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Anacostia Park
For Teachers
 

Anacostia Park has many different features of potential use to teachers, including fields, wetland areas, the river, and facilities.  The education coordinator will work with your group, at the park or at your school, to facilitate or arrange a quality education experience.  Call (202) 426-6905.

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Anacostia Park is a site used in the Bridging the Watershed education program for high school students.  It is also a suitable site for service learning projects on sedimentation, water quality, bird and aquatic life.
Kilroy was here  

Did You Know?
The enormously popular “Kilroy Was Here” graffiti of the Second World War, likely originated with James J. Kilroy, a ship inspector at the Fore River shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, who would sign his completed work with his famous cartoon signature.

Last Updated: December 05, 2008 at 13:37 EST