Playground at the Parks DC

Places of Interest Nearby

Penguin Fountain

Fountain

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Penguin Fountain is situated 750 feet west of Playground at the Parks DC.

Battleground National Cemetery

Cemetery

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Battleground National Cemetery is a military burial ground, located along Georgia Avenue near Fort Stevens, in Washington, D.C.'s Brightwood neighborhood. The cemetery is managed by the National Park Service, together with other components of Rock Creek Park. Battleground National Cemetery is situated 1,200 feet south of Playground at the Parks DC.

Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library

Library

Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library is part of the District of Columbia Public Library System. It was opened to the public on July 29, 1990. The library was named in honor of Juanita E. Thornton, a teacher and community activist. Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library is situated 2,300 feet north of Playground at the Parks DC.

Places in the Area

Takoma

Suburb

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Takoma is a neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C. It is located in Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4B, in the district's Fourth Ward. It borders the city of Takoma Park, Maryland.

Brightwood

Suburb

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Brightwood is a neighborhood in the northwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C. Brightwood is part of Ward 4.

Shepherd Park

Neighborhood

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Shepherd Park is a neighborhood in the northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. In the years following World War II, restrictive covenants which had prevented Jews and African Americans from purchasing homes in the neighborhood were no longer enforced, and the neighborhood became largely Jewish and African American.

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