Theodore Roosevelt Island
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Theodore Roosevelt Iceland, formerly known as My Lord's Iceland, Iceland Barbadoes, Mason's Iceland, Analostan Iceland, and Iceland Anacostine known, is a National Memorial, located in the Potomac River in Washington, DC is located. She shares the Potomac in the broader left- Georgetown Channel and the right-side Little River. There the American people by the Theodore Roosevelt Association was given to commemorate the 26th U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt. The site of the monument consists of the square with the statue of Roosevelt and two ornamental fountains, the terrain is all around a beautiful natural park. The island is located north of Columbia Iceland and can be reached via a pedestrian bridge that leads to a paved footpath. The bridge connects the island to the shore of the Potomac in Virginia. At the southern end of the island, the small island of Little Iceland lies. From the eastern shore of the island you can see the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
History
The Nacotchtank Indians who used to live in today's Anacostia, moved temporarily in 1668 on the island and gave it the first known name of " Anacostine ". In 1682 was Captain Randolph Brandt, the island under the name Anacostine Iceland register. After his death in 1698/1699 he bequeathed it to his daughter Margaret Hammersley. George Mason lkaufte the island in 1724. John Mason, son of George Mason, the island acquired in 1792 and had it until 1833 in his possession. Early 19th century Mason built a house and planted a garden. As a dam dammed the river, left the Masons in 1831 the island.
With the exception of a brief period during the Civil War when the Union troops were stationed there, the island was uninhabited since the departure of the Masons. Until the construction of the monument, the island was called by the locals " Mason's Iceland ." Around 1906 broke out on the island a fire and the house severely damaged. Parts of the foundation walls are the only thing that is still visible today. From 1913 to 1931 the island was owned by the Washington Gas Light Company, which had become wild uncontrolled the island.
Memorial
The Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Association purchased the 1931 35.81 acre, wooded island of the Washington Gas Light Company, in order to build a memorial in the tradition of the Presidential Memorials in honor of Roosevelt. The Congress authorized the memorial on 21 May 1932. 1960 Congress approved the funds for the monument, which was inaugurated on 27 October 1967. The memorial, which was designed by Eric Gugler, includes a five-meter high statue by sculptor Paul Manship. In addition, include four large stone monoliths with some famous quotes by Roosevelt and two large fountains to the memorial. The island is now maintained as part of the George Washington Memorial Parkway from the National Park Service. On October 15, 1966, the National Memorial, like all managed by the National Park Service historic facilities, registered in the National Register of Historic Places.
Public Access
Although the island for the District of Columbia heard they can only be reached from George Washington Memorial Parkway in Arlington County. Cars and bikes are prohibited on the island.
May only be parked in the parking lots between the George Washington Memorial Parkway and the Potomac. The nearest station of the Washington Metro is the Rosslyn station.