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Navy & Marine Memorial
The Navy-Merchant Marine Memorial, located in Lady Bird Johnson Park on Columbia Island, is a statue honoring sailors of the United States Navy and the United States Merchant Marine who died at sea.
Completion Date: 1934, 1941
Langston Terrace Dwellings Community Building
The Langston Terrace Dwellings Community Building was part of the New Deal’s overall effort to provide more community and recreation facilities for Americans. The WPA, for example, built 8,696 new recreation facilities between 1935 and 1943.
Dōmo arigatō, Mr. Roboto…
The UMCP Robotics Realization Laboratory focuses on designing, building, and testing novel robot designs.
Smithsonian Institution
In 1936, WPA funded workers to help the Smithsonian organize and preserve historical artifacts and help to maintain the grounds.
Southern Electrical
Electricity – a form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles (such as electrons or protons), either statically as an accumulation of charge or dynamically as a current.
Lunch at South Street Under, Ricky was masked up when he ordered, just forgot to take a pic until after we started! Veggie hummus sandwich & quiche and a side of fruit.
The Italian Store
Right off of the Custis Trail, in East Falls Church, you can get a slice of pizza or 3 mid-ride!
BLS
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is an American government agency tasked with collecting and disseminating a range of economic and employment data.
The BLS is responsible for two key inflation indicators: the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Producer Price Index (PPI).
In addition, the BLS produces national and regional figures on employment, labor force participation, productivity, and wages.Statistics is a branch of applied mathematics concerned with collecting, organizing, and interpreting data. The data are represented by means of graphs.
Statistics is also the mathematical study of the likelihood and probability of events occurring based on known quantitative data or a collection of data.
Stream Mitigation
Wetland or stream mitigation banks offer mitigation credits to offset ecological losses that occur in wetlands and streams. These are regulated and approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).
National Postal Museum: Zorach Sculpture – Washington DC
I wasn’t able to go inside, but inside the Postal Museum is the Zorach Statue of Benjamin Franklin.
William Zorach was commissioned by the New Deal’s Treasury Section of Fine Arts to create the statue “Benjamin Franklin.” The statue was made out of marble, and Zorach was paid $8,000 for the job. This artwork was created for the headquarters of the U.S. Post Office Department—today’s Clinton Federal Building—and now resides in the National Postal Museum (and the museum itself served as the main post office—not to be confused with the headquarters building—for Washington, DC from 1914-1986).
The Treasury Section of Fine Arts existed from 1934 to 1943. It was initially called the “Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture”; then the “Treasury Section of Fine Arts”; and finally just “Section of Fine Arts” when it was moved under the jurisdiction of the newly-created Public Buildings Administration (PBA) in 1939 (the PBA itself was a subdivision of the Federal Works Agency). The Section adorned many post offices and other federal buildings with murals, sculptures, carvings, and reliefs.
College Park Airport – The World’s Oldest- Since 1909
Science, Technology, Engineering & Math are all important in running an airport.
The College Park Airport (KCGS) was established in 1909 after Wilbur Wright came to the field to train two military officers to fly in the government’s first aeroplane. The facility is now the world’s oldest continually operated airport, and is the site of many significant aviation firsts. College Park Airport, known as the “Field of Firsts,” remains an active airport serving the needs of aircraft pilots, and is also a site for history buffs and aviation enthusiasts.
The airport was purchased by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) in 1973 and operates as one of the gateway airports to Washington, DC and Prince George’s County. They have a 2,600’ x 60’ runway and offer both tenant aircraft parking and transient aircraft parking. There is aircraft parking for more than 100 planes, fueling services, weather briefing capabilities, and a pilot lounge. Located just steps away from the College Park Metro Station which provides easy access to Washington, DC and surrounding areas. On the field is a historic hangar where the first airmail operations were based and is home currently to the Prince George’s County Police – Special Operations Division.
