Emancipation Monument

The Emancipation Memorial, also known as the Freedman's Memorial or the Emancipation Group, is a monument in Lincoln Park in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It was sometimes referred to as the "Lincoln Memorial" before the more prominent national memorial was dedicated in 1922.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lincoln Park and United States Capitol.

Lincoln Park

Park

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Lincoln Park, historically known as Lincoln Square, is the largest urban park located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States.

United States Capitol

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The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Capitol Hill and Hill East.

Capitol Hill

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Capitol Hill is a venerable neighborhood just east of the Capitol building, best known as the main residence in the city for the legislative and judicial branches of the U.S. government, and for the staffers who run the place.

Hill East

Neighborhood

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Hill East is a residential neighborhood in Washington, D.C. located in the Southeast quadrant of the city. It is bounded by the Kingman Park neighborhood at East Capitol Street SE to the north, by the Anacostia River to the east and south, and by Capitol Hill at 15th Street to the west.

NoMa

Neighborhood

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NoMa is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., located in Ward 6 of the city. The neighborhood encompasses the region north of Massachusetts Avenue located north and east of Union Station.

Emancipation Monument

Type: Park
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.88983° or 38° 53′ 23″ north

Longitude

-76.98998° or 76° 59′ 24″ west

Elevation

89 feet (27 metres)

Open location code

87C5V2Q6+W2

GeoNames ID

4138407

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