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open space
Anacostia Park  
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With more than 1,200 acres and 11 miles of shoreline, Anacostia Park is one of D.C. ’s largest and most important parks. It is a multi-use recreational park, with shoreline access, a swimming pool, a multi-use pavilion, ball fields, walking trails and picnic areas that attract visitors from throughout the city and across the country. The Anacostia River, which borders the park, has suffered greatly from decades of wetland destruction, uncontrolled runoff, illegal dumping, inadequate sewage facilities, industrial wastes and other forms of pollution. It is actually considered the most polluted river in the United States. HGTV and its partners seek to clean up Anacostia Park and in the hopes of one day eliminating the stigma of having the dirtiest river in the nation. In addition to the river front, clean up efforts will concentrate on the Aquatic Education Center’s “Urban Tree House,” which serves as an environmental educational resource for children. This would also help promote a sense of community and appreciation for one of D.C. ’s greatest natural resources.
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How am I Historic? - All three building projects are in the historically significant neighborhood of Anacostia. It is the home of a major fort that defended the Capital City during the Civil War. It was also the site of the “Bonus March,” which protested the effects of the Great Depression. In the spring of 1932, a large group of World War I veterans established a camp at Anacostia Flats where they created shanties from cardboard boxes. They demanded a wartime bonus that President Hoover refused to pay and had them removed by force. Anacostia is also known as the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site. This site is within 2-3 blocks of each of the project sites. |
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How am I Green? - HGTV and its partners hope to clean up Anacostia Park, particularly along the riverbanks of the Anacostia River. They also seek to clean up the surrounding common spaces and public areas of S Street in order to make them safer and more aesthetically pleasing. |
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