An Act declaring the Potomac Flats a public park, under the name of the Potomac Park

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Summary

The entire area formerly known as the Potomac Flats, now being reclaimed, together with the tidal reservoirs, shall be made into a public park under the name of the Potomac Park. The park is to be used for the recreation and pleasure of the people.

Category

Smithsonian Legal Documents

Legal document information

  • 29 Stat. 624
  • Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works
  • Public Law

Citation information

Statutes at Large

Contained within

29 Stat. 624 (1897); ch. 375 (Book)

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

  • 1897
  • 03/03/1987

Topic

Parks

Place

  • Potomac River
  • Washington (D.C.)

Form/Genre

Public Law

Physical description

Number of pages: 1; Page Numbers: 624

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