and culture of the cherry blossoms. While Sylvan Theater the exact routes and stops along the tour may vary Lantern Walks by day, please be prepared for a distance of up to Food Tents 8 p.m. - 10 p.m. (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Every Day) Enjoy the memorials and blossoms at night. 3.5 miles at a good running pace. Also, remember Tidal Basin Welcome Area Departing from: NPS Welcome Tent at Tidal Basin to dress appropriately and bring water. Welcome Area. Bring your own flashlight. Souvenirs/Bookstore Tent 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. (Every Day) Bike Tours Bloomin’ Jr. Ranger Activities Tidal Basin Welcome Area 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. (Sundays) Enjoy the cherry blossoms without all the traffic! Children, ages 6-12, join park rangers at the Bloomin’ First Aid Tent Thomas Jefferson Memorial Jr. Ranger Tent for hands-on activities. Make a paper 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. (Every Day) Tidal Basin Welcome Area Cherry Chit-Chat Runs lantern, color a picture, or write a Haiku poem. 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. (Saturdays) Complete three of the many activities to earn a Bloomin’ Jr. Ranger Tent Lace up your shoes and join a Park Ranger for a 3.5 Bloomin’ Jr. Ranger badge or earn your badge 10 :30 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) mile run and learn about the blossoms. Thomas Jefferson Memorial Washington Monument by participating in a special one-hour educational program offered at 3 p.m. Bicycle Parking - BRING YOUR OWN LOCK! Bloomin’ Jr. Ranger Thomas Jefferson Memorial & 10:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) Independence Avenue between 14th and 15th Streets Earn your Jr. Ranger Badge with hands-on Free Bicycle Self Parking activities! Note: Dates and hours of operation are subject to 3 p.m. Special Ranger Activity Located at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial and change. Thomas Jefferson Memorial Independence Ave. between 14th and 15th Sts. Ranger Audio Tours Please bring your own lock. Dial (202) 747-3465 to learn more about the blossoms. Cherry Blossom Trail Guide

These guides provide more information on the In Case of Emergency Remember, flowering cherry trees and suggested walking Call U.S. Park Police Paddles Says: 202-610-7500 routes. For example, learn about the 350-year-old Lost and Found “Please Do Not Pick granite Japanese lantern that was dedicated in 202-426-6849 The Blossoms.” 1954, the 100th anniversary of Commodore Perry’s opening of trade with Japan. You can pick up a guide at any of our information tents.

Cherry Talks

Join park rangers to learn more about the history and culture associated with the Japanese gift of flowering cherry trees. How did a shipwrecked 14-year-old boy contribute to the original treaty of friendship between the United States and Japan? What is the link between the samurai and the cherry blossoms? Different talks cover different topics - enjoy more than one.

Lantern Walks

See the blossoms in a new light. Guided by festive lanterns, rangers will lead you on an evening walk around the Tidal Basin. This two hour, two mile tour provides the time to explore a wide range of information about the flowering cherry trees at a leisurely pace. Please bring your own flashlight.

6 National Mall Times Blossom Festival Frequently Asked Questions About the Festival What is the Tidal Basin Welcome Currently, the Thomas Jefferson

Area? Memorial Plaza and the western National Park ServiceFederal Bureau of Investigation Building National Cherry Blossom Festival U.S. Department of Interior Boy Scout Department of State Old Post Navy Memorial walkways around the Thomas Department of Daughters of the Memorial the Interior American Revolution Office Tower Archives Metro Original Federal In Case of Emergency Patentees Triangle Call U.S. Park Police Bolivar Department This location provides Jefferson Memorial are closed. Braddock's Memorial Metro of Commerce Rock Well(202) 610-7500 Organization of National Lost and Found American States Archives Einstein Artigas Haupt Fountains Hale information, food, first aid and The memorial itself remains (202) 426-6849 2nd Division Monument CONSTITUTION AVENUE German-American Friendship Garden Fifty Six Signers National Museum National Gallery a gift shop for the 2011 National open. VIETNAM VETERANS National Museum of Art Sculpture Memorial of Natural History MEMORIAL of American History Garden

23rd STREET Three CONSTITUTIONS GARDENS LAKE Servicemen Cherry Blossom Festival. Most Vietnam Women's Arts of Peace Memorial WASHINGTON 17th STREET MONUMENT Smithsonian T H E M A L L Metro services in the Welcome Area Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial: Watergate Steps LINCOLN WORLD WAR II Henry REFLECTING POOL 7th STREET 14th STREET

MEMORIAL 15th STREET MEMORIAL Smithsonian Castle Sylvan Theater S. Dillon Arts of War are open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Construction for this memorial Tidal Basin Jones Ripley Center Downing Arts and Freer Gallery Industries Hirshhorn Building Museum KOREAN WAR DC War B of Art VETERANS MEMORIAL Memorial Arthur M. National Museum has also begun. The pathways INDEPENDENCE AVENUE Sackler Gallery Welcome Area of African Art INDEPENDENCE AVENUE Bureau of around this construction site are Ericsson U.S. Holocaust L’Enfant Memorial Museum C A M O T O P EngravingTIDAL Tidal Basin Metro (see inset)FUTURE SITE BASIN MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. Japaneseand Printing Welcome Area Where can I find information open with minor detours. Just MEMORIAL Lantern Bureau of O n e W a y (see inset) Engraving R E V I R and Printing once I arrive in the park? follow the temporary pathways L’Enfant

