Roosevelt Island
G-man and I walked over the pedestrian bridge to Theodore Roosevelt Island this weekend. The island, administered by the National Park Service, lies in the Potomac River between Rosslyn, Virginia and Washington DC. Most of the island is wild. The only structure on the island is the isolated memorial to Teddy. Known as "My Lord's Island" and "Barbadoes" in earlier times, the island was bought by a non-profit in 1932 and given to the Federal Government.
Teddy's statue must be a bit lonely on his island. Not many people go to the island because bikes and vehicles are not allowed. His monument doesn't compare with Franklin Roosevelt's monument on the West side of the Tidal Basin in DC.
G-man and I walked over the pedestrian bridge to Theodore Roosevelt Island this weekend. The island, administered by the National Park Service, lies in the Potomac River between Rosslyn, Virginia and Washington DC. Most of the island is wild. The only structure on the island is the isolated memorial to Teddy. Known as "My Lord's Island" and "Barbadoes" in earlier times, the island was bought by a non-profit in 1932 and given to the Federal Government.
Teddy's statue must be a bit lonely on his island. Not many people go to the island because bikes and vehicles are not allowed. His monument doesn't compare with Franklin Roosevelt's monument on the West side of the Tidal Basin in DC.
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