Dawson Terrace Park

Dawson Terrace Park is a park in Arlington, Virginia. Dawson Terrace Park is situated nearby to the government building Dawson Terrace Community Center, as well as near the ruins The Dawson-Bailey Spring Site.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Georgetown University and US Marine Corps War Memorial.

Georgetown University

University

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Georgetown University is a private Jesuit research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded by Bishop John Carroll in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic institution of higher education in the United States, the oldest university in Washington, D.C, and the nation's first federally chartered university. Georgetown University is situated 4,100 feet northeast of Dawson Terrace Park.

US Marine Corps War Memorial

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The United States Marine Corps War Memorial is a national memorial located in Arlington Ridge Park in Arlington County, Virginia. The memorial was dedicated in 1954 to all Marines who have given their lives in defense of the United States since 1775. US Marine Corps War Memorial is situated 1 mile southeast of Dawson Terrace Park.

Key Bridge

Bridge

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The Francis Scott Key Bridge, more commonly known as the Key Bridge, is a six-lane reinforced concrete arch bridge carrying U.S. Route 29 across the Potomac River between the Rosslyn neighborhood of Arlington County, Virginia, and the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Completed in 1923, it is Washington's oldest surviving road bridge across the Potomac River. Key Bridge is situated 3,700 feet east of Dawson Terrace Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rosslyn and Court House, Virginia.

Rosslyn

Suburb

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Rosslyn is a heavily urbanized neighborhood in northeastern Arlington County, Virginia, United States. It is in Northern Virginia, north of Arlington National Cemetery and directly across the Potomac River from Georgetown and Foggy Bottom in Washington, D.C. Rosslyn encompasses the Arlington neighborhoods of North Rosslyn and Radnor/Ft.

Court House, Virginia

Suburb

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Court House, also known as Courthouse, is a neighborhood in northern Arlington County, Virginia that serves as Arlington's seat of government. It is generally bounded by Arlington Boulevard, N Rhodes Street, Courthouse Road, Key Boulevard, and N Danville Street, and is located along an urban corridor that follows the Orange and Silver Metro lines.