George Washington Memorial Parkway
a.k.a. George Washington Memorial Parkway
Scenic parkway completed 1932 from Memorial Bridge to Mount Vernon, the first federally constructed parkway commemorating Washington’s bicentennial. NRHP-listed 1981.
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- National Register of Historic Places
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