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Hudson County Courthouse, 583 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

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Jefferson Memorial, East Potomac Park, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Jefferson Memorial, East Potomac Park, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Jefferson Memorial, East Potomac Park, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Jefferson Memorial, East Potomac Park, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Jefferson Memorial, East Potomac Park, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Jefferson Memorial, East Potomac Park, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Jefferson Memorial, East Potomac Park, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Jefferson Memorial, East Potomac Park, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Jefferson Memorial, East Potomac Park, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

East Potomac Park, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

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Summary

See also HALS DC-8 for related documentation.

Significance: Reclaimed in the late nineteenth century from the marshes and tidal flats of the Potomac River by the Army Corps of Engineers, East Potomac Park was developed as a large urban recreation area in the early twentieth century.

Survey number: HABS DC-692

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Date

1933 - 1970
person

Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
place

Location

Washington, District of Columbia, United States ,  38.87811, -77.03289
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Source

Library of Congress
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Link

http://www.loc.gov/
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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