14th STREET Metro

Cherry Talks 14th STREET to reach the Lincoln Memorial FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL Cherry Talks You can obtain information, or the WWII Memorial. O n e W a y Japanese Tidal Basin Pagoda Thomas Je erson Welcome Area maps, and publications at the Memorial First Air Tidal Basin or Sylvan Theater Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Mail Marker (see inset) Japanese Welcome Areas, the Survey Pool: Pagoda Thomas Je erson S George Bicycle Tours Mason Lodge Ranger Station or any of This 2-year project will Memorial Memorial Lot A OHIO DRIVE Lantern Walks the monuments or memorials. rejuvenate the almost 90-year- Lot B old memorial pool. Expect Lot C 395

Is there anything to eat around alternating closures of Elm Walk Ohio L E N N A H C N O T G N I H S A W Drive S

S Mini Golf here? pathways or use Independence B Bicycle Tours Course Ave. to navigate your way. Cherry Talks You can find food at the Tidal Bloomin’ Jr. Ranger George S Parking Parking Area 2 S Basin Welcome Area and at the District of Columbia World WarMason S Area 23 concession stands throughout I Memorial: Memorial the park. Most of the major This clean-up project will restore Cuban Friendship Urn Smithsonian museums have this often overlooked yet lovely Festival Welcome and Information Tents Lot A Food Service Visitor InformationLot B Parking S cafés as well. memorial. The memorial area is Area 6 Ranger Programs Handicap Parking S Parking temporarialy closed. Area 20 B Bicycle Parking Golf Services / Mini Golf Where and when are the Bloomin’ Jr. Ranger Tent Metrorail Entrance fireworks? 17th & Constitution and S Hains Point Shuttle Stop Parking Area 8 S Independence Ave. Levee Restrooms Have you met Paddles? Books & Gifts Paddles reminds us, Parking The fireworks will take place at Project: S Area 18 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 2, This project aims to prevent First Aid Please Do Not Pick the Blossoms! Sylvan Theater Please leave them for others to enjoy. along the Southwest Waterfront possible flooding. Expect Parking S Area 11 along Maine Avenue. walking pathway detours in Japanese flowering cherry trees these areas. Construction Zones Parking S Where and when is the parade? Area 16 Where is the performance stage North 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 Miles The National Cherry Blossom this year? Hains 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 Kilometers Festival Parade will take place Point from 10 a.m. until noon on Because of ongoing construction Saturday, April 9. The parade around the Thomas Jefferson route runs along Constitution Memorial, the Performance Avenue starting at 7th Street, Stage has been NW and ending at 17th Street, relocated to the NW. Sylvan Theatre on the grounds of What is going on with all the the Washington construction? Monument.

This year there are many great Is there a free shuttle additions to, and renovations on, bus? the National Mall. The National Park Service is commited to Yes, you can park standing by our mission to in the middle of “preserve and protect” the the cherry blossoms great spaces that make up our along East Potomac National Parks. We apologize in Park and enjoy free shuttle advance for kicking up a bit of service from the Hains Point dust, but we are sure you will parking areas to the Thomas appreciate the end results. Jefferson Memorial. Shuttles run at 20 - 30 minute intervals. Remember, Thomas Jefferson Memorial: As you approach the Thomas Hours of Operation: Paddles Says: Jefferson Memorial, you will see evidence of a long-term Daily 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. construction project. The park March 26 - April 10 The shuttle is rebuilding the seawall that is FREE. “Please Do Not Pick separates the Tidal Basin from the Thomas Jefferson Memorial. The Blossoms.”

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Here are 30 places, people, things, and ideas that pretain to the Cherry Blossom Festival. Look for these L in the box reading forward, backward, up, down and diagonally in all directions. E 1. Activities 11. Gifts 21. Park Rangers 2. Beautiful 12. JHains Point 22. Sakura 3. Beavers 13. JHelen 23. Spring A 4. Cherry Blossoms 14. JHybrids 24. Stone Lantern 5. Eliza Scidmore 15. Japan 25. Symbols 6. Exotic 16. Jefferson Memorial 26. Taft 7. Festival 17. Jokichi Takamine 27. VTital Basin R M 8. Flower Viewing 18. Paddles 28. VTokyo 9. Friendship 19. Pagoda 29. WTrees 10. Fun 20. Parade 30. WVarieties C Here are 8 scrambled words that are clues to an event that occurred on the National Mall 68 years ago. A Unscramble them and guess what it was. Here is a hint: It occurred in the month of April. H L E O V O L R T E S C E T D O D I A N I I P S R E O D N E S L I E M R A M O L J E R T O C P W D R O L A R W W T O

For answers to the puzzles visit Survey Lodge Ranger station or contact Ranger Kathryn Williams at [email protected].

