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Meridian Hill Park, aka Malcolm X Park
In 1819, John Porter erected a mansion here on Meridian Hi...
Meridian Hill Park
The name Meridian Hill comes from a proposal in the early ...
Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park
Roads to Diversity
Long before Europeans arrived, ...
Meridian Hill Park
City Within a City
Just ahead of you at the corner...
Results for Meridian Hill Park
Meridian Hill Park, aka Malcolm X Park
In 1819, John Porter erected a mansion here on Meridian Hill so called because it was on the exact longitude of the original District of Columbia milestone marker, set down on April 15, 1791. In 1829, the mansion became departing ...
Meridian Hill Park
The name Meridian Hill comes from a proposal in the early 1800s to establish an official meridian or longitudinal base point, for map-making and other purposes, through the mid-point of the White House. A plaque at the upper entrance to ...
Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park
Roads to Diversity
Long before Europeans arrived, Meridian Hill was a sacred place for Native Americans. As recently as 1992, a delegation of Native Americans walked across the continent to this park to mourn the 500th anniversary of Columbus’s arrival. ...
Meridian Hill Park
City Within a City
Just ahead of you at the corner of 15th Street and Florida Avenue is the entrance to Meridian Hill Park, a dramatic urban oasis established in 1912 and completed in 1936. Its stunning, 12-acre landscape features ...