Tidal Basin-(-3)' (Washington West) (38.8837231, -77.0388658)
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Description:
From NPS:
Items in the Tidal Basin:
- Jefferson Memorial
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
- FDR Memorial
- George Mason Memorial
- John Paul Jones Memorial
- Floral Library
- Japanese Pagoda
- Japanese Lantern
- site of the First Cherry Tree Planting
All can be visited via the Tidal Basin Loop Trail.
From GNIS:
- The Tidal Basin was built by the construction firm of Alexander and Repass in 1949 and unusual at that time because Alexander was white and Repass was of African descent. (DC-T163/p184) The variant name "Twining Lake" was named for William Johnson Twining, Washington's first Engineer Commissioner and one who was important in the development of the city. (US-T131/1956/The Washington Star)
- Also called:
- Flushing Lakes-Greater Washington D.C. Street Map Book. Alexandria, Virginia: Alexandria Drafting Company, 2003
- Tidal Reservoir-Greater Washington D.C. Street Map Book. Alexandria, Virginia: Alexandria Drafting Company, 2003
- Tidal Reservoirs-Greater Washington D.C. Street Map Book. Alexandria, Virginia: Alexandria Drafting Company, 2003
- Twining Lake-The American Guide Series, Compiled and Written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration. A state by state guide series published by various publishers, in the late 1930's and 1940's. Each book studies and describes each state's history, natural endowments, and special interests. Use code US-T125/Name/YYYY/p#.
Trips:
- March 28, 2023 - Morning walk around the Tidal Basin.
- NPS also Walking around the Tidal Basin
- Wikipedia
- Cherry Blossom Festival - Monuments of the Tidal Pool
- National Trust for Historic Preservation
- National Cherry Blossom Festival
March 28, 2023
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