D.C. Armory to Capitol, Washington D.C. | Summer day walk | 360p (thanks, youtube!) | USA

In this walk, I started from DC Armory/RFK Stadium and walked towards the Capitol Hill. Most of this walk is recorded in the Capitol Hill neighborhood and I pass through the Lincoln Park. In the Lincoln Park you’ll see educator Mary McLeod Bethune’s statue. The monument is the first statue erected on public land in Washington, D.C. to honor an African American and a woman. I hope you enjoy this walk!

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More Info:

Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_McLeod_Bethune_Memorial

Mary McLeod Bethune was a world-renowned educator, civil rights leader, women's rights activist, presidential advisor, and public servant. In 1935, she founded the National Council of Negro Women, Inc. (NCNW), a powerful organization that united a variety of African American women's groups for Civil Rights. The Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial in Lincoln Park was the first memorial to honor an African American built on public land in Washington, DC, and it was the first portrait statue of an American woman on a public site in the city.

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Lincoln Park: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Park_(Washington,_D.C.)

Lincoln Park is the largest urban park located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It was known historically as Lincoln Square. From 1862 to 1865, it was the site of the largest hospital in Washington, DC: Lincoln Hospital.

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Capitol Hill: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Hill

As a geographic feature, Capitol Hill rises near the center of the District of Columbia and extends eastward. Pierre (Peter) Charles L'Enfant, as he began to develop his plan for the new federal capital city in 1791, chose to locate the "Congress House" (the Capitol building) on the crest of the hill at a site that he characterized as a "pedestal waiting for a monument." The Capitol building has been the home of the Congress of the United States and the workplace of many residents of the Capitol Hill neighborhood since 1800.

The Capitol Hill neighborhood today straddles two quadrants of the city, Southeast and Northeast. A large portion of the neighborhood is now designated as the Capitol Hill Historic District.

The name Capitol Hill is often used to refer to both the historic district and to the larger neighborhood around it. To the east of Capitol Hill lies the Anacostia River, to the north is the H Street corridor, to the south are the Southeast/Southwest Freeway and the Washington Navy Yard, and to the west are the National Mall and the city's central business district.

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Equipment Used:
DJI Pocket 2

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