Stanton Park (Washington, D.C.)
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Stanton Park (or Stanton Square) is a park located at the intersection of Maryland Avenue and Massachusetts Avenue in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Northeast Washington, D.C. It is maintained by the National Park Service as one of the Capitol Hill Parks, which is a grouping of smaller parks within National Capital Parks - East. It is bounded by 4th Street to the west and 6th Street to the east. North and south of the park are the respective westbound and eastbound lanes of C Street, NE. The park is named after Edwin M. Stanton, the United States Secretary of War during the American Civil War, whose attempted later removal prompted the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson. Located in the center of Stanton Park is a statue of American Revolutionary War Major General Nathanael Greene. The park was included in Pierre L'Enfant's original plan for the city. A playground is located in the western section of the park; a section in the eastern half is often used by dog walkers. The park is maintained by the National Park Service and as such, dogs are not allowed off leash. "Stanton Park" is also a commonly used name to describe the surrounding neighborhood.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanton_Park
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Coordinates: 38°53'36"N 76°59'58"W
- East Potomac Park 3.4 km
- Shepherd Parkway 4.8 km
- The National Mall 4.9 km
- West Potomac Park 5 km
- Lady Bird Johnson Park 5.6 km
- Fort Totten Park 6.7 km
- Arlington National Cemetery 6.9 km
- Glover Parkway 9 km
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park 11 km
- Rock Creek Park 12 km
- Capitol Hill 0.7 km
- Capitol Grounds 0.8 km
- Near Northeast 1.1 km
- NoMa 1.4 km
- Judiciary Square 1.5 km
- Gallaudet University 1.7 km
- Trinidad 1.7 km
- Union Market 1.7 km
- Mount Vernon Square (neighborhood) 1.8 km
- Truxton Circle 2.3 km
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