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Students from Washington, D.C.'s Cleveland Elementary School have been studying the history of their city.

They took a tour, visiting various presidential memorials.

In honor of George Washington's birthday, they learned facts about the first president and his monument. Recently they took the elevator to the top of the Washington Monument to look out over the city!

These third grade students also made models of some of Washington's well known structures. Check out some of their creations!

They are excited to share their projects and encourage others to learn about these special places!

National Jr. Ranger Day! Saturday, April 23

It’s National Jr. Ranger Day and National Mall and Memorial Parks is celebrating with a scavenger hunt just for kids!

Clues will lead you to find answers throughout the park, and prizes will be awarded to the groups with the most correct answers.

Pick up a Scavenger Hunt guide from a Park Ranger at the Lincoln Memorial. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

For more information contact Ranger Dorene Ruffing at Dorene_Ruffing@ nps.gov or 202-438-5805.

National Mall Times 9 Message from the “Monuments, and reservations, which Old Post OfficeT ower Superintendent purpose is to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wildlife his unique site stands on therein and to provide for the enjoyment near pril is a T of the same in such manner and by such the halfway point between the great time to A means as will leave them unimpaired for the White House and the Capitol. The e x p e r ie nc e you r enjoyment of future generations.” Old Post Office Tower ranks third national park. Our in height among the buildings of ranger staff presents National Park Service Organic Act the Nation’s Capital, soaring to a interpretive programs majestic 315 feet. At the 270 foot throughout the park August 25, 1916 level, there is an observation deck including park-wide allowing visitors an awe-inspiring bike tours and shorter view of Washington D.C. and the detailed programs of surrounding area. Beneath the each memorial. Potomac Nature Packs observation deck is the tower To learn more Birds, Bugs and Trees, OH MY! clock, now more than a century about the future of old. On the tenth floor are the the National Mall, iscover the wild side of the National Mall beautiful Bells of Congress. visit the National with nature packs designed to engage the D These bells are replicas of those Mall Plan website, entire family. Each pack is filled with a sketch at London’s Westminster Abbey www.nps.gov/ pad, binoculars, books, park brochures, maps and were a Bicentennial gift nationalmallplan and activities for the whole family. These self- Ranger Programs: from the Ditchley Foundation in to see how the final guided nature packs allow the whole family to England. plan looks, express put on their eagle eyes and explore the unbe- Park Rangers are available ideas, and follow leaf-able sights and sounds of the National throughout the tower to provide our progress. Also Mall! www.nps.gov/opot information. Have a question? take a few minutes Packs are available at the Survey Lodge Just ask! to visit our partner’s Ranger Station near the southwest corner of website, www. the Washington Monument grounds. Packs Talk for the Tower on the nationalmall. are available on a first come, first-served basis, Operating Hours Half-Hour o r g to see how they and require an adult’s drivers license. One are moving forward pack per family. Call 202-426-6841 for more Summer: Memorial Day Daily at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., to help us make the information. through Labor Day 1:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m. vision of the Plan a reality. Monday through Saturday The Old Post Office Tower Page through 9 a.m. - 7:45 p.m. always has time for you. Do this newspaper to Sunday and Holidays you have a few minutes for the find out more about 10 a.m. - 5:45 p.m. Tower? Join a National Park the many fascinating Service ranger to learn what ranger programs Winter: Labor Day through connects Ben Franklin to this offered throughout Memorial Day fascinating piece of iconic the park. Our park architecture on Pennsylvania staff and volunteers Monday through Saturday Avenue - America’s ‘Main will be glad to 9 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. Street.’ Meet at the Ben Franklin answer any of your Sunday and Holidays statue along Pennsylvania questions. Thanks 10 a.m. - 5:45 p.m. Avenue. Call 202-606-8691 for for visiting, and more information. have a wonderful e x p e r i e n c e a t N a t i o n a l M a l l Ranger Q & A Continued from page 3 thoughtfulness A. It’s hard to narrow it down travel from all corners of the and Memorial Parks. behind the to one thing. Fellow staff here planet to see our park! I like (meaning 1st born experience. Ask me at NAMA are fascinating working in a vibrant park son). I was surprised on Acting about the ceremony as it people with great stories and that is constantly changing Pentecost Day 2006 by Superintendent was an amazing event! interesting backgrounds and I especially enjoy being my village’s decision to Mike Caldwell and experiences. Visitors connected to something initiate me as a chief. I am Q. What is the best part also make the job a lot of much larger than myself honored and cherish the of being a ranger? fun. It’s awesome that folks (NPS).

Be sure to visit the updated Lincoln Memorial website! http://www.nps.gov/linc

ighlights include a new Lincoln HMemorial Construction Flipbook and an Interactive Site. The flipbook utilizes historic photographs to tell the story of the memorial construction from inception to completion. You can experience a virtual walk-through of the memorial, and listen to ranger reflections of the memorial and its history on the Interactive Site.

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